Fartlek, developed in the 1930's, comes from the Swedish for 'Speed Play', combines continuous and interval training.
Speed Play - Begin by walking and after a minute or two, accelerate until you have reached your peak speed, then slow down until you feel recovered. When you are ready, repeat another bout of accelerating.
Swedish for "speed play," a type of loosely structured interval training for runners, cyclists, and in-line skaters. It combines high-intensity segments with your regular training pace in order to build strength and speed.
Fartlek training (speed play)
Training in which the pace is varied from a fast sprint to slow jogging.
Fat-free mass
The combined mass of the body of everything that is not fat (e.g. muscle, bone, skin and organs) .
Speed plays a major role in the incidence of injury as well as strength and muscle development. Fast lifting creates momentum and doesn't promote blood flow to the muscle. Slow movement creates less momentum and less internal muscle friction.
Fartlek - Swedish for "speed play," a type of loosely structured interval training for runners and cyclists. It combines high-intensity segments with your regular training pace varied at will, in order to build strength and speed.
No discussion of Interval Training would be complete with a reference to Fartlek Training. Translated from Swedish, "Fartlek" literally means "speed play." What is it? It's simple - Fartlek training is every type of interval rolled into one workout! ...
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