CHAPTER
Global Metabolic Conditioning
wo men are working out on a Friday afternoon. O n e is jogging along the side of a road. Cars whiz by as he plods along his route. lie's sweating liberally and b r e a t h i n g rhythmically. O n Thursday, he jogged for three miles; the day before, he jogged five; on Tuesday, it was three miles; and Monday saw him hitting the pavement for six miles. Today, after his usual ten-minute warm-up of various stretching movements, so as to not pull anything while jogging, he's hoping to get five miles in and finish the week at twenty-two miles. In addition, just as it was on Monday and Wednesday, today is his day to strength train, which he'll do for one hour right after he finishes his jog. lie's thinking that he might slow his pace a little bit today, maybe take a little longer to get the five miles in, because the last time he jogged a little faster, that old shin splint flared up a bit, leaving him too fatigued to work out comfortably. H e also has to cool down afterward, so that will be another ten minutes of walking and stretching. 11