The Immersion Review - Stick Arts #1

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7. Aerobic and Anaerobic/Tabata Training/Insanity No gas and all your fighting goes down the drain. One does not rise to our aspirations; one sinks to the level of our training. Consequently, this means working on all forms of aerobic and anaerobic training. Aerobic training entails working in the presence of oxygen to metabolize fuel. Anaerobic exercise involves working in the absence of oxygen, where muscle cells must rely on another process to fuel contractions. Aerobic training provides the body the fuel to power your rocket ship. Best to work this with sustained effort over time like running, doing multiple sets of kata, and maintaining a constant heartbeat.

during these situations will result in the body resorting to anaerobic forms of quickly metabolizing energy over short periods. During these scenarios, it is also crucial that one executes techniques in a controlled and deliberate manner. The Best way to cultivate this attribute is through a regime of sprints and techniques done to a Tabata methodology. 20 seconds of ultra-intense exercise (at an intensity of about 170% of VO2max) followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated continuously for 4 minutes (8 cycles). Now pick your favorite technique combinations and run them through the cycle.

Most fights will get into high-intensity scenarios. The high adrenalin rush that occurs

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