The theory is that the body will, in time, over-compensate, making the muscles stronger and capable of greater work. It seems only logical that the muscle groups inolved in running can profit from just such an approach. I spent a good many years working with young runners and assigning killer work-outs followed by easy recovery runs. For the last five years I have tried to use a radically different principle and have been very encouraged by the results. I now question the wisdom of the hard-easy approach as it applies to distance runner.
Every cell is sensitive to certain forms of stress, and capable of initiating a specific response.
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