As World Junior C1 champion in 1993 and top ranked Australian C1 paddler since 1993 Justin has demonstrated what has been possible despite limited access to regular coaching. In 1996 he was Australia's only C1 paddler at the Atlanta Olympic Games. Many of the ideas in this booklet are those that he has found to be workable and appropriate for juniors working on their own. Justin is a Senior Instructor and a Level 1 coach. These aspects of fitness will need to be developed specifically for your sport and training routines used in other sports may be of little use.
Training stresses the body which responds by adapting to cope with further stresses.
Thus, within reason, the more often one trains the more adapted or fitter the body becomes. The more specific the stress the more specific the adaptation. During a three minute race your exercising muscles use three different sources of energy. This source lasts only a few seconds at maximum intensity of exercise. This source is used progressively until exhausted.