Anaerobic Training: Tips to help you Run and Lose Extra Abdominal Fat

Unlike aerobic training, anaerobic training is usually intense and takes relatively short duration to perform. A good example of training activity that would fall in this category as far as running is concerned is a sprinting event. When you sprint you can only do so effectively for a minute or so before lactic acid stops you. For endurance runners on the other hand, they use aerobic system which does not necessarily result in oxygen debt condition. This is simply due to the fact that unlike anaerobic training, aerobic training is usually low intensity.

Anaerobic Training is Good for Power and Strength

Anaerobic training focuses on strength and power at the expense of endurance and in the process build bigger muscles. As a beginner runner, unless you are planning to train as a sprinter, thrower or body builder, your focus should be more on building your endurance and strength. For efficiency in middle and long distance running, one has to train towards being light and strong. A great way to build these two components would be to combine endurance running and weight lifting (preferably light weights with many reps). Therefore aerobic unlike anaerobic training will not only promote the development of lean muscles, but also improve your endurance when it comes to running. Light weights will also reduce the effect of oxygen debt state.

Anaerobic Training builds lactic acid faster than Aerobic Training

During exercise training be it running, swimming or biking you use your muscles. The muscles produce lactic acid as a waste product and depending on the type and intensity of the exercise; this waste product may or may not be eliminated completely from your system. When the rate of lactic acid elimination is slower than the rate at which it is being produce, a condition commonly referred to as lactate threshold is reached. At this point you start tapping into your anaerobic training system (oxygen debt state) and you begin to see a significant decline in your performance at that point.

As beginner runner, I strongly advise that you balance between aerobic and anaerobic training giving more emphasis to the former until you are more comfortable with your training. Also remember to supplement your anaerobic exercises with body circuit and pedestal; they will greatly improve your general fitness.

So you should use your fitness needs to determine whether you want use aerobic or anaerobic training or both.