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Alternative ways to Increase Endurance Strength training or weight training has become an essential element of exercise in all sports women and men. There was a misconception that weight training can add unnecessary bulk to the sportsperson thus hindering the ability to execute skill. Weight training is necessary as an integral conditioning component in the power athletes like football players and rugby players as well as performance in pure endurance events are improved through strength routine. In any athletes to sustain they require explosive power, muscular endurance and maximal strength. All go hand in hand and is improved by weight training. Maximal strength is the highest level of force the athletes can generate. If the maximal strength of the athletes is high, then the power and the endurance level will also increase. Maximal strength training can improve the endurance performance and exercise economy. Certain events like distance running, swimming, rowing and cycling, strength endurance is the required factor. With greater amounts of maximal strength, more can be maintained for prolonged period of time. Strength endurance can be enhanced by circuit training and low weights and high repetitions
Circuit training is an efficient way of improving the muscle strength, endurance and coordination. Circuit training programs are available for short term and long term endurance events. Certain circuit work outs like push ups, squat jumps, burgees and superman are beneficial.
Any form of training must be prepared according to the way the person is competing.
Muscular endurance are divided into power endurance, muscular endurance (short term) and muscular endurance (long term)
Power endurance is required by base ball pitchers, martial artists and wrestlers who produce powerful movements and repeat them with little or no rest. For such athletes, training like jump squats, side throws, and wall throws are useful.
When sports and events consist of bouts of exercise that can last for 30 seconds to 2 minutes, short term endurance is preferable. For such training, push ups, calf presses and back extensions are useful.
Long term endurance is event that can go beyond 2 minutes. For such events, activities like bar bell curls, bench presses and half squats are preferable.
Thus weight training can help in all types of endurance thus improving the quality of athletic activities in an individual.
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