Maximal Aerobic Speed (MAS) based intervals is a unique metabolic conditioning training methodology, allowing programmed intervals to be pre-set to a percentage of an athletes vVO2max or MAS. Like all forms of interval training, MAS allows an athlete to train at higher intensities by performing repeated high intensity efforts intermitted with short recovery periods, allowing for a greater total volume of work to be performed at high intensities. MAS training is an extension of traditional interval training methods, as the metabolic demands of MAS training are specific to an individual’s aerobic capacity. The quantification of the metabolic demands when implementing MAS training allows an athlete to train at higher intensities with greater precision, therefore providing a means of measured progress.
Suggested Pre-requisite:
- CIMSPA: L2 Gym / Group Ex
Aims and objectives:
- The bioenergetic systems and how they relate to aerobic and anaerobic performance, including desired training adaptations that occur as a result of MAS training
- How to test for MAS, and the additional factors which should be considered when testing for Maximal Aerobic Speed
- How to correctly program and implement submaximal, maximal and supramaximal MAS training, using varying MAS training methods including the EuroFit, Grid, and Tabata MAS training methods
- How to correctly periodised and implement MAS training within a pre-season and in-season training phase
- How to correctly periodised and implement MAS training within speed and agility training, technical / tactical training and as a stand-alone session
Author Bio
My name is Thomas Stringwell and I am the founder of Your Gym Sports Performance Ltd, an education provider that specialises within the fields of strength and conditioning and sports science. I am an accredited strength and conditioning coach with the UKSCA and currently provide performance consultancy services across a range of sports including rugby union, rugby league, soccer, handball, boxing, mixed martial arts, BMX supercross, strength sports and Youth Athletic Development.
I hold a MSc in Sports Biomechanics (Loughborough University), a 1st class honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science (Manchester Metropolitan University) and a Certificate in Education teaching degree (Huddersfield University), with future ambitions of completing a PhD within the field of motor learning, constraints-based learning and non-linear pedagogy.
I have a real passion for education and coach development, having both coached and taught within the fields of strength and conditioning and health and fitness for over a decade. I am a lifelong strength sport enthusiast, having competed both in Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting at a national level, with a genuine drive to support and educate coaches throughout our industry.
Your Gym Sports Performance prides itself on educational excellence, providing evidence-based education to aspiring sports and fitness professionals, whilst supporting practitioners throughout their coaching journey. Our Strength and Conditioning educational pathway enables sports and fitness practitioners to progress within their professional arena, providing coaches with the necessary skill set to apply performance training within their current practice. We aim to inspire and motivate coaches to develop as professionals, creating a lifelong learning experience that assists practitioners beyond the completion of their course, whilst raising the standard of sports performance education within the health and fitness sector.
