Maximal speed = great predictor of endurance performance (maybe better than aerobic capacity) 💪🏽 Tag and Share for training partners 💪🏽 Why? Studies show the nervous system is the link between increased max speed and increased performance in endurance events. Distance training has traditionally focused on improving the aerobic energy systems, which (although important) neglects the nervous system. Whereas max. speed training engages the nervous system in ways that distance training workouts don’t since it activates every neural pathway. As a result, you increase the efficiency in communication between the muscles and the nervous system results which can result in great propulsion per stroke (when swimming) orshorter ground-contact time and more power in your stride (when running). These improvements can (in turn) lead to an increased swimming/running economy which allows you to run/swim at the same speed with less oxygen consumption or run/swim faster at the same level of oxygen co...