# @rossedgley on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C0eI08NIzkT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26744188-rossedgley-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/255c6aa659.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-12-05T12:12:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ross Edgley (@rossedgley) — https://gondola.cc/rossedgley

## Caption

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 consumption. Another primary benefit of max speed training for endurance athletes is increasing your speed reserve, which is the the difference between max speed and race pace. In a practical sense, working consistently at faster paces makes race pace seem more relaxed 🔱 Some IMMENSE ideas being born down @gymshark Lifting Club for the Suprā Training App in 2024! Fuelled on @phdnutrition and test driving the new @vivobarefoot Biome 👣 #BornFromScience 📷 by Brobarian genius @benjamin.j.marshall

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ross Edgley | @rossedgley | https://gondola.cc/rossedgley | Athlete |
| Benjamin J. Marshall | @benjamin.j.marshall | https://gondola.cc/benjamin.j.marshall | Videographer |

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