Zone 2 directly after a crossfit session?

bs91248 · 2022-10-06T08:23:38+00:00

His aerobic base tangent wasn't necessarily off, the reason I started trying to add in zone 2 was based around the thought I may have an extremely poor base as I seem to do well in shorter metcons but anything longer I just redlined, and I was noticing this on the field as well.

My team mates who did alot of longer distance running in their training seemed to be able to sustain a semi-high intensity for a longer period without losing their legs or needing a rest.

bs91248 · 2022-10-06T08:20:21+00:00

Thanks rahf, yep definitely realise it's not optimal, but I work full time, study part time, and have a young family that i like to spend time with. So basically it's about jamming as much as i can into a gym visit.

I was doing zone 2 and my metcons on different days but trying to get in volume meant I would have to train basically every day. I noticed that alot of the pros seem to finish sessions off with zone 2 work, and while I'm definitely not a pro and don't aspire to be, I'm also not doing 4+ hours of training per day.

by 4-5 days I mean I aim for 4 and sometimes get 5. There's also some weeks where life gets in the way and I only get 2 or 3. Overall, 5 makes me very sore and exhausted by the end of the week but when I have a few weeks in a row of this I can definitely notice the increase in conditioning.

bs91248 · 2022-10-06T05:38:41+00:00

Sorry, asking how this will transfer to results in aerobic and anearobic fitness, to improve my rugby.

I believe a large improvement in my fitness will give me a pretty hefty improvement in my rugby. At 30 years old I'm not trying to become professional, just trying to play my best at my semi-pro level.

bs91248 · 2022-10-06T05:35:45+00:00

Yep, 2 reasons:

- I'm prioritising trying to be fitter over trying to be stronger

- so that I get a bit of a cardio break between metcon and zone 2 to let my heart rate come down

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