Aerobic Capacity and Power and How They Relate to Training Sprint Swimmers with Dr. Jan Olbrecht

This clip discusses the differences between aerobic capacity and power and how they relate to training sprint swimmers.

Aerobic capacity refers to the potential of muscle fibers to work with oxygen, while aerobic power is the ability to utilize one's capacity.

Both capacity and power are important for sprinters, but capacity is more so since it allows them to handle intensive training loads and recover between races.

Developing capacity does not require high training volumes like developing power does, so sprinters can improve their capacity with relatively low-volume training.

Past approaches grouped all swimmers together for training, but sprinters have specific needs to develop capacity to perform well in heats and finals of major competitions.

The discussion provides insight for coaches on tailoring training to develop sprinters' aerobic capacity through low-volume work, rather than just focusing on distance and power.

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