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Moving Beyond Aerobic and Anaerobic Training Labels

10/19/2026 • 36 min

Does the way we talk about aerobic and anaerobic training help us prescribe better conditioning, or can it lead us towards the wrong sessions? This week, Richard Graves welcomes James de Lacey back to the Science for Sport podcast to examine conditioning for high-intensity intermittent sports, including rugby, football and combat sports. James challenges the… Play episode

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