Speed Endurance Training by Jens Bangsbo (Patreon)

- High blood lactate concentrations measured in top-class players during match play indicate that the lactate-producing energy system is important in football and should therefore specifically be trained. 

- This can be achieved through speed endurance training, which improves the capacity to repeatedly perform high-intensity moves. 

- Speed endurance training can be divided into production and maintenance training. 

- Both types of training improve the ability to perform repeated intense exercise and increase the capacity to recovery rapidly during match play. 

- Production training enhances the player’s ability to work intensely, and maintenance training improves the player’s capacity to do so for a longer time. 

- The key points for these two types of training are presented in the boxes and examples of training intervals and intensities for professional players are provided in Tables 3.4 and 3.5.

Reference:

Individual Training in Football by Jens Bangsbo & Magni Mohr (2014)