Here's a short article on French rugby star Sebastian Chabal. They call him "the caveman." Chabal weighs around 250lbs with less than 10% body fat. He can run all day and hits people very, very hard. How does he train? An excerpt:
"Athletes like Chabal do incredibly high intensity, short duration training. There is little cardiovascular training such as cycling or running. Instead, the focus is on very heavy weight lifting, no more than eight repetitions at a time. As for the running, 10-second sprints, repeated a dozen times, is the extent of it for Chabal. He has geared all his training towards high-impact, explosive rugby. It would be almost self-defeating for Chabal to attempt to increase his endurance by doing longer running or cycling training, because the energy demand of doing these activities would compromise his ability to remain what is called ‘anabolic’ – in a state of growth. "
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