Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

In the episode, What is the best workout for fat loss, which I'll link to in the show

notes for this episode, you learn how to optimize your workout for weight loss.

But what if your goals are more sports specific and less focused on aesthetics? Can the best

workout for fat loss also help you become a better athlete? While any form of exercise could

potentially improve your sports performance, you actually would need to change your workouts

if you want

to optimize your body's ability to move with more strength, speed, and power, and go above

and beyond something like fat loss. So in today's episode, you'll get the best workout to become

a better athlete and top exercise tips to improve your sports performance. So before we learn about how to become a better

athlete, you need to know why sports specificity in your workout is important if you do want to do

something like move better or get better at your sport. When strength and conditioning coaches

are evaluating how to design a workout that improve sports performance, we begin by simply watching the sport and asking important questions such as, number one, how long is the average play or the length of time you're exercising?

For example, the average play length in American football is 6 to 7 seconds long,

while the average play length in basketball is 13 to 15 seconds,

and the exercise time during the 100 meter dash is 10 seconds,

while the exercise time during the 1,500 meter run could be 5 to 8 minutes.

Different time lengths will use different energy systems in the body,

such as fast twitch muscle and carbohydrate, or slow twitch muscle and fats, or some combination of both.

Number two, how long are the rest periods between those times? So using the same examples I just described, a football player gets 25 to 35 seconds of active rest between plays,

while a basketball player is constantly jogging or shuffling between explosive movements for

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