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Understanding Stress and Its Impact on Your Athletic Potential

Polarized training is most successful when your body is ready for high-intensity sessions. Understanding how your autonomic nervous system works can help you time it right.

Dorian Coninx is exhausted after crossing the finish line of the 2017 Men's ITU World Triathlon series event in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Polarized training is most successful when your body is ready for high-intensity sessions. Understanding how your autonomic nervous system works can help you time it right.