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Building a Conditioning Program
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Components of a Conditioning Program
Conditioning Principles
Building a Conditioning Program
The Conditioning Calendar
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Components of a Conditioning
Program
Endurance
Increased heart rate strengthens heart muscle,
increases pulmonary efficiency, and increases
muscle cell aerobic capacity.
The Goal: Provide performance dogs with enough
endurance to complete a series of events without
muscle fatigue.
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Components of a Conditioning
Program
Strength
Overloading the muscle cells builds power. This is
the ability to provide force when required.
The Goal: Provide performance dogs with enough
power (strength) that their bodies can produce the
force to complete the activity without injury and
exceed their current level of force for improved
outcomes during performance activities.
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Components of a Conditioning
Program
Balance
Overloading the muscle cells and nerves increases
the number of connections between the muscle
and nerves. This increases reaction time and
efficiency of movement.
The Goal: Provide performance dogs with enough
balance that their bodies can react quickly to
changes in the environment during an event to
prevent injuries and increase accuracy.
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Components of a Conditioning
Program
Flexibility
Lengthening muscle fibers and connective tissues
to maintain their natural length.
The Goal: To maintain muscle length to provide the
endurance, strength, and balance needed for
performance events.
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Components of a Conditioning
Program
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Conditioning Principle #1
Specificity of Training
The body will respond to endurance, strength, and
balance in a very specific way. You must condition
for your specific activity.
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Specificity of Training
Sled Pulling
Muscle Used: Abdominals, Gluteals, Paws
flexors
Type of Activity: Endurance
Conditioning Program:
70% Endurance (for long distances)
15% Flexibility (for muscle efficiency)
10% Strength (for fast starts)
5% Balance (for uneven surfaces)
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Specificity of Training
Weight Pulling
Muscle Used: Abdominals, Gluteals, Paws
flexors
Type of Activity: Strength
Conditioning Program:
70% Strength (for power)
15% Flexibility (for muscle efficiency)
10% Endurance (for repetitive events)
5% Balance (for uneven surfaces)
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Conditioning Principle #2
Overload & Progression
The body accommodates to exercise. Endurance,
strength, and balance will plateau unless overload
is increased over time in a step-wise progression
that allows the body to safely respond.
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Overload & Progression
Tier 1
• Power Core
• Front Limb Strengthening
• Rear Limb Strengthening
Tier 2
• Power Core
• Front Limb Strengthening
• Rear Limb Strengthening
Tier 3
• Power Core
• Front Limb Strengthening
• Rear Limb Strengthening
Tier 4
• Power Core
• Front Limb Strengthening
• Rear Limb Strengthening
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Conditioning Principle #3
Breed Differences
Body type will define the limits of physical ability.
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Conditioning Principle #4
Adaptation
Initially, repetitions of an exercise will cause
delayed onset muscle soreness. Over time the
body adapts and the same number of repetitions
will not cause soreness.
Faith
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Conditioning Principle #5
Use/Disuse
Use it or lose it.
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Building a Conditioning Program
Component
Frequency/Week
Rest Between Sessions
(Days)
Endurance
5-7 days/week
0-1 days
Strength
1-2 days/week
3 days
Balance
1-2 days/week
3 days
Flexibility
After every exercises or
training session
0
* No strength training 48 hours before an event
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Why These Frequencies?
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Exercise Frequency
Endurance
This is an aerobic activity; recovery time is less
than 24 hours.
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Exercise Frequency
Strength
Recovery time is 48-72 hours.
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Exercise Frequency
Balance
Recovery time is 48-72 hours.
(As conditioning improves, this can be done 35x/week. In CFZ’s program, increased frequency
does not occur until Level 4, Advanced Exercises
for Athletes)
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Exercise Frequency
Flexibility
When muscles contract, they shorten. Stretching
should be done after every bout of exercise to
return muscles to their natural elongated state.
This prevents injuries and allows the muscle to
provide the most output during its next bout of
exercise.
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Let’s Build Your Conditioning Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Event
Stretch
Class
Stretch
Endurance
Stretch
Class
Stretch
Event
Stretch
Class
Stretch
Free Day
Class
Stretch
Tuesday
Strength
Balance
Stretch
Strength
Balance
Stretch
Strength
Balance
Stretch
Wed
Endurance
Stretch
Endurance
Stretch
Endurance
Stretch
Thurs
Class
Stretch
Friday
Saturday
Free Day
Endurance
Strength
Balance
Stretch
Class
Stretch
Free Day
Event
Stretch
Class
Stretch
Endurance
Balance
Stretch
Event
Stretch
Class
Stretch
Free Day
Free Day
Strength Endurance
Balance
Stretch
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Conflict?
Error on the conservative side.
If you have to choose, just do two things:
Core Stabilization (Strength & Balance) & Stretch
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