In this thesis we examined how the continuous method of endurance exercise effects the endurance indicators. The testing of the method lasted for five weeks. The individual completed five training units per week at the athletic stadium. Those training units consisted of warm up exercises and a 2000 meters run at the highest intensity possible. We performed three measurements of speed and heart rate at various stages of training. First measurement took place at the beginning, second in the middle and the last one at the end of the training period. We planned to carry out the second testing as soon as the first significant change was detected but contrary to our expectations the change never occurred. The tests took place in the biodynamics laboratory of the Faculty of sport. Various aerobic and anaerobic parameters, such as oxygen uptake, minute volume of exhaled carbon dioxide, the level of blood lactate, and the ventilation were measured on a treadmill at a speed corresponding to the one reached by the individual at the first 2000 meters run at the stadium. We analysed the data of one specific individual, for which we assumed the results could be improved. The results showed otherwise: the performance of the runner did not improve on the athletic track. Moreover, the maximum running ability using maximum speed running for 400 meters and 2000 meters (speed model) did not change. At the same submaximal speed of 4.4 m/s, the oxygen uptake, the volume of exhaled carbon dioxide, and ventilation decrease, which we also predicted. This indicates that the metabolic or mechanical running efficiency improved. Contrary to out expectations, the level of blood lactate increased, whereas the pH values distinctly decreased, which indicated increased acidosis and consequently increased fatigue. The running speed, which was supposed to be the main indicator of progress, has not changed. Therefore we can conclude that the individual was not responsive to the training. The reason for this is probably the accumulation of fatigue through the exercise process, despite the fact that the running efficiency improved.
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