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Glycolytic System

Also written: glycolytic, glycolysis

The energy system for hard efforts lasting about 10 seconds to 2 minutes.

breaks down sugar (glucose) quickly to make . It’s fast but produces byproducts that cause the burn.

A 400m run or a long shift in hockey leans heavily on this system.

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