Oct 16, 2026 · 46 min · 10 segments
Are 4×4 intervals, 400-metre repeats and brutal multishuttle sessions actually making you a better badminton player, or are they just making you tired? In this episode, I examine the science and…
Robert JonssonHost
But in badminton, we have this up and down, which is, of course, the intermittent part.
where we get to a really high heart rate and then it drops when we rest in between and then it goes up.
So for instance, now that we have the Denmark Open that is playing currently, they have the 25 second rule in between each rally, which means that you can have a maximum of 25 seconds of rest in between each rally.
Even if you do an error on the serve, you can still take 25 seconds to prepare for the next one.
But also, if you play, let's say, women's doubles, where you play it for, like, a rally for two minutes, still 25 seconds of rest.
So it depends a lot, but still, like, that's the maximum amount of time they have in Denmark Open.
Other times, you know, you can do things where you wipe the courts and stuff when you need more rest, but...
yeah of course in a rally as well not just sprints but that's how it is really short anaerobic um it's a bit longer but still quite short and then the aerobic is um where we can you know when the heart rate is uh you know 60 70 percent of um uh oh actually it depends on how fit you are it's so we can't really say that but basically it's where you've Training at a level where you can just keep going forever, basically.
But in badminton, we have this up and down, which is, of course, the intermittent part.
where we get to a really high heart rate and then it drops when we rest in between and then it goes up.
So for instance, now that we have the Denmark Open that is playing currently, they have the 25 second rule in between each rally, which means that you can have a maximum of 25 seconds of rest in between each rally.
Even if you do an error on the serve, you can still take 25 seconds to prepare for the next one.
But also, if you play, let's say, women's doubles, where you play it for, like, a rally for two minutes, still 25 seconds of rest.
So it depends a lot, but still, like, that's the maximum amount of time they have in Denmark Open.
Other times, you know, you can do things where you wipe the courts and stuff when you need more rest, but...
yeah of course in a rally as well not just sprints but that's how it is really short anaerobic um it's a bit longer but still quite short and then the aerobic is um where we can you know when the heart rate is uh you know 60 70 percent of um uh oh actually it depends on how fit you are it's so we can't really say that but basically it's where you've Training at a level where you can just keep going forever, basically.
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