Saturday, January 19, 2008

Why Endurance Training Isn't for Me

I once loved running long distances. But when I began to learn about interval training, and started to see the many benefits of it, I gave up on those long runs.

Now, there's increasing evidence that endurance training isn't that good for us. Here's a great piece on the issue from Mark Sisson.

For me, it's easy to see the benefits. Since I turned to intervals, my body fat has fallen while my weight has remained the same, meaning I've added muscle thanks to my continued resistance training.

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