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What kind of cross training to you do and what is your favorite? What other forms of cross training do you want to try?
I weight train, run (road and treadmill mostly), and swim. Weight training is my favorite. I'm very interested in trail running, I've only done it a few times, but I really want to get more into it. I've thought about giving trail biking a try as well.
I'm very seriously thinking about entering a tri next year.
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I like lifting just as much as running . I do some yoga but not enough. I don't like much else.
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I hate cross training.....I only like to run (you'd think I'd be better at it)...
The only other exercise I like is YOGA.......
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Well, there's always next year.
I like weight training first and running second. Right now I'm in the middle of a Body Beast rotation and loving it. I'm running about 4 times a week as well. I'm really interested in trying Crossfit but time doesn't allow for it just yet. I also do the "work full time + mother of 3 boys" dance on a daily basis, I would consider this full body circuits : )
Hey Nora, good to see you here!
To the OP: I do body weight strength training, pushups pullups burpies supermans flutterkicks etc. I actually have an exercise system that I developed (put together from military, martial arts, yoga and parkour conditioning) which I've been doing for about a year and a half, along with running.
I'm very interested in trail running, I've only done it a few times, but I really want to get more into it. I've thought about giving trail biking a try as well. I'm very seriously thinking about entering a tri next year.
I think the type of training that involves sudden adjustments in motion and movement develop a type of fitness that can't be replicated through other means.
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Hey Nora, good to see you here!.
I swim as part of a masters team and also weight train. I try to do yoga occasionally.
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That is excellent cross training!
5k - 20:56 (09/12), 7k - 28:40 (11/12), 10k trial - 43:08 (03/13), 42:05 (05/13), FM - 3:09:28 (05/13), HM - 1:28:20 (05/14), Failed 10K trial - 6:10/mi for 4mi (08/14), FM - 3:03 (09/14)
I swim 2-3 times a week with a masters club.
Six months of the year (the warmer six months!) I do a lot of cycling, but since I do it as a form of transportation I don't really think of it as cross -training.
Hey Namtor, good to see you as well! What does your week look like with the workout program you're on? In the past I have done rotations of specific things in addition to running. I've done kettlebells, yoga, heavy weights, bodyweight, but I have a hard time combining things in a well rounded fashion.
I'm sure you're in amazing shape and doing a decent job of balancing it all.
I actually have developed my own workout routine that combines running with parkour conditioning, body weight, pilates and , things taken from yoga and martial arts. You know it's like all the stuff (or a lot of the stuff) I've learned over the years.
I don't lift weight anymore, because for me it created an imbalance in my body. I think the more running/body weight oriented training i do now has corrected some of that.
The core of my workout is running (like more or less a standard HM training regimen with about 35mpw) and I do all the other conditioning during and after a run, depending on the type of run it is. So it's all mixed in. Hope i never get mistaken for a cross-fitter.
Anyway how do you like kettlebells? Do they really strengthen you?