2873: The Best Way to Train for Strength AND Endurance at the Same Time
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What are the three approaches to training for strength and endurance?
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What are the pros and cons of training strength and endurance on different days?
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Why is alternating weeks the most underrated method for training?
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There are three general ways to work out when you want both endurance and strength and muscle. You can either do them both in the same workout. You can do them on different days in the week, or you can alternate weeks with your training. We're going to talk about the pros and cons of each approach. Some are more popular than others, but the answers may surprise you. Let's get into it.
You know, you... You've talked about this study a lot probably in the last, like, I don't know, year or so. Is it a relatively new study when they did the alternating or is it – Yes.
It is. Yeah, and there's a reason – so the study you're referring to is where they took athletes who were both training for endurance and strength and they had them train for strength in one week and then the following week for endurance and the following week for – so it's alternating weeks.
Yeah.
Which is a very – Odd or uncommon. Counterintuitive. It is. It's an uncommon way to program a workout.
Any idea of the history on the theory behind that? Like, who came up with that? Like, I... Up until that study, I mean, hindsight is 20-20, right? So we know now it's logical. Okay, I can see how that makes sense. But to think of that, I wouldn't have thought of that.
No, I think the reason why that was never – because it's got cons to it as well. So you're referring to the study that showed that they got better muscle and strength gains and endurance gains training that way, okay? But there's some disadvantages to it, and there's a reason why –
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the three approaches to training for strength and endurance?
0:00–0:33
2
What are the pros and cons of training strength and endurance on different days?
0:33–0:51
3
Why is alternating weeks the most underrated method for training?
0:51–1:41
4
What are the implications of the viral heavy metals in protein powder scare?
1:41–53:32
5
What are the benefits of using sauna and cold plunge for immune health?
53:32–55:13
6
How did Adam's family cope with norovirus?
55:13–55:40
7
What insights can be gained from Sal's uncle's judo match?
55:40–58:46
8
What are the hosts' favorite sports moments?
58:46–1:50:41
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