How many days of cross training should I do a week?
I have been doing the following:
1. Fitness runs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. (40-60 minutes comfortable)
2. Strength run on Wednesday. (10-15 minute tempo w/ one mile warm up and cool down)
3. Endurance run on Sunday. (60-90 minutes comfortable)
4. What I call cross training on Saturday (bike or swim for 30 minutes)
Should I be doing more cross training or different kinds of cross training? What has helped to run your fastest times once you got onto the track in the spring? I run the 800m, 1500m, and 3000m, not in any particular order.
I reckon you should be doing as much as you can. Try to push yourself. My personal trainer once said, if the gym was easy then it wouldn’t be fun. I mean if you want to improve your endurance then you should focus on doing longer distances and maybe participate in a marathon. I’ve also heard doing a bit of cardio as warm up helps for more effective weights training. If you want to try and run faster though, I suggest the treadmill because you can change the speed of it to suit your needs. So I guess this can help with speed training in some way.
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