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Originally Posted by Evermont  Scratch, thanks for responding. Some clarification:
on B) is your feedback just a personal preference or do you feel that strength training first followed by cardio is less optimal than cardio first followed by strength training?
on C) I wasn't clear enough. The recommendation is to get the full 1 hour of cardio with an additional 20 minutes of rest right in the middle, so 1 hour and 20 minutes elapsed time.
on D) the question isn't whether the short (<7 minutes) breaks are better or worse than the longer (>30 minutes) breaks but rather whether breaks of 8 to 29 minutes are less optimal than either the short or longer breaks. |
I would say that B is personal preference of mine, simply because times that I have done heavy legwork before running, it hurt the run. I'd also say that sometimes when I've done some heavy work up around the shoulders before a long run, towards the end of the run I might often feel some tiredness in the shoulders that was uncomfortable. As to whether or not that is optimal for physical improvement, I don't know. OTOH, I do know that for me right now the most important part of training is doing the training. So I try to structure my time as best I can to get the most done possible with enough recovery time. It's not always easy finding that right balance and who knows, as my physical condition changes, I may shift things around.
C -- I'd still prefer going without the break. Again, that 20 minute break your body is cooling down and then has to warm up again. I'd prefer to have one warm up period and 1 cooldown period over having 2 of those.
D -- I think C tells my preference here. I'd aim for the spectrum end of shorter breaks. Whoops, I see I'm still not grokking the question exactly right. Sorry bout that. I don't know. I've never really had to consider the idea of that.
