Peak Endurance

We Ranked Cross Training So You Don’t Waste Time


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Most runners waste time on the wrong cross training.

They do workouts that feel hard

They do sessions that look impressive

They do what everyone else at the gym is doing

But very little of it actually makes you a better runner.

So in this episode we ranked different types of cross training out of 10 based on how useful they actually are for runners.

Strength training

Cycling

Swimming

Stairmaster

Yoga

Elliptical

Rucking

Gym work

And a few controversial ones

Some of them help a lot

Some of them help a bit

Some of them are almost useless

If you want to know what is actually worth your time, listen to this one.

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