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STRENGTH SCIENCE #2
“Does all that endurance training kill your strength gains?”
There’s actually some science behind where that idea came from. It’s called the interference effect.
The concern: endurance training and strength training create different demands on the body, so doing both might limit your results.
But newer research gives us a better picture.
A review of 43 studies found that combining endurance + strength training did not significantly compromise maximal strength or overall muscle growth compared with strength training alone.
Where can interference become more of an issue?
Explosive strength, especially when endurance and strength are done in the same session.
The takeaway for endurance athletes is pretty simple:
You don't have to choose between being strong and having endurance.
You just have to be smart about how you combine them.
And that's where when you strength train becomes just as important as what you do.
More on that next.
Research: Schumann et al. — Compatibility of Concurrent Aerobic and Strength Training for Skeletal Muscle Size and Function
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