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Friday, December 15. 2023

Endurance


The SEAL youtube yesterday tells a lot about physical endurance. Sure, for the obstacle course (which SEALS in training run through many times) plenty of strength is needed too, especially grip. That guy doing the obstacle course was plenty strong but he flunked. Of course, the physical training for SEALS includes much more than that obstacle course but it's one component.


One of the things I've learned, even at my age, is that 60-75 minutes of workout daily does build endurance if only as a side effect. Strength is great, but for daily life endurance is what we want to maintain first.


What's the trademark Maggie's Farm 6-day/week fitness routine? Readers know: 2 hrs mostly pushing weight, 2 hrs cardio (real cardio), 2+ hrs calisthenics. Plus appropriate nutrition and one day of rest, "rest" meaning just walking etc.




Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 12:42 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Running.
#1 OneGuy on 2023-12-15 14:46 (Reply)
Sure.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2023-12-15 14:51 (Reply)
Because it never gets answered, I'm going to ask the same question I ask every time this topic comes up.

Why is endurance more important for daily life than strength? In other words why, especially as we age (by the way BD, I think you're awesome), is a good 10k time more important than being able to easily pick up your grandchild? Or carry a bag of fertilizer to the garden? Or safely take that heavy box out of the attic?

Also, it is well known that endurance activities do not maintain or promote increases in bone density to nearly the same degree as heavy weight-bearing exercises such as squats. Good bone density is critical for older folks. Why does that take a back seat?

I am, of course, not saying endurance activities should be ignored, just that the priorities are backwards.
#2 RJP on 2023-12-15 17:13 (Reply)
I guess I'll ask again the next time this comes up.
#2.1 RJP on 2023-12-18 11:19 (Reply)
If only we could have exercise courses like this in every town in the US. I’d love to have one in my backyard, over time we could slowly improve fitness. Like playgrounds for grownups!
#3 LP on 2023-12-17 07:11 (Reply)

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