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Old 02-26-2013, 09:45 PM   #502
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Nevermind the fact that long-distance running is basically the worst exercise in the world in terms of breaking down your body and turning you into a stick that can move.

I love to bike, especially on outdoor trails, and when I get my gym setup with go back to doing HIIT on the bike, but I simply don't understand the 'spinning' mentality of sitting on a spin bike for 45 min at a time doing low intensity cardio.

The benefit is minimal.
I think people are sticking too much to their extremes in this thread. Strength training has benefits that aerobic training will never get you, and vice versa. Ideally, you should do a lot of both.

You're going to get injured strength training if you do it wrong, progress too quickly, or otherwise get too ambitious. You're going to get injured running / biking if you have muscular imbalances / tight muscles, or again, progress too quickly.

If you're getting issues with aerobic training, see a physio. If you are worried about hurting yourself strength training, there are a lot of alternatives to squats and deadlifts. And even though I share a lot of the hate on for some of the personal trainers out there, they're probably your best bet into doing things at least close to correctly.
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