Is combined strength and cardio training bad?
TL;DR: Is combining weights and cardio within the same exercise unwise or unproductive?
This video talks about cardio during weight training and describes how combining the two in a certain way can help the goal of maximising fat loss, specifically:
PHA incorporates an element of cardio into your weight training
routines by forcing your heart to work harder.
This video, however, talks about HIIT and Tabata (albeit briefly) and criticises the use of strength training combined with cardio, specifically:
Be singularly focused; If you're trying to train for strength - train
for strength; If you're trying to train for cardiovascular ... then do
that, but don't try to combine the two because it becomes just stupid
in the long run.
I am not sure if the second video is saying that the advice in the first video is actually wrong or if it is simply saying "do that type of training properly or don't bother."
I am not referring to this or this because I am asking if the two types of training should be used within a single exercise set at the same time at all, rather than on different days or for particular timings within a gym session.
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Delicate question. I am still trying to figur? out an answer for my own training.
What is clear for me is that combining the two during the same session is worthless. It does not bring any benefits endurance wise or strength wise EXCEPT if your sport requires such combination (CrossFit is the first example that comes to my mind). Then this is training for your sport setup/competition setup so that your body learns what it feels like. But this is not to induce adaptations.
Now the answer gets trickier if the question actually is ‘I train two times a day. Can I combine endurance and strength the same day and still get good adaptations?’
To answer, you need to go down the path reading current molecular physiology research. One of the first article I read that helped me is this one. You an also look for the textbook from Alex Viada ‘the hybrid athlete’.unfortunately, up to now, I still don’t have a yes or no type of answer.
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