To maximize potential, touching the aerobic system every single day?
To maximize potential, touching the aerobic system every single day?
No. Even the pros take days off. 🤔
Depends on your goals and injury risk.
I don't run every day--more like every other day, and mix in strength and interval sessions on the bike and elliptical.
I've been doing this for years and it works for me personally, but I'm also injury prone. I'm probably not peaking as a runner, but I've managed to meet my goals in the marathon, HM, and ironman.
Train like it and then take off when you need
I do a whole lot better if I train every day, but take a day off whenever I feel like I need it. In other words, don't be obsessive about it.
Training twice every day is even better than training every day. But if you really need a day off, take it.
Depends on what you want to do.
In my opinion, you're better off running a "few" times a week, and touching on strength, agility, and non-running interval or HIIT things. Ideal, to me, is swimming the day after hard running workouts, but this might not be realistic.
Running everyday and running doubles will help you run big volume that's for sure, but if you're like me you will get fed up and pick up niggles. Training smart is more sensible.
Depends on the person. People who benefit from running 7 days a week are usually those who have built up to it over years and years and can do so safely.
The pro's I've followed on strava might take a day off here or there, but it's so few, it might as well be none.
But I think it depends on the person. Most people can't run every day without picking up an injury at some point. I've built up to being able to do it over the years, and I've been doing so for a year and a half now. I just do it out of habit, because I like to and I feel better if I run at least a little. My "days off" are 1-3 miles, run very slow, which is adequate for recovery, for me. After a day like that, I feel as rested as if I did nothing, and still get the physical and mental energy boost from the fact that I did a little something cardio. I don't know if its the best way to train, but it works for me.
Too each his own.
Runner1018 wrote:
Depends on the person. People who benefit from running 7 days a week are usually those who have built up to it over years and years and can do so safely.
The question to me is why wouldn't you run every day? If it's negotiable and not a given, I would end up taking too many days off.
"Is running every day the absolute best way to train?" For some, yes; for others, no.
Different things work for different people, and there is nothing that works for everybody.
Anyone who says or implies that s/he has the "absolute best way to train" is probably trying to sell you something.
22.69cm wrote:
To maximize potential, touching the aerobic system every single day?
No! Do it the Kenyan way with one day off.
Jim Kiler is the only response that has come close to the biggest point that needs to be made... what are you trying to accomplish? What event are you training for?
22.69cm wrote:To maximize potential, touching the aerobic system every single day?
It's one way but I don't know if it is the best way. Plenty of successful runners that only run six days a week.
The Wizard no 1 wrote:
22.69cm wrote:
To maximize potential, touching the aerobic system every single day?
No! Do it the Kenyan way with one day off.
Like your Kenyan who since 2016 has run 2:14, 2:14, 2:18, 2:19?
Stfu Jan Stensson.
One Day Off wrote:
22.69cm wrote:To maximize potential, touching the aerobic system every single day?
It's one way but I don't know if it is the best way. Plenty of successful runners that only run six days a week.
Bernard Lagat and...?
Running everyday is the absolute best way to get injured.
Train for what? Depends on your goals. Depends on how much training affects your hormones/testosterone.
I think we can learn from Ryan Hall that he could be running 2:05 Marathons and yet be unhealthy from a general health perspective. Especially if you are in your late 30s, you really need to see how running and food effects your manhood. Some folks can run everyday and still be fit and strong while others it turns them pre-diabetic.
A Kenyan ‘day off’ is an easy 10k nowadaze.