I stole this from Balboa, but it does emphasise why it is critical to do some anaerobic/anabolic strength work to off-set the catabolic effects of endurance training. 

“I’m a firm believer that exercise is part of a healthy pattern of living. Hunter-gatherers had a word for exercise: “life”. Getting outdoors and moving is one of the few things that differentiate modern humans from lab rats…So can exercise help a person reach or maintain a healthy weight? Absolutely, but the type of exercise is critical. Exercise plugs into some of the same metabolic pathways as a healthy diet, normalizing hormone levels and increasing stress resistance…Even though a person burns fewer calories sprinting on and off for five minutes than she does running for 30, she will still lose more fat and gain more muscle sprinting because of the metabolic shift that type of training produces. “

He is just one of many folks that are looking outside of the traditional paradigm of all LSD and finding massive results when adding power core exercises to their program.  Try it for a month.  If your pwr to wt. ratio does not improve, I’ll give you your money back!

By now, I hope that you have read some of the links I have posted.  As aging athletes, keeping your testosterone levels high (naturally) while endurance training takes some work. You can do it, but not without some work.

 B

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