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!LTERNATIVE

TRAINING

2UNNING IS A SPECIlC TRAINING TOOL FOR BOXING AND HAS
BEEN A TRADITIONAL ENDURANCE SYSTEM FOR COUNTLESS YEARS

"UT IF THE WEATHER IS FOUL DEEP SNOW STORMY OR FOGGY
AND UNLESS THERE IS A TREADMILL AVAILABLE RUNNING IS OUT !LSO IF YOU ARE
SUFFERING FROM A STRAINED CALF MUSCLE OR !CHILLES TENDON YOU WOULD BE

UNWISE TO RUN 9OU STILL WANT TO MAINTAIN YOUR AEROBIC lTNESS SO YOU MAY
NEED TO TRAIN IN A WAY THAT REDUCES IMPACT OR OVERUSE IN THE SHORT TERM
UNTIL YOU CAN RESUME RUNNING )F YOU HAVE TO SEEK AN ALTERNATIVE TRAINING

FORM LOOK FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL PROVIDE INTEREST OR VARIETY #OMBINING
VARIOUS SYSTEMS THE POPULARITY OF WHICH IS MAINLY DUE TO THE GROWTH OF
TRIATHLON TRAINING IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS CROSS TRAINING 4RAINING SHOULD

BE SPECIlC FOR YOUR SPORT BUT IF NO OTHER FORMS OF AEROBIC TRAINING ARE
POSSIBLE TRY STATIC OR ROAD CYCLING #ONCEPT ROWER OR SIMILAR STATIC ROWER
3TAIRMASTER AND SWIMMING ,OOK TO ACHIEVE A MINUTE SESSION

(ERE IS A SUGGESTED WORKOUT ) HAVE LIMITED THE CYCLING SECTION TO

3TATIC CYCLE ON 3CHWINN h!IRDYNEv OR SIMILAR MINUTES REVS PER
MINUTE
2OW ON h#ONCEPTv ROWER OR SIMILAR MINUTES STROKES PER MINUTE

ON SETTING
3TAIRMASTER USE hINTERVALSv SETTING LEVEL OR MANUAL SETTING OF CHOICE
!LWAYS LEAVE TO LAST 3TARTING ON THE 3TAIRMASTER WHEN COLD CAN BE HARSH ON

THE CALF MUSCLES