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Old 08-08-2011, 12:20 AM   #57
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Originally Posted by ShaggyDirk View Post
The whole article is why strength training should be the approach everyone takes. Cardio is a subset of strength and conditioning. That's the point. There isn't any overreaching taking place.
Yes, yes there is. It's right here:

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In my experience, strength training is more useful for
humans over the long haul. The goal of training in general should be to develop a robust, injury resistant body that is harder to break. Strength training accomplishes this goal. As useful as it may be, cardiorespiratory training does not.
Overreaching. And frankly, I find it quite humorous how the guy cites "his experience"---which spans less than one lifetime---in reaching a conclusion about what's good for all humanity "over the long haul."
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