Evidence is building that High intensity interval training, e.g. Tabata sprints, is more effective at physical conditioning than low intensity endurance techniques.
“physical conditioning” is a very general term. For instance: Is evidence building that Tabata sprints are more effective for preparing for a 100k ultra-marathon?
Of course competitive runners do some sort of interval training, and—if information on The Internet (reddit) is to be believed—runners do not train the full distance. And if basic health and looks is your goal, running is probably not the most time-efficient (of even effective) way for doing it. But this “endurance is all wrong” meme is overshooting it a bit...
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“physical conditioning” is a very general term. For instance: Is evidence building that Tabata sprints are more effective for preparing for a 100k ultra-marathon?
Of course competitive runners do some sort of interval training, and—if information on The Internet (reddit) is to be believed—runners do not train the full distance. And if basic health and looks is your goal, running is probably not the most time-efficient (of even effective) way for doing it. But this “endurance is all wrong” meme is overshooting it a bit...