Subject: RE: Which discipline benefits the others most?waskelton - 2005-03-03 8:59 AMJust regarding endurance.I think that Swimming increases your running endurance.. but.. does running increase your swimming endurance? if so.. does it increase it as much?that sort of thing..ws Swimming uses different muscles than biking and running. A lot of your bike and run training will provide immediate benefits toward the other (bike helps run, run helps bike ). While running can be hard on the knees/ankles/back, it can provide the most aerobic (endurance ) benefit. As your aerobic capacity increases, it will help your swim endurance somewhat.Proper technique will go much farther to improving your endurance in a particular discipline. Good swim form will lead to the greatest increase in swim endurance. Same for biking and running. In any effort to go faster, we typically sacrifice technique for power. If you try to FORCE your way through the water, you'll be beat before you get on the bike. If you glide through the water, you conserve that much more energy for later. |