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Strength & Conditioning
Explicating Concurrent Training
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By Joseph Giandonato, MBA, MS, CSCS, Employee Well-Being Coordinator, University of Virginia
trength and conditioning professionals are faced
with a multitude of dilemmas in their practice.
Prominently among them lies the controversial
issue of prescribing both aerobic endurance training and
resistance training simultaneously.
In isolation, regular participation in aerobic endurance
training strengthens the myocardium, resulting in
increased cardiac output, which in conjunction with
improved maximal oxygen consumption (VO₂max), boosts
the supply of oxygenated blood to working musculature.
Notable adaptations such as decreased heart rates and
blood pressure, increased lactate threshold and clearance
rates, improved glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity,
free fatty acid mobilization, and oxidation, culminating
in reduced body fat. Reduced body fat is paramount in
lowering cholesterol and optimizing metabolic functioning
(Dolezal & Potteiger, 1998).
Resistance training, commonly referred to as strength
training, entails the intermittent exercise of short
durations at higher intensities interspersed with varying
rest periods during a predetermined period of time (i.e.,
workout, training session). In the past half-century,
the popularity of strength training has mushroomed as
evidenced by a proliferation of health clubs throughout
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the industrialized world and publications showcasing
its health and performance-evoking capabilities in a
spectrum of populations.
Regular participation in resistance training confers
improvements in muscular strength, local muscular
endurance, hypertrophy (Evans, 2019), strengthening
of tendinous and ligamentous structures (Brumitt &
Cuddeford, 2015), improved bone mineral density
(Holubiac, Leuciuc, Crăciun, & Dobrescu, 2022) and
coordinative abilities (Carroll, Barry, Riek, & Carson, 2001).
REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
An early investigation by Hickson (1980) garnered
concerns about the compatibility of resistance training
and aerobic endurance training. Concurrent training
which consisted of 30 minutes of strength training five
days per week and 40 minutes of endurance training
performed six days per week over a period of 10
weeks was found to diminish strength development in
comparison to those engaging only in strength training.
However, these concerns were rebuked by later studies
and a series of recent meta-analyses demonstrating
that concurrent training does not compromise muscle
hypertrophy and strength (Schumann, 2022) as long

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Table of Contents
Advertiser Index
Editor's Video
Korr Medical Technology
Damage Data: A look into the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study
Gladiator Custom Mouthguards
Meet the Most Valuable Athletic Trainers of the Year
WissTech Enterprises
Mentally Strong: A coach's role in destigmatizing and addressing athlete mental health
Explicating Concurrent Training
Medi-Dyne Products
Building Power & Speed in the Weight Room
Beat the Heat
Designing Your Weight Room to Fit Your Philosophy
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2023 Video Playbook - Damage Data: A look into the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study
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2023 Video Playbook - Meet the Most Valuable Athletic Trainers of the Year
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2023 Video Playbook - Mentally Strong: A coach's role in destigmatizing and addressing athlete mental health
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2023 Video Playbook - Explicating Concurrent Training
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2023 Video Playbook - Building Power & Speed in the Weight Room
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