Clash of Events

[George]

Richie's thread about bad exercise got me thinking. Are there any T&F events that tend to be bad together? Like, would throwing the javelin screw up your shot put technique?

[mudskipper]

I dunno, it used to be you did many of the track and field events as an athlete instead of focusing on just one or two so I would guess not. Its not like horseback riding and ballet where you train your muscles to do two different things.

[purple]

I agree, I think its less about what exercise you are using to train than the techniques when you compete in a particular event. I mean we work on cadio, weights, and endurance which are all unique types of fitness, and none of those really conflict with each other.

[Richie]

Certainly the throwing events should be ok together. I can't really think of anything that would be bad for another event in truth-though something that builds too much muscle mass might slow down a sprinter perhaps, or make a jumper too heavy.