For the past couple of months I have done very little running but lots of cross country skiing. This is fine with me because I've always enjoyed the skiing more than running.
One of the guys I sometimes ski with is a former cycling coach and road racer. He tells me that skate style x-country skiing or ice skating are the most complimentary cross training exercises to cycling. I can see classic style x-country skiing being very complimentary to running but wonder about what he says about the bike since I don't see the muscles being used in the same similiar way as with classic skiing/running.
Just curious as to if any exercise physiology studies have been done demonstrating which activities would the most complimentary to each of the tri activities of swimming, cycling and running.
One of the guys I sometimes ski with is a former cycling coach and road racer. He tells me that skate style x-country skiing or ice skating are the most complimentary cross training exercises to cycling. I can see classic style x-country skiing being very complimentary to running but wonder about what he says about the bike since I don't see the muscles being used in the same similiar way as with classic skiing/running.
Just curious as to if any exercise physiology studies have been done demonstrating which activities would the most complimentary to each of the tri activities of swimming, cycling and running.