The secrets of Parker Valby's cross-training are revealed

See? You are not interested in her training. You are only interested in accusing her of doping.
Go away. Seriously man, go away. You are a horrible man.

Do you have any interest in participating in some action that makes the website owners pay, in a way they only understand, $?

With their heavily biased innuendo, when they delete incriminating posts to try and hide from their accusations, they actually are seen as hiding and covering up evidence, which would certainly go against them in a court of law.

Word salad. What's your actual point?

agreed.

Overwhelming evidence collected.

Agreed with what exactly? It's a garbled post. Like something a drunk person says.

C’mon people, think it through. What benefit would there be for Parker Valby to relocate clear across the country, just to keep training at sea level where it can get downright dreary in the winter?

If Nike is not going to put her up at altitude year-round (like Grant Fisher and now Elise Cranny have concluded is the way to go), then shouldn’t she just stay in Florida for the natural Vitamin D benefit?

It's not necessarily the "cross training" (Some seem to think a quick swim, a casual bike, and a fun 10 minute elliptical ride and you'll be a champ!) but rather the ARC Trainer itself. (Cybex used to distribute them but I believe Lifeline owns it now) I have used and trained athletes with the ARC for a decade now, mostly with sprinters and mid distance runners and have been surprised that the buzz isn't louder, as the improvements have been consistent and obvious. I believe that it hasn't caught on big time because of one reason -when used with high intensity, it is gut wrenching and I have had national level mid distance runners compare an ARC interval session (15 thirty second sprints, with a one minute rest between) as harder than any track workout they do. Obviously Valby is doing a longer type of session on it, being a 1500m-10,000m runner, but I can instantly tell she uses it. The power, speed, speed endurance, and pure endurance she shows are enhanced with one or two ARC sessions a week. Also, I have had athletes with a sprained ankle, sore achilles etc. , maintain, if not improve, track, basketball, soccer, football etc. conditioning with the ARC until healed. It also has enabled some ACL surgery athletes to begin some conditioning after two months, enhancing their strength and mental outlook. Obviously the ARC would have to be properly used, (once or twice a week seems best) based on your goals, but it is very challenging, (the adjustable resistance is hard to explain but lactic acid build up is quite immediate!)) is very natural to real running (unlike a bike or eliptical) and it has been very effective for most I have put on it in my small personal training pursuits. I have had sprinters go off of the ARC during the main part of the competitive season, but then go back on it, once or twice a week after season's end, supplementing their regular workouts. If you are on your own with the ARC, go to Quick Start, experiment with your knee height and resistance, and do gradually faster one minute on, one minute off intervals, for 20 minutes. If you are a beginner, check with your Dr. first, as it is quite intense! (Could you set the ARC at a low level of resistance and go for 30 minutes to an hour? Yes. I have seen people doing that at various intensity levels, but have not personally trained anyone in that way. Check with the trainers available, if you want to set the ARC to a preset 'program'.)

You don't seem to see the connection between training and results - and especially a low level of running training achieving dramatic improvements. It is quite legitimate to ask how when it doesn't work as well for other highly talented athletes. Nor do you seem to know what is currently afflicting Kenyan/E African running. To run as fast as they do invites the same enquiry.

I wouldn't have any questions if her results were achieved with a higher level of training than her competitors and the usual diet of running training that is followed by the very best athletes. Also, if sudden and impressive gains hadn't been made off the back of injury. Injuries don't make an athlete faster; they have to be recovered from, which takes time. So if I understand facts correctly, an athlete who has been injured and retains that susceptibility, who does minimal running training (but a lot of xt), is breaking records at a top national level, which also suggests she would be significantly faster if she was able to train harder and thus would likely be in the company of the best of her age peers in E Africa. Some posters find that credible (it is all "talent"); others less so.

But I suspect that is not the primary way Parker Valby uses the Arc Trainer, since she stated in an interview that it can take 20-minutes for her heart rate to get up to the sweet spot.

Ethiopians live at 7000ft, and will regularly go up Entoto Mountain to train and run at 10000ft.

Stick her on a treadmill in a 75 degree room with no fan and there will be a pile of sweat after 4 miles at 6 min/mile. You just don’t notice sweat when it is distributed over 4 miles instead of a 4’ circle. We can then argue about whose pile is bigger😂😂

That isn't all they do.

Basically, everything is crystal clear. Valby's training enables top results. Posts #197 (ramblin' man) and #230 (220yarddash) as well as the videos in #233 (The Real Runner) show that with a training program consisting of three running days and a lot of obviously hard cross-training (Arc), a full-fledged training program at world-class level is possible. In my opinion, many more top runners should try this. However, a long workout with the Arc-Trainer requires above-average discipline and is perhaps less enjoyable than a run in a beautiful landscape.

60min of hard cross training is 60min of hard training for the central system, but with a much lower impact on body structure.

Yery simple.

I thank Arstrong for the attention he has brought to Parker. I used to think that he underestimated her but his posts have caused all of us to realize that she is on the path to world class level. Cross training has not been proven to be as effective as running. She managed to become the fastest runner in NCAA history surpassing people like Tuohy who trained harder than anyone. Once Parker slowly incorporates more running, she will achieve things that we didn't know were possible for American women. Please don't ban this poster because he continues to broadcast to the community just how amazing Parker's feats are especially the way she has managed to achieve them. She is a generational talent and we have Armstrong to thank for opening our eyes to this amazing woman.

We've got a Technogym arc trainer at my local gym which allows me to open up my stride a bit more, with much more hip extension and knee raise, and a more running-like stride than the Cybex machine in gym, which has a more limited range of motion of the arc. The only issue with the Technogym machine that I have is that there is already moderate resistance on the level 1 (easiest) setting, which makes it almost impossible to get my tempo over 115. In fact, when I do try to get up into the 120s, the foot apparatus starts to rattle. I still can get my heart rate up into the zone 4 range or higher just as easily with a more realistic simulation of the running motion than on the Cybex, but with more resistance and slower turnover inherent to the Technogym machine.