Having earned his degree in philosophy from Gettysburg College, Derek Weigel has a background as a financial professional. In high school and while studying in Gettysburg, Derek Weigel was active on the varsity football squads, and he continues to enjoy working out to this day.
One strategy for maximizing muscle development and achieving overall fitness involves cross-training, which combines diverse complementary disciplines within a single workout session. One major benefit of practicing disciplines such as track and field, weightlifting, and boxing together is that it helps avoids repetitive or overuse injuries.
With repeated movement placing significant stress on the muscles, ligaments, joints, and tendons, cross training provides them with a break while still enabling progress toward overall conditioning goals.
An active recovery approach amplifies this benefit through alternative training approaches that give the body time to recover from high impact workouts. A common example of this cross training approach involves professional athletes engaging in low-impact pool resistance and swimming workouts when not engaged in on-the-field practice and weight room training.
