I am going to list a few easy steps to build your strength and stanima at the same time. This worked for me, but it may not work for you. When I was a freshman in high school, I was a scrawny nerd. I was 5'6", and weighed around 100 pounds! I joined the wrestling team on whim. Two weeks later I weighed around 95 pounds. All my fat was gone. Three months after that, I weighed 120 pounds. All solid muscle. Now I'm an extremely strong nerd! That is my story. And this is how I did it.

One of the most valuable techniques I learned is for doing activities such as pushups, situps, crunches, and chinups. The key is to never count. Go until you collapse. Literally. Lets say you want to do pushups and situps. Do as many pushups as you can, but DON'T count! Then immediately go to situps and do as many of those as you can. Then go back tp pushups. Then back to situps. Its ok when your amount of pushups and situps decreases each time. Do this until you can do no more. But be sure to take a couple second breaks inbetween for water!!!

For running, cycling, and rowing, you will count how much you do. Lets say today you desided to do only running. You will run 1 mile first, for a warmup. It doesn't matter how slow or fast you want to go, as long as you do the mile WITHOUT stopping. When you're finished, take a couple minute break, and then sprint a lap around the track ( or around the city block). Then run 4 miles. Doesn't matter how fast or slow you go, just DON'T stop! Then do a lap sprint, then another 4 miles at whatever speed you wish. Then sprint one more lap. Then you may walk a mile. For cycling, multiply the distance by 2. For rowing, divide the distance by two. You may also want to adjust these amount for your personal physical endurance. I am just telling you what worked for the whole wrestling team I was on.

Here is one extremely important technique for stanima. EAT RIGHT!!! Eat healthy. Don't drink sodas, no junkfood. And don't eat till you are full. Eat until you are content. It is okay to eat junkfood for special occasions though, but trust your own judgement.

I will post more valuable techniques as I remember them.

It's spelled "stamina", not "stanima".

I apply most of those points already, except for the bit about the junk food.

Me and my metabolism don't like you.

Come to think of it, that would make an excellent T-shirt.

~Zero the Inestimable