I am so glad that you asked about cross training because that is a big part of John Brown's whole training routine. That is, after all, how he trains stamina as we saw last week. So let us pick up right where we left off. After John Brown takes care of the animals, he typically moves on to the crops. The crops can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours depending on levels of growth and whether things need to be harvested and replanted. His personal favorite plant to grow are blueberries, those are often the bulk of the farm in the summer. While spring typically leans more towards strawberries if John Brown can get his hands on them and cranberries reliably in the fall, all of them together create a wonderful routine of athletics training. Being able to quickly bend down, harvest a plant, and stand back up takes a toll on the body more than you would think, giving him a healthy edge in his hockey play.