Strength training is essential for runners - but it can also be difficult to fit in long strength training sessions into your training plan. For most runners, quality matters more than quantity. You will benefit from even one or two 15-30 minute sessions per week if you are focusing on the quality of your strength workout. It’s vital to remember that more is not always better. More reps and more exercises are not necessarily more effective. Going faster throughout your reps is certainly ...
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Why to Strength Train during Marathon Training
The idea of adding strength training into marathon training can sound daunting. You are running more miles than normal, with longer long runs and harder workouts. The sheer volume of running alone is tiring. However, it’s worth taking the time and energy to strength train during marathon training, even at the expense of a few miles. I’ve talked plenty before about the benefits of strength training for runners - and those benefits are even more applicable for the physical demands of the ...
Stability Ball Core Workout for Runners
Most runners and coaches know that strength training is essential for runners. Strength training reduces injury risk, improves power output, and increases fatigue resistance. Core work is one aspect of strength training (although not the only aspect) - and certainly one of the most popular for runners. This stability ball core workout is one way to incorporate core work into your larger strength training regimen. Core Work Inproves Your Stability Your core is composed of the ...
How to Incorporate Two-a-Day Workouts in Training
You see the advice (including here) to run mileage, do hard workouts, strength train, do mobility work, and somehow sleep enough to recover. “How do I fit it all in?” you might wonder. Some people will suggest running fewer days per week to fit in strength training. But for many of you reading, you likely don’t want to run less. You like to run and you want to improve your running. A possible solution: two-a-day workout days. Elites and high mileage athletes use two runs per day to increase ...
Strength Training for Runners: Lifting for Performance
Social media permits us recreational runners to glimpse into the training of elite. If you scroll through the Instagram feeds of the leading elites in America, you’ll see Jordan Hasay deadlifting and Molly Huddle performing pull-ups and box jumps. Shalane Flanagan has revealed in multiple interviews that she goes to the gym three times per week. Elite runners incorporate strength training for speed and performance into their plans. What elite runners practice is backed by science; ...