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Half-Marathon + Stronglifts?

JenHuedy

I never thought I would be someone who was worried about working out too much, but here I am! And now I need a little help figuring out how to keep progressing.

I started stronglifts about 5 months ago. I lift M/W/F, and run about 4 miles T/Th with a long run of 6-8 miles on Sat to keep up the mileage I'd built up since I'd started running with C25K last spring. Things had been great, but I've recently begun upping my mileage to train for a half-marathon on June. Now, I'm stalling on all my lifts. And just plain feel worn out.

I'd like to keep lifting, it has helped my running immensely, but I know I can't keep up with the current volume. I deloaded a bit and switched to 3x5 a couple weeks ago, but I think I may also have to go to 2 days a week. I know I probably won't be able to progress much this way, but will it help me keep the strength I've gained so far? I'm planning on dropping the running back to about 15 miles a week and concentrating on lifting again once the half is over and don't want to start at the beginning again.

I guess my question is, what is the minimum I can do to "maintain" for a few weeks?

If it makes any difference - Stats: age 43, 5'5", 138 lbs.
Squat 145, DL 175, Bench 80, Row 95, OHP 60 (pre-deload)

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ninenines

I don't have any answers to your questions really, but I'm sure you could get away with twice per week for a short period and maintain your strength. You might not be able to increase the weights at all, but that's OK while the main goal is training for the half marathon. Good luck!

JenHuedy

ninenines wrote: »

I don't have any answers to your questions really, but I'm sure you could get away with twice per week for a short period and maintain your strength. You might not be able to increase the weights at all, but that's OK while the main goal is training for the half marathon. Good luck!

Thanks for the feedback. I was pretty worried, I fell in love with lifting and didn't want to slow down, but I'm falling back in love with running now, too. After a bit of pondering, I think switching up things seasonally will be a huge plus for both. I can mainly lift in winter when running outside sucks, and switch to more running in summer when being in a stuffy gym is no fun! And if I lose progress in either one, oh well. It will give me a goal to work up to.