Strength Training and Running

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  • marathonmom72
    marathonmom72 Posts: 191 Member
    My next half is on 6/7.
    I do Stronglifts three days a week, run 5 miles one weekday evening, and a long run on one weekend morning. I PR'd my last half in Feb by over 20 minutes and trained this way then, also.

    Interesting! So you only run 2 days a week? I run 3 days/week and try to strength train or cross train the other days. I rest 1 day. I love Stronglifts. You can search for youtube videos for more info. I've also gotten some good info here http://strengthrunning.com/category/strength-workouts/ Runner's world has some great yoga videos too.
  • teresa7926
    teresa7926 Posts: 121 Member
    I find all your responses very interesting. I have just started running again after many years of being a cp. I am using the C25K program to start. When I met with a trainer at my gym I was asked what my goals were. I want to run a few 5K's this summer and possibly work up to a half marathon. I also want to tone up and build my strength as I have lost a considerable amount of weight and am a little flabby. This trainer told me it was not possible to do both, and I had to choose one or the other. The conflicting information is so confusing for someone just starting out. Needless to say I did not hire this trainer. Your responses have confirmed I made the right decision. Your knowledge and feedback is very beneficial and I will incorporate some of your suggestions into my program.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I find all your responses very interesting. I have just started running again after many years of being a cp. I am using the C25K program to start. When I met with a trainer at my gym I was asked what my goals were. I want to run a few 5K's this summer and possibly work up to a half marathon. I also want to tone up and build my strength as I have lost a considerable amount of weight and am a little flabby. This trainer told me it was not possible to do both, and I had to choose one or the other. The conflicting information is so confusing for someone just starting out. Needless to say I did not hire this trainer. Your responses have confirmed I made the right decision. Your knowledge and feedback is very beneficial and I will incorporate some of your suggestions into my program.

    Yeah. Find a trainer who knows what they are talking about.

    My trainer works with Jeff Galloway and has qualified for Boston. She runs a sub-three marathon. She would disagree with that trainer.

    You can't be a competitive power lifter and run at an elite level in the marathon - there is a point where you are going to need to have your main focus on one of those goals. But it's really only after you get pretty good at both.

    You can strength train, build muscle and prepare to run your first half. You may need to scale as your workouts get more intense, but you don't have to choose.

    A lot of people in real life run through the summer and cross train with weights, and the cut back to a maintenance level of running through the winter and focus on gaining muscle. There are a number of strategies you can use to fit both in.
  • KeithAngilly
    KeithAngilly Posts: 575 Member
    I find all your responses very interesting. I have just started running again after many years of being a cp. I am using the C25K program to start. When I met with a trainer at my gym I was asked what my goals were. I want to run a few 5K's this summer and possibly work up to a half marathon. I also want to tone up and build my strength as I have lost a considerable amount of weight and am a little flabby. This trainer told me it was not possible to do both, and I had to choose one or the other. The conflicting information is so confusing for someone just starting out. Needless to say I did not hire this trainer. Your responses have confirmed I made the right decision. Your knowledge and feedback is very beneficial and I will incorporate some of your suggestions into my program.

    Yeah. Find a trainer who knows what they are talking about.

    My trainer works with Jeff Galloway and has qualified for Boston. She runs a sub-three marathon. She would disagree with that trainer.

    You can't be a competitive power lifter and run at an elite level in the marathon - there is a point where you are going to need to have your main focus on one of those goals. But it's really only after you get pretty good at both.

    You can strength train, build muscle and prepare to run your first half. You may need to scale as your workouts get more intense, but you don't have to choose.

    A lot of people in real life run through the summer and cross train with weights, and the cut back to a maintenance level of running through the winter and focus on gaining muscle. There are a number of strategies you can use to fit both in.

    ^^^well put. People have no idea how much strength it takes to run long distance. The notion that runners lack strength is nonsense.

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