What's your Strength Training Program while going long?
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How many sets/ reps are you all doing? I've read in numerous places that powerlifting and bodybuilding-type routines are actually counterproductive to endurance running, and that we should be doing higher rep/ lower weight routines.
Your thoughts?
Power muscle burn 4 day split.
Main 4 sets of 5 at heaviest
Accessory 3 sets of 12 at reasonable weight
Accessory 3 sets of 12 at reasonable weight]
Burn 2 sets of 40 at very low weight.
Alternating muscle groups for each day
Yea, you guessed it, Leg days are NASTY and have to be done mid-week and away from the long run.0 -
I do Insanity video on my Monday no run day because its a killer overall strength and cardio system. I run Tue, Wed, Thur and I do the much easier Jillian Micheals 30 day shred on Fridays, the day before my long run. Other than that I only hit the weight machines at the gym if the weather forces me inside. I will then do treadmill and weights simply because I am in the presence of weight machines.0
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Kickboxing (Tae bo) and Tai Chi. You have no idea the amazing benifits of Tai Chi in relation to running.
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I do Insanity video on my Monday no run day because its a killer overall strength and cardio system. I run Tue, Wed, Thur and I do the much easier Jillian Micheals 30 day shred on Fridays, the day before my long run. Other than that I only hit the weight machines at the gym if the weather forces me inside. I will then do treadmill and weights simply because I am in the presence of weight machines.
Very smart way to workout. My group training is hard on Mondays, light on Thursdays for that reason...to not interfere with races and long runs.0
