Runners who lift/lifters who run?

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  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
    cqbkaju wrote: »
    @lporter229 Well said. I have been trying to get this through to people for almost 30 years now.
    It is sad that people will come up with every excuse under the sun not to lift.
    Some get injured and still make excuses not to lift.

    I like to think lifting helps me get up the hills around here by bike or on foot. It's good to know it can prevent injury too, because I don't actually enjoy lifting all that much. I just love what it does for me in real life. Lifting heavy things into my truck and opening pickle jars with my bare hands are useful everyday skills.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,885 Member
    edited March 2017
    I do both, I prefer to lift, but i would run for the calorie burn, then i was training to do the spartan race whick combines the 2, but that race ended up not happening, but i just had a co worker ask if i was interested in doing a marathon with her in 6 months, so now I am training for that, but still throwing in lifting 1-2 days a week

    Im also not a fan of running, but its not so bad now that we have a group of 3 of us training for the marathon.
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Triathlete/obstacle course racer who lifts.
  • srk369
    srk369 Posts: 256 Member
    I love running trails and I am finding that lifting is really helping me do that better!!
  • Kimblesnbits13
    Kimblesnbits13 Posts: 369 Member
    Weird thing is lifting can help running but I don't think running helps lifting at all. Still love both though.
  • fit_chickx
    fit_chickx Posts: 569 Member
    Lifting compliments my running. I have more muscle on my body. I do four races each year. My first race was last weekend. My time has greatly improved.
  • richardgavel
    richardgavel Posts: 1,001 Member
    Triathlete who lifts, though lifting/physique goals are my more important focus for 2017. I have noticed that my squats and deadlifts have helped my running because of the focus on more complete muscle activation, especially the glutes. In running, that means the load is focused all on the quads, making for better endurance.
  • JstTheWayIam
    JstTheWayIam Posts: 6,357 Member
    I lift five days a week
    Would run 7 days a week if my ankles didn't need a break every few weeks.. So I run 5 to 6 per week...

    Nothing beats running outside in the earlier morning air... And here I go right now...
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Runner who lifts. I've been injury free and improved my pace since I started strength training a few years ago. (I used to get injured all the time cuz I was a weakling.) I enjoy both, plus mountain biking, too.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I've done strength training (weights, TRX, KB, etc.) continuously for 2 1/2 years since I started weight loss, now in maintenance. Last year I tried running for about 6 months, progressed well but never got so I loved it. I did strength training during this time. Now I'm swimming and I LOVE that, still strength training, a modified Stronglifts routine. As mentioned above, I can't do both at 100% (e.g. 3-4 days week each) due to my needs for recovery, so I've settled on usually 2 days/week each. I do a lighter workout with core & stability the other days, and lots of walking. 61 yo female.
  • coretemp
    coretemp Posts: 1,796 Member
    I do both but pushed it too heavy with my lifting and ended up with a full rotator cuff tear that required surgery (May '16) and just got discharged from physio a couple of weeks ago. I've been toying with dumbbells lately but my rack still remains disassembled until I'm ready to commit to a routine again.

    One thing for sure though is that life is just better when you lift weights and the rotator cuff tear won't deter me from getting back into it again because although running keeps me grounded, lifting weights adds a certain stamina, density and vigour that no amount of running can replicate.

    On a side note, I love running for miles but not while lifting weights. I actually prefer brisk, 30 minute walks on 'off' days instead and sleep is practically euphoric! Then at the end of the week when I have two days off in a row coming up, I enjoy a nice, long, easygoing run and that's when the best of both worls collide )
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    My boyfriend runs marathons and lifts. I power lift. I have NO clue what he does in the weight room. Something I'll never be interested in and something very different than me. Including the running part.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    I do both. I love running, lifting is okay, but it makes my running better so I keep at it.
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    I practice both because they both mean something important to my personal definition of fitness.
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    jennybearlv wrote: »
    I like to think lifting helps me get up the hills around here by bike or on foot.
    Straight leg (or Romanian) deadlifts do that in spades.

  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    edited March 2017
    I do both. I don't consider myself a lifter that runs nor a runner who lifts. I want to be both strong, and have awesome endurance. I like both running and lifting and have throughout life gravitated more towards one or the other. But now I just incorporate each as needed into an overall fitness plan.

    Also to add, for those who really want to do both and get better at both, I highly recommend the book Hybrid Training by Alex Viada. It helped me balance my training so much.
  • lkpducky
    lkpducky Posts: 17,644 Member
    edited March 2017
    I really like both, although have been doing more lifting than running (Stronglifts 3x per week, running 2-3x per week).

    I've run on-again-off again since age 19 (I'm 51), ran a bunch of marathons, my last was in 2007, and am considering building up to a half marathon. I do miss running that mileage; the last time I ran that kind of distance was in 2012.
    I am going to have to figure out how to do both lifting and higher mileage running such that my legs aren't dead all the time or injured. Maybe back off to lifting twice a week (yes I know that wouldn't be Stronglifts), running 3-4 times a week with other cross training?
    Although I think the deadlifts are stopping me from getting hamstring and hip injuries.
  • Sloth2016
    Sloth2016 Posts: 838 Member
    Run, lift, spin/bike, box, TRX, Tai-chi, various bootcamps. Love 'em all.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    edited March 2017
    Me. I run M/W/F and lift on T/T/S. I also try to get a Pilates reformer class in 2x per week. I think all compliment each other.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    I do both! I'm primarily a distance runner and run 7 days/week, but I also add some lifting in 3 days/week.
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    I run, lift, run, swim, run/lift, etc. I enjoy it all but running is my fav.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Winter: a lifter who cycles.
    Rest of the year: a cyclist who lifts.

    Complimentary in some ways, a compromise or clash in other ways.
  • tessgetsfit
    tessgetsfit Posts: 21 Member
    I do both as well. I love running, but my knees just can't hack it if I don't train all the muscles around it. I'll run/bike/stairmaster 5 times a week, and will do weights maybe 3 times a week.
    But because I love cardio so much, sometimes I won't spend the little time I have running but rather will do supersets in my weight training to get my heart rate up.
  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
    Running is my primary focus. I've been trying to add in a regular lifting program, but alas, the road calls me, and my lifting tends to be rather sporadic.

    Crap weather days definitely help with that, though. I'd rather be in a gym than outdoors when it's freezing rain, and icy all over.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    I theoretically do both.

    I started running about 4 years ago and I've dabbled in NROLFW and YAYOG. I ended up needing to go through 30 sessions of PT last year b/c I kept getting easily injured. Right now while I'm training for a race, I'm also doing my PT routine 2x/wk and running 3x/wk. After the race, I want to restart YAYOG.

    My physical therapist really recommended I stick with body weight exercises or machines b/c of my hypermobility (and my MS can cause some weakness, too) but we'll see. I know free weights can have so many more benefits. I've been redoing C25K b/c I'd taken a break from running and it's going really well so I'd like to continue that and maybe add swimming to mix things up. My H is also training for a race but does a lot of strength training as well.
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
    Crossfit, running, Olympic lifting, powerlifting, cycling! I love it all. I do think so much variety prevents me from being really good at any of them, but I am very happy and versatile. I'm focusing my energy on speed and stamina for the summer, and eating more and lifting bigger in the dark months.
  • davidcliff
    davidcliff Posts: 144 Member
    I Lift, Run, & Swim. I'm currently training for a swim meet in early April so lifting is tapering off and swimming is ramping up.
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