EP 589: TRAINING PRINCIPLES - Strength Training
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Most runners don\\u2019t like strength training, including many of our experts in this episode.\\xa0 Our experts discuss why it is important, how we can implement it into our training program and the benefits.
Michael Wardian is a great example of how strength training can help him become one of the best consistent ultra athletes with over 300 marathons and ultras.\\xa0 He has many accomplishments including setting the record world record time in 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days and just completed a transcontinental run, \\u201cRunning Home\\u201d in 61 days.\\xa0 Check him out on Instagram or learn more on his web site.\\xa0 Check out this video showing Mike\\u2019s three core strength exercises that you can do anywhere (dead bugs, bridge, bird dog)!
Jason Fitzgerald had to be on this strength running episode because he has a podcast and website dedicated to the subject, Strength Running.\\xa0 Jason is a USA Track & Field certified coach, and frequent contributor on PodiumRunner, Runner\\u2019s World, Active, MapMyRun, The Art of Manliness, Lifehacker and others.\\xa0 He has been running competitively since 1998 and competitively in the 3,000m Steeplechase.\\xa0 After you subscribe to his podcast, follow him on Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.
Brad Kearns\\xa0is a top endurance and multisport athlete, author, podcaster and coach.\\xa0 Check out more at:
Alex Hutchinson\\xa0has studied and written about strength training \\xa0at\\xa0Outsideonline.\\xa0 Here are some articles you might be interested in:
- a general grab-bag of info about strength training
- the link between strength training and running economy
- strength training and longevity
- figure out how many reps to do based on subjective effort
Alex is an avid runner and author. \\xa0We did a series of podcasts on his book,\\xa0Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance.
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