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Strength training ideas and plans for distance runners
Distance runners don’t necessarily look like they’ve ever seen a weight, let alone lifted any, but I assure you, as a runner of 21+ years, strength training is a very important aspect of any runner’s running program.
Strength training routines for distance runners
There’s a lot of information out there on what runners should be doing for strength. Here’s my philosophy: KEEP IT SIMPLE.
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If you’re new to running or to strength training, you do not need to make this complicated. There are simple moves that you can do to improve your overall strength. What’s really important, over everything else, is that you do something. I am a big fan of bodyweight routines because they are easy and don’t require a lot of gear or equipment.
Body Weight Routines
If you do not know what you should be doing to get stronger, you can find a few of my articles here that will give you some ideas.
These exercises, tips, and routines can be done at home without access to a gym. Obviously, if you belong to a gym, you’ll have the equipment and everything you’ll need to recreate these workouts on your own.