Mobility might be one of the most important aspects of fitness for runners outside of endurance and strength. If you’re mobile, you’re one hell of an athlete.
Hurdling is fantastic mobility training for runners
First, a quick story.
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…Strength training periodization is the simple idea that your strength work should evolve over time. Sounds easy, right?
Recently when we discussed periodization training for runners, we learned the definition of this exercise science term:
……Periodization is defined
Strength training is like broccoli: we know it’s good for us, we understand it has to get done, but we don’t always want to do it.
Are jazz hands effective strength training for runners?
And because it’s a necessary …
…For over 15 years, Menachem Brodie has been coaching endurance athletes to new personal bests. Today, we’re getting lost in the weeds with strength training for runners.
Menachem Brodie is an exercise scientist, USA Cycling Expert level coach and …
…On Monday, April 29th of this year I received an email from a runner named David that might change how you think about training. It sure did for me!
You see, David was 72 years old at the time. …
…Big butts, I cannot lie: they’re great for runners. But we often neglect glute strengthening exercises – and that’s leaving a lot of runners injured.
The glutes are really made up of three separate muscles that make your booty …
…There are so many types of training sessions available to runners. But most of us have never tried Metcon workouts – so Dr. Mike Young is here to explain them for us.
Metcon workouts are also known as …
…Can you imagine a football player who did no strength training? It’s hard to imagine. But for some reason, many runners think it’s perfectly fine to skip their own strength work.
Kevin enjoying the fruits of his strength training …
…Improvement can be a fickle phenomenon. Sometimes you get a lot faster, seemingly out of nowhere! But often you struggle for months without a single sign of progress.
Just the other day I was speaking to a group of …
…Studying different sports and disciplines is a great way to develop your understanding of running. The commonalities and underlying principles are often universal.
A few years ago, I was an instructor at an adult fitness camp. For four days, …
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