22/06/2024
Busy week of testing coming up:
Runners from across Liverpool coming in to establish their baseline strength scores. This will inform their strength programs over the coming weeks.
There are far too many myths flying around regarding strength training for runners. Let's look at some common ones here.
Won't I get too bulky and heavy? 💪
In a word, no. Strength training for hypertrophy (growing muscle cross sectional area) requires a particular type of training not commonly used for endurance runners. It's actually very hard to gain weight with strength training.
Won't I get injured? 🤕
If you plan training according to your experience (training age), technical competence, training loads. Strength training actually reduces your risk of injury as a runner.
Will soreness from strength training impact my running? 😞
This can be a problem without proper thought. There are methods of strength training that elicit more soreness than others, especially in those new to strength training. Matching your level to the correct program can mitigate this. Selecting your exercise based on what you saw this week on Instagram is usually a good way to get sore and ruin your next run.
The process:
1) Analysis of needs (your goals, your/coaches program)
2) Test (more on this to come)
3) Explain results and share info
4) Program appropriate strength training
5) Support (technical skills, adjust, progress)
We'll try and keep you posted this week on what this looks like in practice.
