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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: lucKY2b Subject: RE: 50+ Masters Training and Racing Open Forum Body: I think that is a fair enough question, and so we do spend a majority of our time doing sport-specific training...i.e.-running. However, I know that I'm far from the perfect runner; I have weaker areas and stronger areas, I have muscle-memory habits developed through years of both running and non-running activities (and inactivities). Couple that to the fact that I've noticed changes with age; certain things that I used to be able to do don't work so well anymore (I don't know about you all, but there are certain dexterities that I've lost with age.) As such, my running form has imprinted on it a history of all my life's habits and life's changes. I'm concerned that musculo-skeletal imbalances that I have developed are amplified rather than abated by the practice of running. In short, I'm concerned that when we only run, we tend to compensate for issues in our running, rather than address and correct them. I think that general strength programs that symmetrically address (so you can't favor left to right) all muscle groups in our body can do a lot to keep us from over-compensating for weaknesses in our running form. But I also acknowledge that too much ancillary strength exercising may make us more well-rounded, but will at some point detract from running performance. OK, that's just my opinion, to be sure. I don't have hard facts to back it up, but it just makes sense to me: do mostly running (i.e.-sport-specific stuff), but acknowledge that running alone won't correct imbalances developed from years upon years of less-than-optimal habits. And so I ask, where's the balance point? (I suspect that the answer is probably that it depends: more for some, less for others.) Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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