My upper body doesn't get tired at the end of fast 200s/300s anymore
My upper body doesn't get tired at the end of fast 200s/300s anymore
Really? I actually have been skipping these on my pull days. Lol. Maybe I should start doing them.
I agree. I started doing strength training ~9 months ago. Just about 30 minutes during my lunch on Monday to Fridays. Low weight, high reps for biceps (2x week), chest & tris (2x week), shoulders and back (1x week), and core work everyday.
Definitely feel better during my runs than I did without strength training, especially during the back half of long runs and towards the end of speedwork.
Hardloper wrote:
My upper body doesn't get tired at the end of fast 200s/300s anymore
Fake news. You are not capable of running a fast 200.
aoxomoxoa wrote:
I agree. I started doing strength training ~9 months ago. Just about 30 minutes during my lunch on Monday to Fridays. Low weight, high reps for biceps (2x week), chest & tris (2x week), shoulders and back (1x week), and core work everyday.
Definitely feel better during my runs than I did without strength training, especially during the back half of long runs and towards the end of speedwork.
Rubber bands with handles work just as good as weights. Band tension is one of the best tensions out there.
That's not how strength training works.
Pics of your 24" pythons?
I've recently added dumbbell band curls to my routine and I can feel the difference. I loop the lower end of the band under my left foot, step on the band with my right foot to shorten it to the right length, loop the other end over a DB, and do a right arm curl.
The problem with curls is that at maximum contraction (top of the movement), you're moving the DB horizontally instead of against gravity. There's very little resistance. With the band, you can extend the right foot forward so you're still getting resistance in stretching the band at the top of the movement.
Doing one arm at a time is slower, but it has the added benefit of strengthening the core because you have to fight the resistance to keep from leaning to one side.
He's running them sub 40 seconds.
Strawman + anecdotal
NEVER do a gym session the day before a race.
Did a 90 minute workout the day before a half marathon two weeks ago and my right shoulder was in agony for the last three miles.
It's not always the case but I wouldn't recommend it.
Markmiles wrote:
NEVER do a gym session the day before a race.
Did a 90 minute workout the day before a half marathon two weeks ago and my right shoulder was in agony for the last three miles.
It's not always the case but I wouldn't recommend it.
Yeah you should always take off 4 full days or 96 hours before all major races.
The natural human body needs a full 96 hours before the last hard workout and race day.
ThatAverageRunner wrote:
That's not how strength training works.
Not sure what that's in response to
Hardloper wrote:
ThatAverageRunner wrote:
That's not how strength training works.
Not sure what that's in response to
The rest of us do. Keep working on it. You'll figure it out.
You run heavy as f*ck. Why should we take your opinion?
Look at those pythons
Haha so eager to talk a big game and so insecure that you get the photo pulled down immediately. Bigly pathetic.
Markmiles wrote:
Did a 90 minute workout the day before a half marathon
...why?
Couldn’t agree with the OP more.
Lifting (3 sets of 3x10) changed my running form and increased my overall fitness significantly.
As a coach, we do 1 or 2 arm lifts a week. I’ve seen incredible results.
Dont knock it till you try it!
Percy Cerutty recommended them.