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EP 589: TRAINING PRINCIPLES - Strength Training

Trail Runner Nation

Trail Runner Nation

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports, Running

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Most runners don't like strength training, including many of our experts in this episode.  Our experts discuss why it is important, how we can implement it into our training program and the benefits.

Michael Wardian is a great example of how strength training can help him become one of the best consistent ultra athletes with over 300 marathons and ultras.  He has many accomplishments including setting the record world record time in 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days and just completed a transcontinental run, "Running Home" in 61 days.  Check him out on Instagram or learn more on his web site.  Check out this video showing Mike's three core strength exercises that you can do anywhere (dead bugs, bridge, bird dog)!

Jason Fitzgerald had to be on this strength running episode because he has a podcast and website dedicated to the subject, Strength Running.  Jason is a USA Track & Field certified coach, and frequent contributor on PodiumRunner, Runner's World, Active, MapMyRun, The Art of Manliness, Lifehacker and others.  He has been running competitively since 1998 and competitively in the 3,000m Steeplechase.  After you subscribe to his podcast, follow him on Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.

Brad Kearns is a top endurance and multisport athlete, author, podcaster and coach.  Check out more at:

Alex Hutchinson has studied and written about strength training  at Outsideonline.  Here are some articles you might be interested in:

Alex is an avid runner and author.  We did a series of podcasts on his book, Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I don't even really like weightlifting, but you know what?

0:03.9

I love running and weightlifting enables me to do more of what I love, which is running.

0:09.4

For those reasons, I'm all in.

0:11.8

Find something that involves strength, that you can tolerate doing, and that you will

0:14.9

do on a regular basis for the rest of your life or close to it, and of course the details

0:19.6

matter, but not as much as the difference between nothing and something.

0:22.8

A very short effort can be an awesome workout, and if you stack these little exercise sessions

0:29.0

together, you have a wonderful increase in your baseline fitness competency.

0:34.2

And keep it fun, dude.

0:35.2

There's no one keeping score about you, right?

0:37.2

If you just do a little bit, you'll be surprised at what a big benefit it can have.

0:53.4

Welcome to the trailhead of trail run or nation where you go on virtual trail runs with experts.

0:57.6

This is a training principles episode, we're glad you joined us, lace up your shoes,

1:03.6

and enjoy the run.

1:05.1

And we're running with four amazing guests, and they're all experts in strength training.

1:10.5

We met with Mike Warty and Jason Fitzgerald, Brad Kerns, and Alex Hutchinson, and each

1:15.5

of them has a great take, and I'll tell you what, Scott, this one is worth listening to

1:19.4

twice.

1:20.4

It's an out-and-back podcast.

1:23.4

When you do what you love, like running, racing, like enjoying the outdoors, you want to do

1:28.5

it for your entire life.

1:30.6

And the best way to ensure that you can do it is to know what's going on inside your body.

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