Episode 25: Tony Gentilcore on Why Runners Need to Lift

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2017

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Is it surprising that I don’t think strength workouts are cross-training? Rather, strength work is just part of your training as a runner.

Cross-training is supplemental exercise that can be helpful to your running, like cycling.

But just like form drills, strides, or dynamic flexibility exercises, I consider strength training to be an integral part of how to train distance runners.

If you’re not strength training, then you’re not training.

And to help you get things right in the weight room, I invited top strength and conditioning coach Tony Gentilcore on the Strength Running podcast to talk about:

What are the benefits of strength training?
Do runners need to lift differently than other athletes?
How do you strength train without a gym membership?
What are the most common mistakes in the weight room?
Do women need to lift differently or tweak their programs?
What are the “little things” for weight lifters?

Cofounder of Cressey Sports Performance, Tony now owns his own gym outside of Boston and trains top-level athletes and everyone else.

A frequent contributor to major fitness and media outlets like T-Nation, Women’s Health, and The Boston Herald, Tony also runs a popular strength training blog.

Tony made my job easy as podcast host because he has a great sense of humor and can make exercise science seem easy. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I did speaking with Tony.

Even if you’re comfortable in the gym, you won’t want to miss this episode.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Ready?
0:02.0	Say, go.
0:04.0	This is episode 25 with strength and conditioning coach,
0:08.0	collegiate baseball player,
0:10.0	contributor to many health publications like T Nation and women's health
0:14.0	and owner of the gym core in Brookline, Massachusetts,
0:18.0	Mr. Tony Gentlecore. Hey all it's Jason and thanks for tuning in to another episode of the
0:35.5	Strength Running podcast we have Strength Coach Tony Gentlecore with us today
0:40.1	and we're talking about lifting weights I I love it. Why runners need to be
0:44.4	strength training, the pitfalls and mistakes that beginners make in the weight
0:48.0	room, special considerations for female athletes, and the little things that will make your strength work much more effective.
0:55.1	I think you're going to love this one not just because Tony shares a wealth of information,
0:59.3	but he makes it accessible.
1:00.7	He has a great sense of humor and he makes hard work seem like a lot of fun.
1:04.0	Tony is a former collegiate baseball player who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Sunni
1:09.0	Cortland with a degree in health education and a concentration in health and wellness promotion.
1:14.0	He worked as a personal trainer for several years in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
1:19.0	before opening a sports performance gym with two other trainers that has arguably grown into the foremost
1:25.2	baseball training facility on the East Coast.
1:28.4	His work has appeared in T Nation, the Boston Herald, Men's Health, Bodybuilding.com, Women's Health, and many others.
1:36.6	Now as you probably know at this point I believe strength training is critical for runners.
1:41.3	It's not cross training. It's simply part of your training as a
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