The Biggest Mistake You're Making With Your Strength Training
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
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4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Not including proper progression in your strength routines is one of the biggest reasons you may still be getting injured despite performing injury prevention routines and why your progress may have stalled.
In today's episode, Coach Jeff is going to help you fix this by…
- Explaining what progression is and why it's important
- The different ways you can add-in progressive overload to your training
- Walk you through a 4-phase progression you can implement in your training today.
If you're not currently implementing progression into your strength training, this is a must listen!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Milanson and this is the run to the top |
| 0:14.4 | podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every |
| 0:19.3 | episode. We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runnersconnect.net |
| 0:25.1 | where you can find the best running information on the internet as well as training plans |
| 0:29.6 | to fit every runner and every budget. This week we are back with another awesome lesson from coach Jeff Godette. |
| 0:46.0 | In today's episode, coach Jeff is going to discuss one of the biggest mistakes runners make when it comes to strength training, a lack of progression. |
| 0:54.0 | He'll explain what progression means, why it's so critical, and give you a concrete outline |
| 0:59.3 | to follow to make sure your strength training includes progression. This is a session coach |
| 1:04.3 | Jeff recorded for our members a while back so there are a few references to our plans |
| 1:08.8 | and programs but you can still follow along and easily incorporate this amazing lesson into your training. |
| 1:14.5 | In fact, to make it easier, we've included a free download of the slides Coach Jeff used in this |
| 1:19.5 | presentation and the show notes for this episode. |
| 1:22.4 | Just head to runnersconnect.net |
| 1:24.0 | backslash 574 |
| 1:26.0 | and you can get the free download. |
| 1:28.0 | You're going to love this episode. Do you find it difficult to hit the right spots when foam rolling or find it too difficult to control the pressure when you're on the ground, |
| 1:44.0 | then you need to check out mobility wall, |
| 1:47.0 | the foam roller that mounts to your doorway, |
| 1:49.0 | which makes the pressure much easier to control. |
| 1:51.0 | I'll tell you more about them later in this episode but you can |
| 1:53.9 | check them out now at mobilitywall.com backslash r. TT. Countless research |
| 2:02.1 | studies have shown that pillow selection can have a dramatic impact on sleep quality. |
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