Training Tuesday #11: Strength Training & Periodization for Runners

As distance runners, we don't always have a sense of comfort with the weight room. However, the weight room can be the difference between a successful season and one that ends in injury and/or disappointment. Today we explore the concept of Strength Training for Runners:

• What lifts are best for endurance athletes


• What rep ranges you should be doing


• How to periodize your lifting to complement your racing 


• Specific plans for what to do from this day forward to maximize your 2020 race season


• How to do all this while trapped in your house (if need be)