StrengthTraining for Runners
StrengthTraining for Runners

Author: John Shepherd

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1408181436

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Due to cost and time pressures, people are abandoning the gym and organised sport in favour of more flexible and informal pursuits such as running. But it's not just as simple as getting the miles under your belt. Injuries can impact on your ability to train, and all runners can benefit from a simple strength training and conditioning programme to boost performance and avoid unnecessary injuries. Strength and Conditioning is now regarded as integral to any training programme from marathon runners to triathletes. Strength Training for Runners is designed to keep you, as a runner, on track, whatever your level. Packed with photos illustrating the different techniques, this coaching manual is ideal for any motivated runner. Chapters will guide you through constructing a programme of exercises to keep you running fit, show you how to improve and strengthen your running and other muscles in specific warm ups and provide you with some great conditioning advice that will make you a stronger and faster runner. With the right strength training approach behind you, one that is balanced and reflects your training and racing needs, your injury risk can be significantly reduced and your performance significantly increased.

Quick Strength for Runners
Quick Strength for Runners

Author: Jeff Horowitz

Publisher: VeloPress

Published: 2013-12-04

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1937716511

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Quick Strength for Runners offers a smart, fast-paced strength training program for runners who want to run faster and with fewer injuries. In under an hour a week, runners will strengthen their core and key running muscles to build a better runner’s body. Strength training is crucial to better running and injury prevention. But it’s difficult to know which exercises work best for runners or to get motivated to hit the gym. In Quick Strength for Runners, running coach and personal trainer Jeff Horowitz simplifies strength training into just two 20-minute workouts per week, with no gym or pricey equipment required. Designed specifically for runners, the Quick Strength program pinpoints the exercises that really work. Inside you’ll find: A guide to how strength training leads to better running form and fitness 40 targeted exercises, with step-by-step photos and clear instructions Progressive workouts and advanced form options to increase strength as fitness improves A focused and efficient 8-week strength training program Tips on designing your own long-term workout program for a lifetime of fitness Quick Strength for Runners makes it easy for runners to build a better runner’s body. This highly effective, easy-to-implement program will make you a stronger, faster runner in under an hour a week so you can stay on the road or trail.

Running Rewired
Running Rewired

Author: Jay Dicharry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-04-16

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1646046528

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Become a stronger, faster, and more durable runner with a program created by America’s leading endurance sports physical therapist—now updated to include the latest research and a new chapter to help runners combat common overuse injuries. In this second edition of Running Rewired, Jay Dicharry distills cutting-edge biomechanical research into 16 workouts any runner can slot into their training program to begin seeing real results in as soon as 6 weeks. For better or worse, your body drives your running form. Running Rewired will show you how to shed old injuries, mobility problems, weaknesses, and imbalances and rewire your body-brain movement patterns. You’ll rebuild your dynamics and transform your running within one season. The rebuilding process targets the four essential skills required for faster, safer running, Runners must practice quality movement as they build strength for their sport. In this new edition of Running Rewired, you’ll find: 11 self-tests for joint mobility, posture stability, rotation, and alignment 80 exercises to fix blocks, move with precision, build strength, and improve power 16 rewire workouts to amplify any training plan from 5K to ultramarathon New research-driven strategies to optimize your bones, tendons, and muscles for the demands of running New instruction to guide everyone from new + young runners to masters and elite runners on successfully implementing the Running Rewired program Dicharry’s Running Rewired pulls in the best practices from the fields of physical therapy, biomechanics, and sports performance to optimize your body and your run for durability, longevity, and success.

Runner's World Guide to Cross-Training
Runner's World Guide to Cross-Training

Author: Matt Fitzgerald

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2004-09-23

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1609616146

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How to cross-train to improve running times and prevent overuse injuries--whether you are participating in your first 10-K or competing to win a marathon or triathlon If you want to enjoy a long, successful life of running, it's essential to incorporate non-running activities into your training program. Strength exercises will keep your muscles in balance. Flexibility exercises will keep them supple. And alternative endurance activities will help heal existing injuries while preventing future ones. In Runner's World Guide to Cross-Training, Matt Fitzgerald--seasoned runner, triathlete, sports and fitness journalist, and online coach to runners and triathletes--tells you everything you need to know about the very best cross-training exercises for runners, from the equipment you'll have to buy to the techniques you'll have to master. In addition to strength training and flexibility exercises, he recommends the six best non-impact cardiovascular activities for runners: pool running, elliptical training, bicycling, inline skating, swimming, and cross-country skiing. The book shows how to integrate running and cross-training, and features five complete sample programs that will train you to compete in a basic 10-K, advanced 10-K/half marathon, basic marathon, advanced marathon, and triathlon. Until now, there hasn't been a credible cross-training book designed especially for runners. With the imprimatur of Runner's World magazine-recognized everywhere as the most authoritative source of information on the sport-this excellent guide will be welcomed by runners at every level as the book to consult for advice on this vital topic.

Hal Higdon's Half Marathon Training
Hal Higdon's Half Marathon Training

Author: Higdon, Hal

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2016-03-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1492517240

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Hal Higdon’s Half Marathon Training offers prescriptive programming for all levels of runners. Not only will it help you learn how to get started with your training, but it will show you where to focus your attention, when to progress, and how to keep it simple.

Hansons Marathon Method
Hansons Marathon Method

Author: Humphrey Luke

Publisher: VeloPress

Published: 2012-11-27

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1937716228

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In Hansons Marathon Method, the coaches of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project reveal the methods they've used to turn their runners into race winners, national champions, and Olympians. Hansons Marathon Method offers a radical overhaul of marathon training that promises to turn any runner into a true marathoner and help experienced marathoners set new personal bests. Hansons Marathon Method does away with mega-long runs and high-mileage weekends--two outdated traditions that make most runners miserable. Instead, runners using the Hansons method will gradually build up to the moderate-high mileage required for marathon success, spreading those miles more sensibly throughout the week. Running easy days mixed with precisely paced speed, strength, and tempo workouts, runners will steel their bodies and minds to run the hardest miles of the marathon. Both Beginner and Advanced training programs feature the unique Hansons 16-mile long run which, as part of the Hansons program, is ideal for preparing the body for the marathon. Humphrey explains how runners should set their goal race pace and shows how to customize the Hansons method to their own needs, like adding extra racing, running more miles, and handling training interruptions. Detailed nutrition and hydration chapters help runners pinpoint their personal energy and hydration needs so they know precisely how much to eat and drink during workouts, race week, race day, and for recovery. The Hansons approach to pacing and nutrition means marathoners will never hit the wall. Hansons Marathon Method lays out the smartest marathon training program available from one of the most accomplished running groups in the nation. Using this innovative approach, runners will mold real marathon muscles, train their body to never hit the wall, and prepare to run their fastest marathon.

Bear Naked Strength Training for Distance Runners
Bear Naked Strength Training for Distance Runners

Author: Rick Morris

Publisher:

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9781931088046

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As a distance runner, you love to run. You always enjoy your endurance building long runs, your stress reducing tempo workouts and your exhilarating interval training sessions. But to realize your peak potential as a distance runner, reach a top level of fitness and enjoy an injury free running life, you need more than just running. You need strong, powerful, energy producing and injury resistant muscles. You need to perform strength training as a consistent part of your training routine.Of course you would rather run than strength train, but getting in your strength workouts doesn't need to be time consuming or inconvenient. You don't need to make a special trip to the gym or purchase a lot of expensive equipment. You can do all of your strength workouts at the track, on the trail, in the park or in your own home because the strength training techniques in this book are all natural with no equipment or artificial ingredients required.These strength techniques and workouts are based upon and designed for your needs as a distance runner. They are functional and efficient in nature. Do you want to reach new levels of running success? Then follow the advice of Coach Grizz and improve your fitness and running performance with Bear Naked Strength Training for Distance Runners.Bear Naked Strength Training for Distance Runners includes over 125 body weight strength training exercises and sample training programs for general running fitness, recreational running, competitive running, specific race distances, injury prevention and weight loss. No matter what your running goal, Coach Grizz has you covered.

Underground Secrets to Faster Running
Underground Secrets to Faster Running

Author: Barry Ross

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2005-11-02

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 1411657357

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High school phenomenon Allyson Felix used this strength training system to run the fastest 200 meters in the world in 2003. Based upon physiology and physics, it incorporates the most recent studies in running mechanics. This training program will dramatically increase running speed, jumping height and muscle power for all athletes.

Runner's World Train Smart, Run Forever
Runner's World Train Smart, Run Forever

Author: Bill Pierce

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1623367476

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From the experts at the Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST), Runner's World Train Smart, Run Forever goes beyond traditional training programs and addresses the issues that prevent runners from reaching their full potential. This book will teach you how to become a fit, fast, and healthy lifelong runner by following the authors’ innovative 7-hour workout week. In this new approach, Bill Pierce and Scott Murr show how overall fitness and total body health are the secret to longevity as a runner. Runner’s World Train Smart, Run Forever is appropriate for all runners, but is especially helpful if you’re frustrated by injuries or looking to maintain your healthy lifestyle as you age. This book addresses the controversies surrounding the dangers of overtraining and the stress associated with the constant craving for faster race times. Complete with a comprehensive program to enhance overall fitness, improve race times, and support healthy aging, this book will show you how to achieve your fitness goals at any stage.