11. Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Runners with Rich Blagrove

The Endure Stronger Podcast

This week on the Endure Stronger podcast, we interview one of the world’s leading experts in strength and conditioning for endurance runners: Rich Blagrove.

Rich is a Lecturer in Physiology and Programme Director for the MSc Strength and Conditioning at Loughborough University, and a former director of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association.

Rich has provided strength and conditioning coaching support to numerous athletes over the last 12 years, including several Olympic and Paralympic runners. In 2015, he authored the excellent (and highly recommended) book Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What strength and conditioning (S & C) actually means
• Why all runners should be following some kind of S & C programme
• How S & C can improve everything from your running economy to your overall race performance
• Why S & C is your secret weapon against injury, and
• Why some runners seem to get away with doing no S & C at all.

Most usefully, Rich outlines how YOU can easily perform some basic tests on yourself without equipment and put together a simple S & C programme to start improving your running today. If you’re more advanced, Rich has some tips on rep ranges and more, too.

Having an expert of Rich's calibre on our podcast was a real honour and we’re super excited to give you a window into his expertise. Enjoy.

Links:

Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running by Richard Blagrove

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B010KNDZ44/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_vXZJEb7X5A26B