Why Endurance Athletes Should Strength Train Year-Round

The Full Circle Podcast

Too many runners, triathletes, cyclists, and swimmers discount the importance of strength training in their endurance sports training. Strength training should not be just an off-season element. For athletes who want to reduce their probability and see consistent gains over time, strength training should be incorporated all year long.

Read this Coach Tip Tuesday:

https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/why-endurance-athletes-should-strength-train-year-round

Resources:

• A Sampling of Strength Exercises Recommended for Endurance Athletes:
  • Planks
  • Push-Ups
  • Wall Angels
  • Shoulder External Rotations
  • Shoulder Presses
  • Lat Pull-Downs
  • Single-Leg Step-Ups
  • Single-Leg Step-Downs
  • Sliding Single-Leg Romanian Deadlifts
  • Split Squats
  • Calf Raises
  • Trunk Rotations
  • Dead Bugs
  • Single-Leg Lift & Chop

• A Sampling of Strength Exercises that Can be Included in Dynamic Warm-Ups:
  • Pre-Swim Dynamic Warm-Up Exercises
    • Wall Angels
    • Shoulder External Rotations
    • Cross-Body Arm Swings
    • Shoulder Pull-Aparts with Band
  • Pre-Bike Dynamic Warm-Up Exercises
    • Dead Bugs
    • Glute Bridges
    • Reverse Lunge-to-Balance
    • Shoulder "I"s, "T"s, & "Y"s with Dumbbells
  • Pre-Run Dynamic Warm-Up Exercises
    • Single-Leg Step-Ups
    • Single-Leg Step-Downs
    • Sliding Single-Leg Romanian Deadlifts
    • Calf Raises
    • Lunge-to-Balance
    • Airplane to High Knee

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פרקים

1. Opening (00:00:00)

2. Most Endurance Athletes Do Not Strength Train (00:00:16)

3. Why Don’t More Endurance Athletes Regularly Strength Train? (00:01:47)

4. Why is Strength Training So Important for Endurance Athletes? (00:05:12)

5. The Fallacy of Off-Season-Only Strength Training (00:09:23)

6. A Multi-Planar Approach to Endurance Sports Training (00:10:46)

7. How Often Should Endurance Athletes Strength Train? (00:15:00)

8. Do Endurance Athletes Need to Work with a Strength Coach? (00:19:42)

9. The Bottom Line (00:22:31)

10. Closing (00:23:05)