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Strength training 4: Exercises & program planning for runners with Richard Blagrove

The Run Smarter Podcast

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Is Strength Training a Good Way to Reduce Running Related Injuries?

There's all the evidence that looks at the benefits of strength training for increasing endurance running performance but Tom goom sort of calls it skimpy. The evidence isn't as backed up and if you have a look at a runner or like a bunch of runners who continue with your normal running miles and mileage they get injured the same rate, he says. People always see themselves wanting to be two steps ahead of where they are now so they're always wanting to run faster and run further. It doesn't matter on strength that it's irrelevant of strength you always want to better yourself what do you think of that?

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