Hi, New Member with Questions

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Hi Everyone,

I came to this forum by accident but decided to join and ask for some opinions. My name is John and I'm 34. I've actually been strength training for nearly 20 years with some dead spots along the way :)

My current routine is what I have a question on. I do upper body strength training three days a week and I run about 3.5 miles the other three days. I've been running now for about a year and a half. I first started running to try to improve my endurance during soccer games. I no longer play, but I really enjoy running.

My question is about adding some leg strength training to my routine. Should I strength train my legs on the same day that I run? Or should I add it to the days that I train the upper body? What does everyone here do? Thanks for the help!

John
 
Hi and welcome. I'm sure some of the other guys around here will be able to give you some good advice and suggestions.
 
In my opinion, do weights AFTER!! That is what I do. I have done both and the running just loses out when I trained legs first. I train very hard when I run, and then I train even harder with weights. If you run on weak legs - say after you lift with them, you run a greater risk of injury if you are unlevel ground. Since you love to run, enjoy it when you are fresh, not when you are hurting.
 
OK, thanks everyone. It seems like everyone at least agrees that I should weight train the same day that I run. I guess I can try doing it before and after and see how my body reacts.
 
Id actually disagree, if your passionate about your running id leave running to their own day and rearrange your lifting days so that your training upper and lower.

So you have never trained lower body untill now?

And welcome to the forum :D
 
Oh, I've trained lower since the start. But once I started running the weight training on the legs just went away. Now I'm starting to notice the effect (chicken legs).

I'm going to have to do some experimenting with this. I could add a station or two on the days that I train upper body, but the problem is that it will add maybe 15-20 minutes that I really don't have to spare. On the days that I run (like today) I can afford to add that time, since I'm only running for about 35 minutes.
 
Well, I've added one station that I do before I run. I will pyramid up to a couple of sets of 8 reps or so. I've been doing that for a couple of weeks now. Not noticing any overtraining symptoms. And I do have that good muscle soreness the next day. So I'll keep it up and see.
 
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