Heres my dilemma. I'm training for a marathon for this October. I feel great about the race and have building up my mileage. However, I do like lifting weights and have worked hard at developing a defined even muscular body...however, I know what running can do to muscles and I'm worried that with all the cardio and endurance those gains will be wasted. Can someone recommend a well rounded weight workout for me while I train hard for this marathon? thanks everyone
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weight workout needed while training for marathon
- Thread starter tracyclang
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check out starting strength for pure weightlifting or you can checkout crossfit endurance for overall fitness plus specific training for running. Google them. SS has a great wiki page but I recommend getting the book.
Heres my dilemma. I'm training for a marathon for this October. I feel great about the race and have building up my mileage. However, I do like lifting weights and have worked hard at developing a defined even muscular body...however, I know what running can do to muscles and I'm worried that with all the cardio and endurance those gains will be wasted. Can someone recommend a well rounded weight workout for me while I train hard for this marathon? thanks everyone
You can ask one of our well respected forum members, "FlyinFree" your questions (or PM him if you will). He has ran marathons in the past and regularly trains for them. Here is a link to his current journal:
http://training.fitness.com/journal/derwyddon-flyinfree-experiment-stupid-28-34972.html#post324722
He has other journals. But currently this is the most active.
Best wishes to you
Chillen
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Heres my dilemma. I'm training for a marathon for this October. I feel great about the race and have building up my mileage. However, I do like lifting weights and have worked hard at developing a defined even muscular body...however, I know what running can do to muscles and I'm worried that with all the cardio and endurance those gains will be wasted. Can someone recommend a well rounded weight workout for me while I train hard for this marathon? thanks everyone
What others have said, but really, anything that isn't excessive in terms of volume will do. What's your schedule look like? What have you been doing previously? Etc.
I have been running about 4 times a week usually 1 long run (10 miles) at less than race pace. My present race pace for a 10K is about 7.24 minute miles. I run 2 5K's a week at race pace and 1 speed work session at track (BORING). I also cycle and participate in mini tri's so i ride 1-2 good rides a week. 2-3 times a week I've been trying to hit the weights, all body parts, in a circuit fashion. I'm not very big about 5'2" and 108 lbs. but I love lifting heavy. For example squats on freebar about 85 lbs. but on smith machine about 135 (maybe that's not heavy?). Lunges twice weekly usually walking lunges holding 20's in each hand...ton of pushups, love em, and just joined burpee challenge. I teach 2 bosu classes weekly at local gym but its not very intense, clientele are beginners. Upper body consists of the basic tri's, bi's, back, chest, lats etc. just a little bit of everything to target all major muscle groups. I don't work (other than gym classes) so i have time for specific training. I guess that's what I'm looking for while training for marathon. Thanks for your replies.
2-3 times a week I've been trying to hit the weights, all body parts, in a circuit fashion.
If you can keep up with this i don't think you are going to have a problem. And be careful because sometimes we think that we are not doing much but it's actually the opposite. It's so easy to suffer an injure at the late stages of your training. Keep it up, pay attention to your diet and your resting day(s). i wish you all the best
starting strength is low in volume and it will definitely get your weight up. when I started my 4th week of the program, I hit a 286 for 3 sets of 5 in the squat. I started the program at 180. thats over 100 pound gain in less than a month. Impressed the hell out of me. It also helped my running.