?"It's time to face the cryptic 'cross-training' references on my marathon schedule. What should I do? There's so much choice! Whenever I run more than about 14 miles my upper body gets tired, so I know I need to develop my core strength, but what's the best
're strong enough to cope with the training. Working at least one strength training session into your weekly schedule pays real dividends, in terms of improved performance, greater endurance and faster overall speed - but it also ensures that you'll spend
hard-earned tick next to 'goal' in your training diary. Brain trainingAs you become more experienced and begin to get an idea of your potential, you may start wondering if it might be worth complementing your physical training with exercises
-earned tick next to 'goal' in your training diary. Brain trainingAs you become more experienced and begin to get an idea of your potential, you may start wondering if it might be worth complementing your physical training with exercises to strengthen your mind
hours on the turbo trainer, continue to swim endless lengths of the pool and pound the streets for hours. That's training harder; you could be forgetting to train smarter. You could be forgetting the importance of strength.How strength training helps
Strength Training To Balance Your BodyYou need something to keep your body properly aligned while you're running down the road at 200kg of crunching, twisting-in, and torquing-out force per stride - and what better than muscle? According to Ferber, it
Strength training is a bit like flossing: we know it's good for us, but we don’t do it as often as we should. But successful runners do more than just run – they lift and lunge to build strong muscles for climbing hills, maintaining perfect form
You know that adding some weight training to your programme will help your running by making you more stable and powerful, but what if you don’t fancy joining a gym? Here’s the answer: stay at home and use your own body weight for all-round strength
their slow brothers in action. And as you progress from moderate to maximum muscle force (think sprinting), fast-twitch type IIb fibres are called upon. If you're a distance runner, you may think you only need to train those slow, endurance-oriented fibres
1. SpeedThe Session: 4 x 40m sprints (with 3 mins recovery), then 4 x 300m sprints (with 6 mins recovery)Tony Minichiello says: "Speed training in heptathlon is crucial as there's an element of it in every event - just as there is in every race
