Ok. Here is why strength training routines are so important.
Many years ago my friend Bob said he would work on his upper body strength when the races he participated in were run on your hands. (Wise guy)
Fast forward 20 years, I am watching a documentary on the greatest distance runner of all time, Geb, which is short for Gebersalaksikeurysyhdhee...
The show starts with him dropping to the Ethiopian sod and flying thru dozens and dozens of push ups. Maybe Bob was wrong? Let me think about it... yes Bob was wrong..
Just take a good look at the runner to the right. What is wrong with this picture?
Do you wanna be the dude or dudette with great running legs but a flabby and weak torso? Of course you don't! A Strength Training Routine for Upper Body Strength is the ultimate cross training. Start a strength training routine, hike or swim on your day off and you will create a total fitness being.
If you want to run better, lose more body fat, gain lean muscle, look better, feel stronger, stave off the aging process, strengthen bones and more, then follow my strength training routines.
You can lift weight and do it without getting bulky! Muscle is your friend!!!
Coach Carvey will give you tips for weight training, show you how to weight train with dumbells using various weight training methods, and give you a specific weight training technique specifically designed for runners.
Mrs. Coach Carvey talks about the benefits of female weight training. Learn how to do a strength training exercises for women, specific to women runners and non runners alike. Lose weight and keep the weight off through a maintenance program.
Lorelie Carvey is a Personal Trainer and former national level Champion bodybuilder.
Muscle is your metabolism. The more you have the more calories you will burn, even when at rest. You will look better, feel better, be stronger, lose weight and keep it off. So go here and follow Coach Carvey's weight training for weight loss program.
This illustration says a lot!
Your body will obey. What orders do you want to give it?
When you lift a weight you are telling your muscles to get stronger. When you go for a run you are commanding your body to release fuel, that fuel is stored fat. It may be stubborn at first but eventually it has to do as you say.
If you live long enough and don't weight train you will become so weak you may rip your shoulder in half lifting a bag of corn chips. Not far from the truth actually.
Work on the upper part of your physical being and you will be rewarded in many, many ways. My upper body exercises page.
Find out more on the benefits of weight training on my Strength Training Benefits page.
Some Factors That Affect Strength Performance
Limb length-In general the shorter the limb length the more weight the individual can lift.
Muscle fiber type-There are two types of muscle fibers, slow and fast twitch. Most people have a fairly even mix of both, others inherit more of one or the other. World class distance runners for example are born with a high percentage of slow twitch fibers. A world class powerlifter has more fast twitch fibers.
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