runners RE: lower body weights

[jcm]

for you runners: how do you weight train your lower body? i've been focusing on running lately because of a race this weekend so it's been running 4x week and doing cathe upper body only 2x week. after this weekend i know i need to get back to doing my lower body. it just seems like it gets so much with the running (i know primarily hams) and training that area is just going to fatique it more and make it harder to increase my mileage. how do you balance it?

i'm thinking right now of doing an upper body after a short run 1x week then a total body 1x week. so upper will get hit twice and lower just once. i don't know. any suggestions here?

 

[Mckmain]

jcm...I would also post this in the Runners (Cheetahs) check in in the Check-in and Challenge forum for more answers...it is a great group of various runners, from beginners to veterans......

For me it is an experiment finding out what works for you. I am 47 and have run for about 30 years. I use weight lifting to strengthen and prevent injury. I work my lower body 2 times a week kinda heavy and floorwork once a week. I back off a few weeks before a running race. I mostly stick to distance running (marathons and 50K's). It is also important for runners to get their upper bodies strong for distance running, if that is your choice....hope this helps...


Good luck on your race!

 

[JAFitMama]

JCM-
Carole is a very experienced runner and her comments are helpful. I am a new runner , but experienced exerciser.

My running schedule is similar to yours: 4 runs per week, upper body twice, abs 3 times. lower body 1-2 per week**

**I am experimenting with lower body workouts. Many of Cathe's floor routines hit different areas of the legs than running. For example L&G ankle weightwork and PS floor work , and KM leg conditioning drills all work the legs differently that running does. Working the quad muscles is good to keep the knee healthy. Doing at least one of these floor routines per week has been working for me. I do them after a run on the same day. About every other week I do a kickboxing DVD which hits the legs pretty well too.(If I didn't golf I would try to do kickboxing weekly) I do try to put in a traditional Cathe lower body DVD, but keep the weights lighter, and only about every other week. However, I am only trying to keep my legs slim and healthy enough to keep running.


Judy "Likes2bfit"


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[Fit_mommy]

Hi.

I am new to running as well. Even more so than Judy.

I am currently doing 2-3 full body weight work outs or circuit work outs each week and that seems to be fine for me. I bulk in the legs easily so I don't lift heavy for L/B which may make a difference when it comes to fatigue affecting my running. As of yet, I haven't had any problems.