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 Strength Training Workouts for Runners
Artcile By: George Payan, B.S., M.Ed.
Strength
Training Can Make An Athlete Run Faster
Artcile By: George Payan, B.S., M.Ed.
Studies have revealed that strength training can raise one's lactate
threshold and the speed that can be maintained before the rapid
onset of lactic acid accumulation begins to affect endurance performance.
The strength trained athletes in one study experienced a very
significant 12 percent increase in their lactate threshold.
Components
Of a Speed program
Article By: George Payan,
B.S., M.Ed.
The following
information was obtained in a clinic with permission of Kevin
O'Donnell, Speed Dynamics:
How
To Start a Beginner in a Running Program
Article By: George Payan,
B.S., M.Ed.
Before you
can begin a running program, you must understand some of the concepts
and principles of running.
Achieving
Your Personal Best by Inserting Rest
Article By George Payan, B.S., M.Ed.
Inserting
rest into your training plan is a way to assist you to attain
personal goals. Rest is an essential element in any training plan,
but is all too often overlooked, and even avoided in some circumstances.
Rest is also known as restoration. Restoration is a system of
recovery which enables the body to avoid illness and injury. There
are two types of rest: active-rest and complete rest.
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