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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/running
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How many of you both run and strength train in a given week?

I'm currently doing strength training 3x a week, running 4x a week. Mondays are the only days where I have both scheduled. I'm curious for those of you that do both, what kind of strength training do you do, and do you run first or lift first?

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[–] Bruncvik 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I run every day (every second day is only a short recovery jog), and work out 5 times per week: 2 x upper, 2 x core and 1 x legs. All focused on improving my running and reducing injury potential, so only calisthenics, no weight training. I don't do workouts the day before and the day of my long run. It's doable, once you find you routine and have separate deloading weeks for running and workouts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I’m also trying to figure out how to not lift the day before my long runs. I usually do Saturday long runs, lift Friday and speed work Thursdays. I might try to lift light Thursdays and see how that goes