The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running
By Rob Price
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No other running book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book has been designed specifically for runners to increase endurance, stamina, speed and strength. By following the programs contained in this book, you will no longer run out of gas before the race is over, but instead you will be able to sprint at record paces until the finish line.
Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!
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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running - Rob Price
The
Ultimate Guide to
WEIGHT
TRAINING
for
RUNNING
second edition
Prior to beginning any exercise program, you must consult with your physician. You must also consult your physician before increasing the intensity of your training.
Any application of the recommended material in this book is at the sole risk of the reader, and at the reader’s discretion. Responsibility of any injuries or other negative effects resulting from the application of any of the information provided within this book is expressly disclaimed.
Published by Price World Publishing 1300 W. Belmont Ave, Suite 20g Chicago, IL 60657
Copyright © 2005 by Robert G. Price CPT. All rights reserved. Neither this book, nor any parts within it may be sold or reproduced in any form without permission.
Book design by Jocelyn H. HermozadaCover design by Alexandru Dan GeorgescuInterior photographs by Marc GollubEditing by Barb GreenbergEditing and proofreading by Maryanne Haselow-DulinPrinting by Express Media
Second Edition, 2005ISBN: 978-1-936910-85-4
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
The
Ultimate Guide to
WEIGHT
TRAINING
for
RUNNING
second edition
Robert G. Price CPT
CONTENTS
Part I
RUNNING-SPECIFIC TRAINING
Introduction
Off-season Training
In-season Training
Technique and Speed Development for Running
Nutrition for Ultra-Endurance Athletes
Part II
GETTING STARTED
Warming Up
Cooling Down
Abs
Stretching
Proper Form
Proper Breathing
Part III
RECOMMENDED EXERCISES
Substituting Similar Exercises
Chest Exercises
Back (Lats) Exercises
Shoulders Exercises
Triceps Exercises
Biceps/Forearms Exercises
Legs Exercises
Part IV
THE NECESSITIES
Perfecting Your Technique
Estimating Your One-Rep Max
The Different Folks, Different Strokes Principle
Overtraining and Staleness
The Declaration of Variation
Muscle Fibers
Training Techniques
When to Increase
Safety Reminders
Record Keeping
Test Yourself
Conclusion
Part V
SUPPLEMENTAL 4-WEEK PROGRAMS
Endurance/Stamina/Fat-burning Programs
General Fitness/Power Programs
Strength Programs
Part I
RUNNING
Specific
Training
With Weight
Training,
KNOWLEDGE
IS THE KEY
TO SUCCESS
INTRODUCTION
By opening The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running, you have taken your first step towards achieving your athletic potential. This book is loaded with the most up-to-date sports weight training information and features a year-round running-specific weight-training program. Upon completion of the text, you will know how to properly, safely, and effectively perform over 80 exercises and you will be ready to begin your training.
The most important part of this book is the running-specific weight- training program itself, which begins on page 6. This program was created for one reason and one reason only: to improve your running potential. It does this by increasing your strength, endurance, and flexibility in the parts of your body that are most important for running. This program was designed to supply you with the advantage you will need to outperform your opponents. By following this program, you will build your muscles with endurance and stamina. When called upon, you will be physically prepared and mentally ready to compete at the highest of your potential.
Although running is primarily a sport focusing on leg strength and endurance, certain upper-body muscle groups should not be ignored in order to achieve your maximum potential. This book does not overlook the importance of these muscle groups and has you training your entire body in order to maximize your potential.
This book does not teach you how to perform specific movements. It does not show you the best strategies to perfect your running technique, nor does it give you any tips to improve your specific running skills. This book does, however, provide you with the best methods, programs, and strategies available to physically improve your body and maximize your running potential!
OFF-SEASON TRAINING
The off-season is the time in any sport to build up your muscles, become more powerful, and increase muscular endurance. The off-season program consists of four 4-week routines cycled together to maximize both muscular endurance and explosive-power. The first and third routines are designed to build your stamina and muscular endurance, while the second and fourth routines are designed more for power and explosion.
Variation is very important to an effective workout program. Varying your routines keeps you making progress and gains. Your body eventually will adapt to any routine it’s on, so it is very important to change routines once your gains have stopped and your strength has peaked. Changing programs every four-weeks is the most effective time period to follow any one routine. For more information on the importance of variation to weight-training, see the section The Declaration of Variation.
During the off-season, you must supplement your weight-training activities with some sort of running specific activities to keep your body in proper shape.
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE TRAINING
The first and third routines of the off-season cycle are to enhance your muscular endurance. Weight-training for muscular endurance differs greatly from strength and power training. Strength training builds up size, bulk, and strength; power training builds explosion, speed, and intensity; and endurance training builds your stamina by enabling your muscles to work longer without fatiguing. Weight-training to increase your muscular endurance requires many slow movement repetitions to train and build your slow-twitch muscle fibers, which are responsible for increased endurance and stamina.
The keys to endurance training are as follows:
Proper breathing: Breathing properly is extremely important in endurance training. As you perform repetition after repetition, your instincts will be to hold your breath. With each and every rep, be sure to inhale while lowering the weight on the eccentric movement and exhale while raising the weights on the concentric movement. Never hold your breath.
Smooth rhythmic lifts: In endurance training, the lowering, negative part, of every rep should last at least two seconds and the raising, positive part, should be at least one second. The goal is to keep this rhythm from your first rep to your last to ensure a great workout.
Short rest times: To get the most out of endurance training, it is best if you take short rest times between sets. This gives lifting aerobic benefits because it leads to a more continuous, less sporadic workout, which keeps your heart rate up. To ensure optimal results while training for endurance, take no more than sixty seconds of rest time between sets.
EXPLOSIVE-POWER TRAINING
The second and fourth routines of the cycle are designed to build speed and explosive-power.
Four important aspects to explosive-power training are:
Medium weights, medium reps: Training for power is quite different than training for strength. For strength training, the idea is to lift heavy weights a low number of times. Contrastingly, decreasing the weight-load and lifting between eight and fifteen repetitions is the best way to successfully train for power and explosion.