question about weight training the legs.

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My question is: when during the week should I fit my leg session with the weights and how often
should I do it, once a week or once every two weeks?

Never. There is absolutely no reason to do so.

Bill R.

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Beasley said:

I've got a question, I've not been able to find any type of answer or recomendation. I run about
30 to 40 miles a week, do my long runs on Saturday, and speed work on Wed or Thursday. My question
is: when during the week should I fit my leg session with the weights and how often should I do
it, once a week or once every two weeks?

Any help on fitting leg workouts, speed work and long runs into a one week schedule would be
great. Or let me know if fitting these three into one week is over doing it.

Tom, I used to have a similar schedule and dilemma when I was still regularly doing some leg weight
work. Seemed logical at the time and my body agreed that I should avoid the lower body strength work
on Sat-Sun and the day of my speed work. If you're young and bounce back quickly you may be fine
doing the leg work day after hard workouts, I tended to do the weights Mondays and Fridays to keep
them apart from hard running workouts--probably averaged 1.5 of those leg sessions per week and
stopped weights altogether two weeks before races of 10K or longer. No doubt it depends some on the
type of running goals. In fact, I began to improve my distance running times when I stopped doing
strength work due to time constraints. But I think this was coincidental--I also started following a
better quality running plan. I plan to start back on a schedule like you are trying this summer,
perhaps we can report back on how it goes. good luck. chris

Weight train if you like/have time. It can improve the quality and quantity of your muscle fibers
and keep your smaller muscle groups in the legs strong. These smaller muscle groups may get chewed
up during rigorous training, sacrificed/cannibalized to for the sake of larger muscle groups that
receive lots of attention during running. My doc says a lack of weight training can contribute to
small muscle group problems like ITB.

Most importantly, try to get information like this from running guides, medical literature, or
sports physicians - not from nameless faces like myself or people with cartoon cocks in their
sign-off (see below).

Just my two cents - and maybe all it's worth.

- Craig

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

My question is: when during the week should I fit my leg session with the weights and how often

should I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

do it, once a week or once every two weeks?

Never. There is absolutely no reason to do so.

Bill R.

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"Beasley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've got a question, I've not been able to find any type of answer or recomendation. I run about
30 to 40 miles a week, do my long runs on Saturday, and speed work on Wed or Thursday. My question
is: when during the week should I fit my leg session with the weights and how often should

I

Quoted message said:

do it, once a week or once every two weeks?

Any help on fitting leg workouts, speed work and long runs into a one week schedule would be
great. Or let me know if fitting these three into one week is over doing it.

Thanks,

Tom

Thanks,

I think I'll do this. Long run on Sat., Leg work outs on either Monday or Tuesday, then speed work
either Wednesday or Thursday (two days after the leg workout). I'll check back and let you know how
it goes in a couple of months. I just started running marathons last year and I'm trying to work on
increasing my speed, pace and overall leg strength. I have done leg workouts in the past, not too
consistantly but I've felt they do help my speed.

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Beasley said:

I've got a question, I've not been able to find any type of answer or recomendation. I run about
30 to 40 miles a week, do my long runs on Saturday, and speed work on Wed or Thursday. My
question is: when

during

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the week should I fit my leg session with the weights and how often

should I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

do it, once a week or once every two weeks?

Any help on fitting leg workouts, speed work and long runs into a one

week

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

schedule would be great. Or let me know if fitting these three into one week is over doing it.

Tom, I used to have a similar schedule and dilemma when I was still

regularly

Quoted message said:

doing some leg weight work. Seemed logical at the time and my body agreed

that I

Quoted message said:

should avoid the lower body strength work on Sat-Sun and the day of my

speed

Quoted message said:

work. If you're young and bounce back quickly you may be fine doing the

leg work

Quoted message said:

day after hard workouts, I tended to do the weights Mondays and Fridays to

keep

Quoted message said:

them apart from hard running workouts--probably averaged 1.5 of those leg sessions per week and
stopped weights altogether two weeks before races of

10K

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or longer. No doubt it depends some on the type of running goals. In fact,

I

Quoted message said:

began to improve my distance running times when I stopped doing strength

work

Quoted message said:

due to time constraints. But I think this was coincidental--I also started following a better
quality running plan. I plan to start back on a

schedule like

Quoted message said:

you are trying this summer, perhaps we can report back on how it goes. good luck. chris

Thanks,

yeah, I've talked to PT's, docs, and former marathoners, they all say weight training is important.
I have the ITB syndrome, it sucks. But no one has told me how fit it into my schedule and make sure
I'm not overdoing it.

Don't worry, I wasn't about to take cartoon [censored]'s comments too seriously, especially after
reading some of his previous posts.

Thanks,

Tom

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Weight train if you like/have time. It can improve the quality and

quantity

Quoted message said:

of your muscle fibers and keep your smaller muscle groups in the legs strong. These smaller muscle
groups may get chewed up during rigorous training, sacrificed/cannibalized to for the sake of
larger muscle groups that receive lots of attention during running. My doc says a lack of

weight

Quoted message said:

training can contribute to small muscle group problems like ITB.

Most importantly, try to get information like this from running guides, medical literature, or
sports physicians - not from nameless faces like myself or people with cartoon cocks in their
sign-off (see below).

Just my two cents - and maybe all it's worth.

- Craig

"Bill-always hard-Rodgers " <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

My question is: when during the week should I fit my leg session with the weights and how often

should I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

do it, once a week or once every two weeks?

Never. There is absolutely no reason to do so.

Bill R.

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"Beasley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've got a question, I've not been able to find any type of answer or recomendation. I run about
30 to 40 miles a week, do my long runs on Saturday, and speed work on Wed or Thursday. My
question is: when

during

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the week should I fit my leg session with the weights and how often

should

Quoted message said:

I

Quoted message said:

do it, once a week or once every two weeks?

Any help on fitting leg workouts, speed work and long runs into a one

week

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

schedule would be great. Or let me know if fitting these three into one week is over doing it.

Thanks,

Tom

Dude, you write a lot of stupid lame obnoxious posts, I would think you

pansy if you can't take that.

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Don't worry, I wasn't about to take cartoon [censored]'s comments too seriously, especially after
reading some of his previous posts.

Do NOT read anymore of my posts. You're a dipshit, and I don't give advice

to

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dipshits.

Bill R.

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