3 Most Useless Gym Exercises for Runners

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With an endless variety of machines and exercises to choose from, is it possible you’re wasting your time with exercises that seem like they would help your running, but in reality offer little running-specific benefit and may even contribute to injuries?
Judging from what I’ve seen in the gym, most runners are.
To help you make the most of your time spent strength training, here are the 3 exercises to avoid (and the research on why) and scientifically proven more effective, running-specific alternatives.
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@psalmon3582 4 ай бұрын

Really good tips...time and focus is precious. Tks

@km_personaltrainer Жыл бұрын

Great video! Please keep them coming! Thank you 💪

@runnersconnect Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@marjyfriedrichs5272 Жыл бұрын

Can I use a fabric resistance band around both ankles at home for that middle exercise?

@runnersconnect Жыл бұрын

Yes you can! I just did the machine since we were talking about people already in the gym.

@arnthorla Жыл бұрын

Why not the Barbell Squat? Or even the Deadlift? You are still suggesting pretty inefficient exercises.

@runnersconnect Жыл бұрын

Great question. Because the exercises I mentioned were all isolation exercises, I wanted to give mostly isolation exercises as alternatives. I also kind of assumed that if a runner was in the gym and doing quad extensions, etc. they'd probably already be doing squats, etc. I think if you look at the actual research on all the exercises suggested (much of which is highlighted in the video), they are extremely effective for runners.

@arnthorla Жыл бұрын

@@runnersconnect Yes they probably are effective. I'm just so surpriced why hardly no one metions the elephant in the room, which to my mind would be a strong focus on the squat, perhaps 3 sets of 5 reps, and a real emphasis on progression with this main exercise. - To my mind we would be better off just doing the barbell squat and do it with real intent.