{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 47: Ideal Strength Training for Runners","description":"Cross-training is supplemental exercise that can be helpful to your running, like cycling. But just like form drills, strides, or dynamic flexibility exercises, I consider strength training to be an integral part of how to train distance runners. If you\u2019re not strength training, then you\u2019re not training. Running by itself only gets you so far. It\u2019s a fairly one-dimensional form of exercise, after all. If you look at how pro runners train (hell, even high school runners), you\u2019ll see a lot of \u201cother things\u201d in their training: Form drills Plyometrics Bodyweight strength workouts Mobility Barefoot work Skill-based strength exercises (like Olympic lifts) Dynamic flexibility routines Whoever said runners just ran?! All of this extra training makes you stronger, more efficient, and flexible with higher levels of coordination. In other words, you become a better athlete. Because you\u2019re not a runner \u2013 you\u2019re an athlete that specializes in running. I wanted to dive into the topic of strength training in more detail so you know what to do \u2013 and how to do it \u2013 to become a faster and less injury-prone runner. ","author_name":"The Strength Running Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/strengthrunning.com","html":"