subject: Weight Training Tips for Runners [print this page] When it comes to providing weight training to runners, people may have their own opinions about whether they are effective or not. Usually, some runners are seen being content with weight training and considering it one important factor of improving their act. On the contrary, some may complain about its efficiency.
Usually, weight training is seen as a successful way of increasing your speed and improving ability. But like any other thing, it comes with a bunch of positive and negative aspects which have to be kept in mind before getting to work on it. To begin with, stay informed about which exercises are meant for runners and follow only those.
Make it a point of not adding up much weight to the body, as this will make you slow. Work on your arms so that they have the strength to lunge your legs ahead.
The ones who have experienced weight training and have engaged in such exercises are well aware of how well it works. It makes one speedier as it burns down calories.
Reduction in one's calories takes place if exercises are done regularly. As the body becomes light in weight, it gains more speed while being in motion. In addition, weight training helps in preventing one from being injured easily while running.
For the sake of arguing, one may consider the negative aspect of weight training being that it makes one's life inconvenient by having to go to the gym regularly, and being a member. Also managing time in such a way that one can exercise regularly each day is not easy.
Exercising more than one can actually handle does more harm than good. This is because one may end up being so worn out, that he or she may hardly have the strength left to walk, let alone run. Besides, repetition of exercises results in the body being unable to get any rest, which can lead to total burn out. These are the concerns which people usually have, making them doubtful about weight training.
