Runners tell me a bit about what you do for strength training. I'm particularly interested in something I can add-on before or after a run. I'd love something that is <20 minutes. What's your routine?
I like the New Rules of Lifting for Women. The first few stages took me about 30 minutes, it gets longer when you get to the middle stages, but I only do it 2x a week.
Everything I do is sort of just a compliment to the running. It helps keep my arms and abs somewhat defined, and the legs, while not building visible muscle, helps keep them strong enough to help protect against some pains I get running if my hips get weak.
Upper body: bicep curls into shoulder presses, tricep dips, pushups Core: I have an app on my phone that has a few different workouts. It helps me mix it up so that it's not the same exercises over and over again. Legs: Weighted clams, weighted leg lifts, squats, side-step w/resistance band.
I like the New Rules of Lifting for Women. The first few stages took me about 30 minutes, it gets longer when you get to the middle stages, but I only do it 2x a week.
Everything I do is sort of just a compliment to the running. It helps keep my arms and abs somewhat defined, and the legs, while not building visible muscle, helps keep them strong enough to help protect against some pains I get running if my hips get weak.
Upper body: bicep curls into shoulder presses, tricep dips, pushups Core: I have an app on my phone that has a few different workouts. It helps me mix it up so that it's not the same exercises over and over again. Legs: Weighted clams, weighted leg lifts, squats, side-step w/resistance band.
Do you mind sharing the name of the app you use? This sounds exactly like what I might want.
MrsE and gt7301b thank you for the reminder! I already have NROLFW, I just haven't used it. I might need to dust it off!
beachygal, it's just called daily ab workout. It's a blue box w/a stick person crunching. lol I take turns w/exercise 1, 2, & 3, and then I add time as I get stronger. At the end, they cheer for you. It's a decent quick workout, and it's works out well when I'm training for a race. I don't have a bunch of spare time when I'm doing a lot of mileage, so this helps me make sure that I'm not completely neglecting other important areas of my body.
I've recently been doing the workouts from You are Your Own Gym by Mark Lauren. I like it because it's all bodyweight exercises (planks, squats, mountain climbers, all the stuff I hate, lol.) I have the DVD, but he has a book out as well as an app that lets you build your own workouts. The videos are 30 mins or less, including warmup/cooldown.
I also really like FitnessBlender.com for free workouts that you can search by time, bodypart, etc.