Why runners should not strength train? (Nor cyclists?)

This is surprising (or not really)

Hint, everyone has an opinion, and nobody is 100% right.

But also, everyone is resorting to clickbait nowadays in the click economy.

Have you listened to Quinn Simons on Evoq.Bike?

I won’t even open such AI slop. I am graduated physical therapist and I know few things about strength training and injury prevention.

Ignoring the clickbait what takeaways did you find interesting/new from this?

Next click bait title should be “why runners should not run-just visualise it The power of mind” author ran his first marathon only by visualising how he runs it, every day before sleep.

I would 100% click on that to be fair

I ran 17 mental marathons last week so I’m using this week as recovery - gonna run 18 of them next week. Seem to be putting on a bit of weight despite all the mental mileage but I’m definitely avoiding any stress fractures (I hope).

Didn’t read the AI and last time I ran seriously was 1995 or so but I can attest that leg work, in particular one-legged leg press and smith machine pistol squats, helped my running considerably (until plantar fasciitis shredded my foot but that was my fault).

Yikes. That’s a hot take! :fire: