Ep31: Strength Training During Base Period

Should I lift during the pre-season and how much? Today we talk about how strength training can fit into a base period plan and we talk about a few white papers that explored the topic of weight lifting during the pre-season. We have a dedicated strength training episode you may want to revisit. This episode is focused on a higher level overview of how to implement strength training in the pre-season.

Show Notes:

High volume of endurance training impairs adaptations to 12 weeks of strength training in well-trained endurance athletes

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2014.00033/full

 

Effects of strength training on endurance capacity in top-level endurance athletes

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20840561

 

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