The article highlights the importance of strength training for runners, noting that while initial results can be quick, progress may plateau without strategic adjustments. Dr. Boland identifies three common mistakes in strength training among runners, emphasizing a shift from focusing on full range of motion to mastering mid-range control. This adjustment helps prevent injury and movement compensations. By understanding individual joint restrictions, runners can better tailor their training, ensuring more effective sessions that lead to improved performance and reduced risk of pain.
Athletic performance requires access to ranges of motion to avoid movement compensation. However, frequently putting yourself into excessive ranges of motion can limit tension producing qualities required for running, create excessive and inauthentic motion, and lead to aches and pain.
Most runners have restrictions in joint ranges of motion, especially at the hips, due to the demands of their activity. If there are restrictions, you will see movement compensations to get into end-range positions.
It is crucial for runners to not only aim for full range of motion but instead focus on controlling the mid-range to avoid potential injuries and to enhance their performance.
Reframing your perspective on weight training will allow for improvement in running performance, especially by adjusting training methods to better align with individual movement capabilities.
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