May 19, 2026 · 50 min · 17 segments
Are you a recreational runner who hits the gym but still finds yourself dealing with nagging injuries? It might be time to ditch the random internet workouts and get strategic. In this episode of…
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Um, I feel like, yeah, the weight room, that was something that's, I don't wanna say brand new to me, but something I got diligent about when I took a step back from re- like racing and training a ton.
I was, after my kind of Ironman era, I kinda got to the point, I was like, oh, like you're in your mid-30s, early 30s.
Like you should probably start doing this a little bit more calculated, like get a little bit more serious about it.
And it was a great foundation that I built for a couple years, and then kind of brought my running, in particular running and swimming volume back up after I kind of established that.
But I feel like when I'm talking with my clients about things, like I always use lifting as an example of like, yeah, building new habits can be hard, but like you can do it.
[laughs] It is possible if you kind of come up with an approach that works for you.
For me, I just stacked it with my swims 'cause I was like, if I get up 30 minutes earlier, I can just go lift and then get right in the pool.
But once I start- started stacking it, now it's like I don't even think about it.
I think it's interesting too because a lot of runners, like they, they understand how to build a training program for running.
Like there has to be a base phase, a strength phase, and then we peak at the top of the pyramid.
Um, but so many runners too like don't understand why we can't just do a random like pop sugar like YouTube workout like [laughs] once a week.
And like why they're still getting injured because they're just doing like random stuff in the gym.
They're like, "But I strength trained." And I'm like, "Yeah, but like that also needs to be like calculated and thoughtful and..." Like sure, not everybody's going to be able to hire like a personal trainer.
But there are other programs out there too to help you progressively overload, and in a way that complements your running too, so you're not like in peak training and then trying to like also be at the gym for three hours a day.
Um, I feel like, yeah, the weight room, that was something that's, I don't wanna say brand new to me, but something I got diligent about when I took a step back from re- like racing and training a ton.
I was, after my kind of Ironman era, I kinda got to the point, I was like, oh, like you're in your mid-30s, early 30s.
Like you should probably start doing this a little bit more calculated, like get a little bit more serious about it.
And it was a great foundation that I built for a couple years, and then kind of brought my running, in particular running and swimming volume back up after I kind of established that.
But I feel like when I'm talking with my clients about things, like I always use lifting as an example of like, yeah, building new habits can be hard, but like you can do it.
[laughs] It is possible if you kind of come up with an approach that works for you.
For me, I just stacked it with my swims 'cause I was like, if I get up 30 minutes earlier, I can just go lift and then get right in the pool.
But once I start- started stacking it, now it's like I don't even think about it.
I think it's interesting too because a lot of runners, like they, they understand how to build a training program for running.
Like there has to be a base phase, a strength phase, and then we peak at the top of the pyramid.
Um, but so many runners too like don't understand why we can't just do a random like pop sugar like YouTube workout like [laughs] once a week.
And like why they're still getting injured because they're just doing like random stuff in the gym.
They're like, "But I strength trained." And I'm like, "Yeah, but like that also needs to be like calculated and thoughtful and..." Like sure, not everybody's going to be able to hire like a personal trainer.
But there are other programs out there too to help you progressively overload, and in a way that complements your running too, so you're not like in peak training and then trying to like also be at the gym for three hours a day.
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