Jul 27, 2026 · 43 min · 13 segments
Runners who strength train become muscle-bound and slow. Or, at least that is what many still seem to believe. But research into strength…
Daniel RichterHostPhilip WildenstamHost
capacityIt's, it's very good for you and your longevity and your quality of life, e- especially as you get older.
You m- might get away for a few decades without strength training, but, uh, if you want to have good quality of life as you approach 50, 60, even 70, you need to lift some dumbbells, barbells, sit in some machine-
Yeah, but the question you were asking is, can runners benefit from added strength training, or should they in- instead add more running?
For someone who wants to improve their time on their, I don't know, regular jogging distance or whatever, because runners should run generally.
But, but, but it's also like the w- thing I said a few, uh, episodes back about the tweet I saw.
capacityIt's, it's very good for you and your longevity and your quality of life, e- especially as you get older.
You m- might get away for a few decades without strength training, but, uh, if you want to have good quality of life as you approach 50, 60, even 70, you need to lift some dumbbells, barbells, sit in some machine-
Yeah, but the question you were asking is, can runners benefit from added strength training, or should they in- instead add more running?
For someone who wants to improve their time on their, I don't know, regular jogging distance or whatever, because runners should run generally.
But, but, but it's also like the w- thing I said a few, uh, episodes back about the tweet I saw.
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