In this episode of All Things Endurance, host Rick Prince chats with strength and conditioning specialist, Lori Thomson regarding strength training for endurance athletes. Lori is a former gym owner and is currently a strength and endurance coach, as well as a Ph.D candidate in exercise science. Below are some of the topics that were discussed in this episode:
- Strength training is often at odds with endurance athletes, why is this and is this changing?
- Benefits of strength training for endurance athletes
- How should an endurance athlete integrate strength training into their program?
- What is concurrent training and how is it best implemented?
- Should endurance athletes stay away from lifting heavy weights?
- When in a training program should endurance athletes perform strength training?
- What exercises apply to most endurance athletes?
