Five Essential Strength Training Exercises For Runners
- By Linzay Logan
- Published Jan. 9, 2013
- Updated Feb. 1, 2013 at 9:03 AM UTC
5) Lateral Lunges
Working muscles: Hip flexors, quads, calves, core, hamstrings and glutes.
Progression: Step three to four feet out to the side with one foot while sending the hips back, keeping the abs tight and chest up. At the bottom of the lunge ensure the knee stays back over the ankle without lunging forward and the standing leg remains straight. When coming back to standing, engage the glute to power off the ground. Repeat 10 times on each leg.
Extra credit: Hold a 10-pound weight in each hand.
This piece first appeared in the December 2012 issue of Competitor magazine.
FILED UNDER: Injury Prevention / Inside The Magazine TAGS: core strength / strength training
Linzay Logan
Linzay Logan is the copy editor for Competitor magazine and cares about punctuation probably a little too much. She particularly loves to avoid commas as well as add exclamation points whenever she can get away with it! She also loves to run marathons and half-marathons—probably a little too much. Don’t let her small size fool you; she’ll still try to outrun you anytime. Even though chances are she probably can’t.