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Determine Your Strength With These Tests

By Nate Helming
Published Jun. 5, 2013
Updated Jun. 11, 2013 at 11:44 AM UTC

Push-ups are a key indicator of a runner's strength level.

Monday Minute: The Sprinter Start
- By Matt Dixon
- Published May. 20, 2013
This exercise engages the core and uses the glutes and quads to help improve power and prevent injuries.
Should Distance Runners Lift Heavy?
- By Jeff Gaudette
- Published Mar. 30, 2013
- Updated Apr. 1, 2013 at 8:30 AM UTC
You'll be surprised how much strength work you should be doing in the gym.
Heavy Lifting For Better Running
- By Nate Helming
- Published Mar. 15, 2013
- Updated Mar. 18, 2013 at 8:55 AM UTC
Instead of low weight and more reps, do the opposite — safely.
The 3 Best Core Exercises For Runners
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Mar. 12, 2013
- Updated Mar. 14, 2013 at 3:47 PM UTC
Forget crunches. They’re not specific enough to running. Do these moves instead.
Monday Minute: Wall Psoas Hold
- By Eric Cressey, MA, CSCS
- Published Jan. 21, 2013
- Updated Feb. 1, 2013 at 9:03 AM UTC
Increase stride length and reduce injury risk with this excellent exercise!
5 Moves To Get Stronger And Faster
- By Linzay Logan
- Published Jan. 9, 2013
- Updated Feb. 1, 2013 at 9:03 AM UTC
Tone the legs, strengthen the core, engage the whole body and get faster with these five moves.
Monday Minute: Stability Ball Roll Out
- By Eric Cressey
- Published Dec. 17, 2012
- Updated Feb. 1, 2013 at 9:03 AM UTC
The stability ball roll out will teach your core to resist over-extension and support your entire body.
Monday Minute: Stability Ball Pushup
- By Tim Crowley
- Published Dec. 10, 2012
- Updated Feb. 1, 2013 at 9:03 AM UTC
This excellent exercise works the upper body and engages the core, helping improve form while reducing injury risk.
Monday Minute: TRX Torso Rotation
- By Competitor Running
- Published Nov. 19, 2012
- Updated Nov. 19, 2012 at 5:29 PM UTC
Steve Katai shows us the TRX torso rotation, an excellent core strengthening exercise for endurance athletes that specifically targets the