Notable Findings
•“Coaches should not hesitate to implement a well-planned, periodized strength program for their endurance runners.” (3)
•“We conclude that properly programmed concurrent explosive strength and endurance training could be advantageous for middle- and long-distance runners in their competitive performance, especially in events characterized by sprinting actions with small time differences at the end of the race. (5)
•“Our data indicate that women should include heavy-resistance training in their programs.” (6)
•Maximal strength training seemed to have greater performance measures than explosive training, plyometric training, bodyweight circuit training, or just plain old running, endurance training.
•“Taken together, the results of this preliminary study indicate that master endurance athletes seem to benefit from concurrent strength and endurance training because the rate of force development may be crucial for RE (running economy) improvement, one of the major determinants of endurance performance.” (9)