Welcome to our first BONUS EPISODE. Today we discuss what strength training is and why runners should be doing it. We break down the fundamental components of an effective strength program as well as go through some specific examples of how to implement it.  We can’t wait to hear what you think. Please subscribe and leave us a review.  

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Content referenced in the show:  Post Activation Potentiation training (PAP) → Super simple explanation + examples of post action potentiation training https://www.stack.com/a/post-activation-potentiation-combos-explosive  

PAP → more detailed article with links to references https://www.scienceforsport.com/post-activation-potentiation/#toggle-id-1  

Combining heavy compound training with plyometrics → scientific article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6487184/  

Supercompensation principle → diagram https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Supercompensation.svg  

Supercompensation explained simply → article https://www.bodyfitnt.com.au/train-smarter-not-harder-facts-supercompensation/