Runners don’t lift. Lifters don’t run. I’m sure many of us have heard this dichotomy before, along with many other silly myths like lifting weights will make runners slower or inflexible.
This is silly nonsense.
Runners are missing out on a lot of potential gains in performance if strength training is neglected. This is because running is a relatively strenuous activity that requires a certain level of strength to tolerate.
Simply put, most people are not strong enough to effectively run with good technique.
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