Health & Injuries strength training into their plan to help them run, and finish, stronger. Here four moves to add to your cross training routine to help build the muscles you'll need to get across the line faster.
How to do the workout
For each exercise, do three sets of 10 reps, increasing the weight if necessary to keep the final reps challenging.
1.Barbell squat
With feet hip-width apart and a barbell on your shoulders, squat to a 90-degree bend at the knee.
2. Single-leg leg press
Place feet hip-width apart on the leg press. Lift one foot off to do single-legged presses. Swap sides between sets.
3. Hip flexion
Secure one end of a resistance band around your ankle and the other to a support at ankle height. Drive the knee to hip height, pause and return. Swap sides between sets.
4. Weighted calf raise
Wearing a weighted backpack, stand on a step and rise up onto the balls of both feet, pause, then lower.
