Tag Archive: weight lifting

3 Fitness Experiments I'm Dying to Try

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First, thank you for all the congratulations and kind words about my 50-miler!  I sincerely hope you all got the message that it's something I really believe you could do, if that's what you decided you wanted. I'm no great runner.  I absolutely hated running until I got to college, and even when I did…

The lazy runner's way to strength train

Strength training is something that I still haven't worked into my routine the way I'd like.  I had a good thing going early last year with squats, deadlifts, and a few full-body exercises that I did twice a week, but then I injured my IT band and had to quit running for two months.  It's…