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Working on sprints will increase your VO2 max, conditioning, explosiveness, mental fortitude, and lean body mass.
Beginners should start with shorter distance sprints, anywhere from 50-200 yards. Once you are better conditioned, incorporate longer distances like quarter-mile sprints.
The final progression would be half-mile and mile interval sprints; however, these are reserved for more advanced runners. Sprints should be treated like plyometric exercises. Recover fully between sprint sets and every sprint should be a maximum effort with excellent form.
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Once you have built a decent base through strength development and speed work, you can start to expand the mileage. Increase your mileage as long as it falls around the 8 minute per mile rule.
Train running anywhere from 2 to 6 days per week, but
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Basic running technique has to be established before work can begin on speed and inefficiencies.
This includes:
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Exercises to create a stronger runner include:
Plyometric exercises like box jumps or jumping lunges are also fantastic for conditioning and develop explosive power.
When working on plyometric ex...
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Every human should be able to run a mile in 8 minutes with proper form.
If you can’t run an 8-minute mile, there’s a good chance you’re not able to open up your stride, quicken your cadence, or don’t have adequate muscle conditioning for the length of your run.
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There are two possible issues if you are unable to open up your stride:
If mobility is the issue, look at obvious problem areas. Are your hip ...
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Figure out which part of your running form is lagging and work specifically on that issue.
Then work on speed while slowly increasing the mileage within an 8 minute per mile time frame.
Eg, if you can run 2 miles in 18 minutes, loo...
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If you want to run to improve your health, then learn how run the right way or you’re far better off walking.
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Running is an essential function that every human should be able to perform correctly. But most people don’t.
Running quantity has trumped quality for a long time.
This isn’t elitism, or about having to be fast to run, but rather the necessity of need...
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