muscular training for marathon and injury prevention
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Muscular Training for Marathon and Injury
Prevention
Purpose of Muscular Training
• Strength and Conditioning-Enhance sports performance-Reduce the chance of injury
What should we target on…
• Lower body muscles
• Core muscles
• How about upper body?
Why should we do muscular training for marathon?• Reduce the risk of injury• improve muscle strength/ endurance• Improve muscle balance• Increase flexibility
Fear of bulking up?
Injury Prevention
• Do not overtrain, get enough rest• Strength training for improving
-Weak muscles and Muscle imbalance
• Reduce muscle stiffness• Must do warm-up and cool-down
-dynamic stretching, static stretching, foam rolling
The best way to reduce risk of injury is to strengthen your muscles!
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