How many of you both run and strength train in a given week?
I’m currently doing strength training 3x a week, running 4x a week. Mondays are the only days where I have both scheduled. I’m curious for those of you that do both, what kind of strength training do you do, and do you run first or lift first?
I run and lift 5x days a week, an hour to an hour and a half of total workout time each day. I run first, generally around a half hour easy run or speed run depending on the day and how quickly in the morning I get out there. My lifting routine is a homebrew that probably is terrible so I won’t detail it, but I enjoy it. I’ve tried things like starting strength and other routines and they just don’t work for me. I’ll also generally do a long run on Sundays.
I’ll say, this really depends on the time you have and your goals. It’s getting cold out so I figure its a good time to up my calories and try to gain some strength. The past spring through summer is was way more focused on running doing a half marathon training plan, lifting maybe 3 times a week at most. I’ll probably switch back to something more like that when my pants start getting too tight, hopefully not until a few months into 2024 though.
I workout in the morning, I like to run first to kind of wake up, I find the lifting goes easier that way than the reverse. But I’ve heard plenty of people say to lift first so your at max stamina and not tired.
I’m also expecting my first kid this spring, so who knows what that’s going to do to my routine. I suspect my days of uninterrupted 1.5 hour workouts are numbered.
Congrats on the kid! I’ve also heard to lift first due to risk of injury. It makes sense to me - there’s a higher chance of acute injuries during heavy squats or deadlifts if I’m fatigued and get sloppy on form