Off-Season Plyometrics for Running

While strength is definitely important and should be part of any runner’s off-season programming, so is the ability to develop power.

So you’re a runner and you want to spend a little bit of time in the gym while the weather is bad getting stronger. You’re hoping that strength will translate into running somehow, and since you’re a runner, you can figure out exactly what you need to do. You devise a periodized plan that involves lots of heavy lifting, a few bodyweight exercises, and some core work, because everyone knows you should work your core.

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