Exercise for Runners: strengthen the hands
Sport And Fitness / / December 19, 2019
Today we'll talk about that part of the body that has received very little attention, while the legs gets all the glory. This hands. Yes, it is the hands, we often pay the least time, because we believe that from them in the race almost nothing depends. However, this error may be the culprit of what you still have not improved their results to the desired. Maybe instead allocate extra hour to run, is to give his hands?
Work on the arms, shoulders and back increases muscle strength and corrects your posture, and this, in turn, improves breathing and hands while running. It is the work of the hands in running the X factor that drives your body forward, helping to maintain the basic rhythm and cadence.
Physiologist, coach and co-owner of Endurance Works in Boulder, Colorado, Christa Schulz developed a special set of exercises that helps to develop strength and endurance of the upper body, including and hands. Schultz recommends two approaches to perform the exercises from the first to the second warm-up, and then two approaches of the fourth and fifth exercises two or three times a week.
All exercises are shown in video, performed 10-20 times each, depending on your fitness.
we also want to offer you more videos with special exercises to help strengthen your hands and improve the cross-country results.
Video number 1
Video number 2
This video contains exercises to stretch your arms, shoulders, chest and back. It is perfect after strength training.
Video number 3
This option we offer exclusively to boys. For a really strong hand is difficult to find exercises without additional weight, but in this case we suggest you remember that on the street and already spring, most likely in your yard or near even stayed horizontal bars. ;)