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Resistance Training (Part One)
July 27, 2009 by David OMeara
Filed under New England Marathon
Part of my strength workout utilizes tubes. By using the tubes I can work lateral or horizontal power.
Here are the two main reasons why we believe horizontal resistance training is important:
1. When we are running, our bodies are opposing two types of forces, vertical (gravity and ground forces) and horizontal (air and wind).
2. When we are running, we are swinging our arms and legs powerfully to displace our bodies forward, but we are also required to work against the backward swing.
To control and dominate these forces and not let these forces control us and slow us down, we must train not only vertical resistance, but also horizontal resistance.
This is where the strength training with the tubes comes in – working that horizontal power!
