Home Workout for Trail Runners

[@MelanieSakowski]

Awesome body weight bedsheet row idea!

[@gregorylebret]

Thanks for the tips! Perfect timing as coming back from injury most likely caused by lack of strength training.

[@paulkim1384]

Great 👍 routine and thanks for sharing your passion. 🙏 😊

[@adam_tri_hard]

Thanks. In lockdown at the moment so needed a home strength workout as cant go to gym.

[@_andy_gibb_]

Great overview of these helpful exercises (they work well for hikers too) - I've been doing variations on these with a trainer for most of the pandemic. I've been working with a personal trainer for a few years now and I highly recommend it for hikers (and runners) who want to stay strong (or get stronger!), especially as the number of candles on your birthday cake gets larger! Core strength is vital for good balance, something I didn't appreciate before seeing a trainer - and good balance is vital in the Coast Mountains.

[@TheVikingquest]

Hikers. R u joking? Why would hikers need strength training? Or u hiking up mount everest?

[@_andy_gibb_]

@@TheVikingquest Very much not joking! A lot of the trails in the BC Coast Mountains are uneven, rocky and/or rooty, and steep. Strength training has helped me tackle those trails much more easily.

[@JeffPelletier]

100%! I use the term “trail runner” in my videos, but what we do here in BC is mostly just hiking anyway, given how steep most of the terrain is.

[@TheVikingquest]

@@JeffPelletier yeah the terrain here, in scandinavia is the same - rooty and rocky technical in forest or arctic climate up north. . We have the same climate too. Here we lack the mountains and high elevation as u have - i know how hard (or rather impossible) it is to run steep terrain and im certainly not a elite runner in any way, i dont compete at all. I do enjoy trail running and run 40 to 60k a week mostly on trails. Climbs that lasts for several km i have never tried - and not high elevation with thin oxygen either. Its just the terms i think i still misunderstand. A hiker here is someone who cant run at all! Hiking normally entails carrying tents, gear, food etc. I run forest trails, at most 700meter, 1500 feet meter climbing in a half marathon. But i would never call myself a hiker - i dont camp, bring food and gear and sleep in nature. I cant run a high elevation marathon - but that doesnt mean im a hiker - u r refering to tourists just experiencing nature and wildlife mostly in eu if u use that world. If u r runner u r runner… maybe we just talk about the same thing but we dont share the same destinction??-last time i hiked i went flyfishing in the arctic north… back then i wasnt a runner. So basically by saying u r a hiker its implied that u cant run at all - which admittely is hard enough when carrying a 20kg rucksack…

[@mpelletier62]

Great video thank you

[@MelanieSakowski]

Squat Lunge Hinge Push Pull Carry Rotation/anti-rotation 🎉

[@judithaldama4512]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@markkennedy6366]

Great Video Jeff, solid workout tips!

[@natashamurphy1805]

Thanks

[@vlcince]

Thanks for this video Jeff. I partially torn my hamstring this March so I know what you have been through. I am still recovering from this injury since it hasn't healed up to this day and I still cannot go for longer runs. I'm probably going to start with some strength training this month so your training tips will be very helpful.

[@JeffPelletier]

Hey Robert, very sorry to hear that. My recovery took about 6 months until I felt 100% again, but with strength training I was able to get back to my long runs in just a few months. I definitely think it will help you too. Best of luck!

[@brucemacneil6846]

Thank you Jeff and Audree, very informative and motivating. Keep the awesome videos coming. cheers

[@topspeedbrazil6853]

Very good My friend ♥️💕

[@bluemanchester4344]

Enjoying your video's.

[@DarrenYee]

Thank you, I needed this. Great strength training exercise options.

[@danieltsuedo334]

excellent post

[@kevindecoteau3186]

Thank you for this. One thing I have found is planks are not a very functional movement, I don't move in this way very often,

[@hestology]

Thanks!

[@JeffPelletier]

Thanks for the support! 🙏

[@Blurbingify]

I loved the exercises in the video, good starting routine. Quick comment - knees going past toes for squats is actually okay, so don't worry too much about that if your body composition can't fit that squat form advice. More info here on "knees over toes" kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZqpgYJ8rKyVjpY

[@JeffPelletier]

Thank you, and I appreciate the clarification!

[@sam_metal]

Agreed. “Heels down” is a better cue.

[@NativeBox]

There are multiple studies saying that the toes should not go past knees is actually not bad for you. It actually helps with knees

[@stefanpreiss2657]

NZ crew checking in

[@walterhogie]

Great video! Are there certain days of the week that you do your strength training? On short run days or longer run days? How many days in between? Thanks so much! I’ve learned a lot from your previous videos as well!

[@JeffPelletier]

Thanks Terri! Currently, I’m doing legs on Wednesday and upper body on Friday. I just try to save my legs for the weekend long runs.

[@jacobvandermeulen1970]

Title says "home work out" video shows professional gym. Who is crazy?

[@JeffPelletier]

Hey Jacob, the first half of the video talks about the importance of strength training. The second half shows the home workout.