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The Effect of Strength Training on Performance Indicators in Distance Runners

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The Effect of Strength Training on Performance Indicators in Distance Runners @Inst_of_Sporthttps://t.co/gjxPbAtXRXpic.twitter.com/Kb3rVFzuuT

— Kris Beattie (@krisbeattie86) May 3, 2016

Article Title:  The Effect of Strength Training on Performance Indicators in Distance Runners

Published by:  Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

This study demonstrates that forty weeks of strength training can significantly improve maximal- and reactive-strength qualities, RE and VO2max, without concomitant hypertrophy, in competitive distance runners.

Please note all information and findings belong to the authors, Beattie, Kris; Carson, Brian P.; Lyons, Mark; Rossiter, Antonia; Kenny, Ian C.

Study Link Direct:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27135468

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