Strength and conditioning refers to any training activities outside of your programme, in my case as an elite marathon runner. It has three main goals:
■ Improving performance: strength training results in adaptations to the nervous and muscular systems, which directly impact on your running performance. This is due to the improved ability to generate force with each stride, more effective use of elastic energy from tendons and a resultant more efficient running style.
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