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The lets motivate each other to do our strength and core work thread...

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Nelly Jul 2014 12:25pm, 30 Jul 2014 1,861 posts	Quote Pin Nelly Thanks becca. I've not had chance to look at it yet, but here's the link for anybody else interested coachjayjohnson.com
alpenrose Jul 2014 12:45pm, 30 Jul 2014 4,545 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose Think I might join in, just for a bit of extra motivation to do stuff at home.
TeeBee Jul 2014 12:48pm, 30 Jul 2014 646 posts	Quote Pin TeeBee I've had this thread on watch for years, but now it's been bumped I'd like to declare participation. Since April I've been seeing a sports therapist who has been progressively building back me up after my body broke down during marathon training. It's been a hard slog, and I've got a list of exercises as long as my arm. I had been doing them religiously since April (nearly daily) until about two weeks ago when I started to slack off. Since then, I've only done one session in two weeks. Great that this thread is active again. I'm about to go to the gym to get back on to it!
Lesley C Jul 2014 1:34pm, 30 Jul 2014 184 posts	Quote Pin Lesley C I will join in too, really want to build up my core strength, I really feel my lower back on longer runs and next year I am planning an Ultra. Just watched the core x video, I don't think I could manage the last exercise. The v-sits will be a struggle too.
HappyG(rrr) Jul 2014 1:45pm, 30 Jul 2014 22,525 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) Can I be a bit smug (or motivating example, depending on how you view it? ) and say that I haven't been out with injury for 2 years now (first time in 7 years of running), since I started doing core. I do 1 x Pilates, 1 x Bodypump (or other light weights) + quite a lot of stretching, foam rollering per week. Plus I bike a bit and swim a bit. I think this is key to avoiding injury in running, esp if you up your distance or your pace, or both. Keep it going everyone. G
Liliaicha Jul 2014 1:47pm, 30 Jul 2014 9,134 posts	Quote Pin Liliaicha :-)G - by all means be smug! You deserve to be!
becca7 Jul 2014 8:16pm, 30 Jul 2014 5,626 posts	Quote Pin becca7 Good to hear that all that work is doing such a good injury prevention job HappyG. I have just done 10 minutes - Core X followed by a 5 minute medicine ball routine. Tick.
becca7 Jul 2014 8:21pm, 30 Jul 2014 5,627 posts	Quote Pin becca7 I say that I did Core X but must own up to having had to do a girly version of the last exercise. I can barely do a full press up, let alone launch myself into the air.
Columba Jul 2014 9:35pm, 30 Jul 2014 4,833 posts	Quote Pin Columba My press-ups are definitely girly, when I do them at all. At present I'm following a schedule aiming towards a half-marathon in September; it has me running 3 times a week, and at other times it tells me "cross training" but doesn't specify what. I swim once a week. Need some motivation for other types of cross-training. Will pursue the links, which look interesting.
tipsku Jul 2014 9:45pm, 30 Jul 2014 235 posts	Quote Pin tipsku Great idea, thanks for bumping the thread, Liliaicha. My aim: I'll try to do 3x 15 min of strengthening exercises each week for marathon training. Week 1 of the resolution: I did 18 min for hips, glutes and legs on Monday and now 15 min standing core exercises. One more session to do for this week. Let's see if I can muster the courage and attempt a hard core session on Friday. I always fail miserably with the V sits - I usually tip over backwards as I have no balance at all when balancing on my bum. Any tips how to tackle that problem? Thanks in advance.