Questions On legs

[Solomon]

I was wondering what are some good leg excerises for someone who jogs?
I wanna strengthning my legs, I'm planning on running a half-marathon next june, so I wanna make sure that my legs can take the beating.

Thanks

 

[blinkwatt101]

Conditioning your legs to run is entirely different then lifting weights. Just do the traditional walk/job/running,along with random biking and stair master just to keep them in check.

Intensely training your legs should not allow you the chance to perform any other leg exercise or conditioning for the next couple of days,sometimes up to a week.

Good luck!

<---Not an expert at running,only do some forms of cardio twice a week.

 

[CaptainJ]

You want slow twitch fibres in your muscles, as this will allow you more endurance. So do the traditional things like running etc. However, you'll also want to throw in a bit of strength training too, if only for the sake of preserving your knee joints. Running and especially cycling can be killers on the knee joints and you'll often find long distance runners with knee problems. You want to make sure that the muscles around the knees are strong and there are no muscle imbalances in your legs. So exercises like squats and exspecially lunges will be good to throw in. They'll also provide the power needed sometimes for up hill sprints.

 

[Drum&Bass]

i train lots of marathon runners and All of them have the same issues and need work in the same areas. Best Exercises are..




Glute Machine
Glute Ham raise
Romanian Deadlift
Lunges
Deep Squatting
Sumo Deadlifting
Lateral Leg Swings

Also LOTS...as in TONS of hip warms ups !

 

[blinkwatt101]

Cycling can be killers on knee joints? Since when?

Try not warming up for squats. Then just going straight to it. Your knees will feel like there is too much pressure built up.(you don't realize this feeling until you properly learn how to warn up your knees)

Now ride a bike at a moderate pace for 20 minutes right before squatting to warm them up. Your knees will feel warmed up and prepared and it will flow.

 

[CaptainJ]

http://www.kneeclinic.info/knee_sports_injuries_cycling.php

The article goes into greater depth than I can explain.