2026 Strength Training Accountability Thread

[avondale]

Friday check in for me as well. Two of three workouts completed with another one to go tomorrow.

Since my PT is complete I have added more leg strengthening work to my "general" lifting sessions rather than doing that work on its own. I like it because if I am doing one, it's easy to get the other done too. But on the downside, it pushes those sessions to 45-60+ minutes and right now at least two of the days fall on days I am also running. Need to think about how to schedule this going forward because committing 2+ hours multiple days a week (between my run and then strength work) probably isn't sustainable with work and family stuff.

If (or when) you are not training for a specific race, you might cut out one day of running per week to put in the strength training. Your body will probably thank you for this when you get older... then when you get back to your heavy race-training period, cut back a bit on the strength training.