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.

 

[Professor_Cookie]

I managed all my strength workouts this week, yay! I went from 1 set of all, to 1 set + 2 x half sets

 

[marty3d]

Also got all of mine done this week. However deciding to do my last upper body workout of the week right after a 10 mile long run today might not have been the smartest planning I've ever done.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Pretty standard weekend of strength work. Friday was an elliptical day (moderate to high intensity), Saturday and Sunday were moderate level wind downs on the recumbent bike since I had longer mileage on my feet, Friday was upper body weights, Saturday lower body, and yesterday back to upper body. It took a day, but I also felt that core elevate machine workout by Saturday and spent a little extra time in the captain's chair working several angles to help. Thankfully, with my protein intake levels, it's rare that I have much in the way of soreness for long.

 

[KCO5988]

Delayed update from last week but got in a legs and core workout on both Thursday and Sunday. I dropped the program I was doing because it was too many days per week and days that focused on body parts that I don't care to do a full 30 minute workout on. I obviously want to work all my muscles in some way, but I don't need a full workout on just shoulders to aid my running and keep up general health. I'm going to focus on 3 workouts a week going forward. One upper body, one lower body and one full body and do some core work at the end of each of them. If I can squeeze in another leg day on some weeks, I will.

 

[The Expert]

Went to my 1.5 level Pilates this morning and it was ALL PLANKING! Like all the various ways you can work your abs. On the reformer, on the mat, at the spring wall, with the straps, you name it. OMG I am DYING but it was so good. Also learned that my fav instructor is going on vacay for two weeks so I won't hear her Vanellope voice for a bit.

I start my 8-week base and speed building plan today, which calls for 2x weekly strength training, so I'll be stepping things back up in the home gym.