Training Endurance Athletes

One of the biggest problems with strength training for endurance athletes is the following question: should I train like a strength athlete or like an aerobics instructor, or do I just skip the weights altogether? Most of the time, you’ll see runners training with weights one of two ways:

• Like a bodybuilder
• Like .......

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  McAloon, Melissa | 16 Dec 2010, 00:15 AM Lactic acid changed the PH levels in your body which causes enzyme breakdown which directly causes muscle fatigue...Hydrogen ions are the free radicals broken down from metabolizing lactic acid...

  Marsh, Patrick | 12 Dec 2010, 23:05 PM I'm not sure I want to rely on an article run in the NY Times as my source for breakthroughs in exercise physiology. Could you reference the studies that say lactic acid for all sakes and purposes doesn't exist?

  Sikorski, Mark | 11 Jun 2010, 12:11 PM I have yet to read any scientific literature showing the benefits of multiple sets. The fact that multiple sets are beneficial is just an assumed fact in the fitness industry. What is the benefit of 3 set over 1, or 6 sets over 3, or 9 sets over 6 sets. It has been shown that multiple sets produce no extra benefit for an athlete (in all literature I have read). Someone please let me know if you can point me to any literature specifically illustrating gains in muscle mass or strentgh from performing multiple sets.

  Riddle, James | 23 Jul 2009, 06:20 AM The statement in tis article about lactic acid being a waste product is outdated and incorrect. Research has shown that lactic acid as a substance doesn't even exist in the body in meaningfull levels. While the cause of muscular fatigue is still not fully understood . It seems to have more to do with the buildup of hydrogen ions through Anaerobic glycolysis or another pathway altogether. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/health/nutrition/16run.html