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E37 | Jason Fitzgerald on Strength Training for Runners

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Here are the 5 strength exercises that every runner needs, according to a running coach.

Rob and Casey are back after a break and sit down with Jason Fitzgerald. The conversation starts with the hosts catching up after some time away, then moves into a practical talk about strength training, injury prevention, and why the gym still matters for runners who see themselves as runners first. It stays easygoing. Jason says he has been much more consistent over the last five or six months because having a garage gym makes it easier to lift when life permits. The hosts keep coming back to the way runners often sidestep the weight room. Jason says he should have been doing this from the beginning, and he describes himself as the classic skinny distance runner who would have benefited from getting stronger earlier. That lands clearly. After roughly 26 and a half years of running, he still treats strength work like a lesson learned the hard way. The talk keeps returning to what regular runners can actually use. Jason makes the case that you do not need huge weights to get value from strength work, because lower weights and bodyweight exercises can still help. He keeps the framing grounded. The hosts pull the discussion back to everyday runner experience whenever it starts to drift. Jason says he feels better now than at any other point. Before wrapping up, the show points listeners toward Strength Running's training programs. It also mentions email courses on different topics, including strength training, along with the Strength Running YouTube channel for runners who want to watch Jason out in Colorado. The episode stays practical throughout. It leaves the sense that strength work is not a side quest, just another part of getting better at the miles. The advice is plainspoken. What sticks is the idea that a small, steady lifting habit can pay off without asking runners to become gym people.

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A practical conversation about strength training for runners, with a clear emphasis on consistency and injury prevention.

The Hobby Jogger brings Jason Fitzgerald, the voice behind Strength Running, into a conversation about getting stronger, racing smarter, and staying injury-free.

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Want practical strength advice for runners who would rather build in the garage than perform in a gym?

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