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Strength training should also include basic strength exercises<\/strong> for the upper body<\/strong> and torso<\/strong>. It’s a mistake not to work the major torso muscles because they’re also necessary to achieve maximum efficiency as a runner. In this article we’ll present 5 basic strength exercises<\/strong> for upper body and torso<\/strong> that are recommended for runners<\/strong>; these are push-ups<\/strong>, rows<\/strong>, shoulder press<\/strong>, bicep curls<\/strong>, and tricep dips<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Coach and fitness trainer Marcos Greus<\/strong><\/a> (INEF graduate specializing in high performance) explains in the following article and also through a video how to correctly perform these five basic strength exercises for the upper body. “These are five basic exercises that work all the major muscles of the upper body or what’s also called the upper body,”<\/em> says Greus.<\/p>\n

Basic strength exercises<\/strong> for chest, back, shoulders, and arms<\/h2>\n

Too often coaches encounter runners who don’t give the importance it truly deserves to upper body strength training. To improve as a runner it’s essential to work strength evenly<\/strong>. It’s a mistake to think that to progress in running it’s enough to do strength work for the legs. The main goal of strength sessions is to gain power and endurance to perform better and prevent injuries<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Strength training<\/strong> is important for the entire population, but it’s fundamental and essential for people who run regularly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lower body strength work (legs) should be a priority, but it can’t be isolated; you also need to work the core<\/em> (abdominals, lower back muscles, and hip muscles) and, of course, also the upper body properly to avoid muscle imbalances<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When starting to run it’s common to have doubts about which basic strength exercises are most suitable. In other articles on this blog there’s information about the main strength exercises for legs<\/strong><\/a> and also about basic exercises to work the core<\/a><\/strong>, so now we’ll look at the basic strength exercises for the upper body, that is, for the chest, back, shoulders, and arms. <\/p>\n

There are many valid exercises to gain strength in the upper body, but I consider it appropriate to recommend those that encompass broad work of the major muscle groups of the upper torso; namely:<\/p>\n