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Weight training to increase 'bulk' and long distance running don't go together.
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Weight training to increase 'bulk' and long distance running don't go together. Weight training as a runner can be beneficial, but only to improve strength endurance.
Firstly, using a term such as 'strength endurance' is misleading at best. Secondly, if your goal is to be able to run x distance as fast as you can, then you should obviously optimize your muscle mass - throwing away stuff that you don't need. Thirdly, if your goal is just to be able to run x distance, then sure the extra weight will make you slower, but that's not a big deal - you'll still be faster than lighter untrained individuals. Unless you are a competitive bodybuilder, then extra muscle will not make you _that_ heavy. Elite sprinters, which have an impressive musculature, seem to be weighing around 10Kg more than elite marathoners. And I bet they could run a marathon if they wanted to.
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