Ask a Trainer: How Can I Make Off-Season Strength Training More Fun?
Focusing on moving differently and improving overall athleticism can be a great way to play and come out of the off-season a more durable triathlete.
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Kate Ligler
Kate Ligler has specialized in endurance training in both functional strength and conditioning, as well as technical program creation for cyclists, runners, triathletes, and multi-sport endurance athletes for well over a decade. She is a NASM cPT in addition to a NASM CES (corrective) and PES (performance) specialist.
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Ask a Trainer: What are the Best Hip Exercises for Runners?
Weak hips are the culprit behind many a running injury. Avoid that fate with the best exercises for strengthening your hips.
Ask a Trainer: What Are the Best Plyometric Exercises for Triathletes?
For faster times with fewer miles, try incorporating plyometrics into your training.
Never Ever Knees Over Toes? Not Quite.
The old strength training adage of never letting your knees go over your toes is being upended. Here’s why triathletes, specifically, should reconsider that conventional wisdom.
Ask A Trainer: How Should I Use a Foam Roller During Race Season?
Your foam roller is a simple but invaluable tool to help keep injuries at bay—if you know how best to use it.
Ask a Trainer: Why Am I So Sore After Lifting Weights?
You were so hyped about weight training yesterday, but now you're sore - REALLY sore. How long does muscle soreness last after lifting weights, and is there anything you can do to make it go away faster?
Ask a Trainer: How Do I Improve My Work-From-Home Posture?
How to keep your six-pack and upper back engaged while trapped on all-day videocalls to best benefit your swim, bike, and run.
Five Travel-Ready Strength Moves for Road Warriors
Think you can't get a good strength session in while you're traveling? Think again.
Why (and How) Triathletes Should Lift Heavy Sh*t
Set yourself up for tri success in 2022 with these specific strength training moves for triathletes.
Ask a Trainer: What Should Strength Training Look Like During Triathlon Season?
When it comes to getting stronger while training for races, focus on mobility and balance.
Ask a Trainer: What Kind of Shoes Should I Be Wearing for Strength Training?
Doing all of your strength training in your running shoes? It's probably time for a different tactic.
A Strength Workout for Major Indoor Training Gains
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Ask A Trainer: What’s the Difference Between Flexibility, Stability, and Mobility?
Understanding the relationship will give you more purpose in the gym.
Ask a Trainer: How Do I Stay Healthy in the “Search for Vert”?
In a season of no racing, many athletes are going up—chasing vertical miles as part of one of several unique challenges. Strength coach Kate Ligler gives her advice for building a foundation that will help stay strong and healthy as you chase your virtual finish line.