Running Tips: Workouts, Gear, and Training for Speed

Training for a 5k or 10k requires a mix of specific strength workouts and proper pre-run stretches to increase your speed. Discover how to find the best running shoes for your foot type and why joining a running club can transform your performance.

How to Get Ripped by Running

While many people believe that going for long, steady tempo runs is a good way to lose fat and get ripped, this type of cardiovascular exercise is not the best choice for fat loss, as it only gives results for a short period of time and can burn muscle, according to strength coach Charles Poliquin.

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A Sprinter's Diet

Sprinters are a prime example of how important nutrition is for performance. To compete at the highest level, they need their nutrition to be on point so they have enough energy to stick to a demanding training schedule, yet they don't eat so much they gain body fat, which can affect performance.

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How Do Sprinters Get So Ripped?

Along with their blistering speed, sprinters are renowned for their impressive physiques, low body fat percentages and bulky muscles. Sprinters need to be ripped, as carrying excess fat mass can have a huge negative impact on speed, notes Marc Perry, strength coach and owner of Built Lean.

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