Welcome, young man. You will find that powerlifting will help your running but running will hurt your powerlifting unless you keep the distances down. The efforts represent two different kinds of development which are often in conflict.
Been on starting strength for a few weeks. Backed off the weight and worked on form with a coach until I stopped hurting myself. Did some undulating periodised thing before, but it started leaving me tired and then I found Rip's videos and thought 'Now that makes sense'. Bought the book. My coach just bought the book too.
Other sports, skiing and long distance running (sorry).
Male
51 yrs
74 kg
1.8m
16/8/15
Squat 20kg 5,5,5 40 kg 5,5 50 kg 5 55kg 3 60 kg 5,5 62.5 kg 5
I just felt like I could do a bit more on the last set.
Bench. 20 kg 5,5,5 30kg 5,5 40 kg 5, 45kg 3 50 kg 5,5,5
Had to drop the weight back on this one a month ago. Dodgy shoulders and terrible form. Form fixed, shoulders will have to do.
Deadlift. 20 5,5,5 40, 5,5 60 5 80 3 95 1 102.5 3
I'm going easy on the deadlift. Next target is four at that weight, then five. Maybe not strictly by the book, but nothing hurt afterwards, so I live to lift again on Wednesday.
Welcome, young man. You will find that powerlifting will help your running but running will hurt your powerlifting unless you keep the distances down. The efforts represent two different kinds of development which are often in conflict.
Thanks for the welcome. I have been told often enough about the conflict, but I'm prepared to soldier on. I don't expect to excel in either field, but I hate feeling weak and I find that running is a convenient way to enjoy the countryside around here. The lifting fills in the muscular gaps left by running (back, hamstrings, vastus medialis) and the running stops me turning into a lumbering oaf. SO long as I leave a decent gap and don't try for massive increases in volume or intensity, I hope to be able to progress both.
Life is to be enjoyed to the extent we can. I find no fault in your reasoning. I will follow your progress.
Welcome to the forum, Chris!
And a beautiful countryside it is where you live!I find that running is a convenient way to enjoy the countryside around here.
The list of muscular gaps is much, much longer, but I'm with carson - do what you enjoy, and let lifting support you in whatever that is. Life, general health, other sports, doesn't matter. If you keep an eye out for when recovery of one activity begins to interfere with the other, you can always adjust (and priorities tend to shift as people get into lifting), and many people here will be happy to share their own experiences.The lifting fills in the muscular gaps left by running (back, hamstrings, vastus medialis)
If you have the opportunity, see a coach. Many get by without one, but it makes things a lot easier and safer.
What about bike riding? I feel like you could enjoy the countryside while keeping it more leisurely if you wish, and therefore impeding recovery less and allowing you to get stronger.
Thanks for the suggestion agilic, but I sold my bike after five years of not using it. I like to get around where machinery can't. I can honestly describe my running as leisurely although I did overtake a cyclist, well he was on a tricycle and he looked about ninety, but I count that as a win.
Squat 20kg 5,5,5 30kg 5,5 40kg 5 50 kg 3 62.5 kg 5,5,5
press 20 kg 5,5,5 25kg 5,5 30 kg 5 35 kg 2 40 kg 3,4,3
Deadlift 20 5,5,5 50 5,5 80 5 90 2 102.5 5
My press is going backwards ! Maybe it was working in with a chap doing squats in the same rack and unloading for each set. Still he was a nice guy.
21/8/15
Squat SMITH :-( 20kg 5,5,5 30kg 5 40kg 3 55kg 1 62.5 5,5,5
BENCH DB 20 5,5,5 30 5,5, 40 5 50 2 55 1 57 5,5, 60 2
Overrreached on the 30kg dumbbells !
Deadlift 20 5,5,5 50 5,5, 70 5 90 2 100 1 105 3
Floor press SMITH 20 12x3
Chin up 9x3