rugby strength training and marathon training.

[Sunny86]

Hi guys

some advice would be great on this.

I am 6,1 17 stone prop who lifts regularly and trains 4 times a week (including rugby training).

For my sins I have signed up to do a marathon in January. My questions are

How do I maintain my mass and strength but increase my stamina for long distance running. Also how is this new training going to affect my diet and calorie intake?

Thanks guys

Grant

[DrewGriff]

Hi mate,
It's going to be difficult to maintain all that mass and get a decent time for a marathon.
I'd would say you going to have to taper down your weights to just twice per week and then once per week and perhaps no weights at all for a for weeks prior to the race.

Maybe look into 1 set training as well, apparently this is what Kelly Holmes used to do. 1 set of each compound exercise - squats, deads, cleans, high pulls, push press, bench and chins - once or twice a week.
1 set = much less DOMS = better quality running training

I'm no expert on marathon training mate, so I cant really advice any further. Hope this helps a bit though.