Dr. Marie Whitt / Strength Coach for Runners

NOT-SO-BASIC STEP UPS: stronger quads + injury proof knees 😉 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 . . . I know, I know You've seen a step up a thousand times. Me too. I even Deliberately avoided them for years because I was all like: "ThEsE aRe tOo BaSiC" . ❌️I was wroooooonnggg. 💀💀 Are they basic: YES But can they still be challenging: YESSS!! ✅️these are the top tips I've learned to give specifically for runners ... so you can get the most out of this home-gym friendly exercises that can help injury proof your quads, hips, and knees!! ✅️1. LAND SOFTLY COMING DOWN too many runners (people in general) just slam back down to earth. Don't. Stop right now. Slowly control that descent, land softy. You build better quad muscle control, eccentric strength, which is essential for a strong stride, especially running DOWN HILLS! ✅️2. LIFT UP YOUR STEP FOOT It only has to be like a 1-2inches. I found that I need this, otherwise I get "lazy" and just sink Into that "up"; my quad and knee are not fully braced and engaged. They're just chilling there, trying to figure out how to do the least amount of work. Not helpful. Lifting that foot up slightly re-engages that entire leg for impact and the work required to step up. Work smarter, not harder 🩵👊🏻🧡 If you enjoyed these runner specific exercises and the cues too to get the most out of them, come along and follow and join the running fit fam 🧡🩵😊 Dare to Train Differently 🧡 🩵 #stepup #quadstrength #beginnerrunner #strengthworkout #strengthforbeginners #strengthforrunners #marathon #mararathontraining