I’ve seen this before with some of the people a know. Is this effective for run training? If it is, is there any program to incorporate this on the weekly mileage?
I’ve seen this before with some of the people a know. Is this effective for run training? If it is, is there any program to incorporate this on the weekly mileage?
I think it’s insane. Your knees and hips and ankles probably aren’t built to withstand that extra torque.
Joke post of the month.
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I never heard of anyone using them while running, but they work great on my kick sets in the pool.
They’re essentially the same concept as powercranks, and therefore just as effective. So yes, they’ll probably increase your running speed by 30-40%.
Hello stress fractures!
No joke guys, I’ve seen this before though not on serious runner’s, just on people trying to lose weight. I was just curious coz even I myself is not convince that it could help with a weight loss program or for what ever purpose it was even marketed. Shaolin training perhaps? 
many, many moons ago ran with leg weights and ran stadiums so i could dunk…now later in life think i am paying for it with tender knees…
try lightly weighted hand gloves…adds less weight but does give upper body a little more work…as well as the heart
Using the leg weights for running is going to cost you in the long run. Think about it this way, if you gained 10-15 lbs and wanted to run, how much would your joints like it? They wouldn’t right? Same thing goes for the added weights. Keep the weight/resistance/strength separate and play it safely. Don’t follow their lead, you will pay for it later on.
I have a friend (high caliber Masters runner) who does some of his hill workouts with a weight vest on. Vest is a lot safer than the leg weights though, because you’re only adding weight, not drastically altering your stride.
put weight on body and don’t try the whole leg weights thing. They’ll probably fall off too.
If you limit there use to fast downhill running, you should be good.
If your going to use them just use them for walking only. I used them while training for football back in the day, but not anymore.
we used to use them in the 70’s for cross country and soccer endurance training. It turns out they put terrible stress on all the bones in the ankle area. Remember those red hand weights designed for running that were so popular in the 80’s ? the idea was you would run a lot faster after training with them; my experience was that I got better at the extra effort needed to carry the weights but that didn’t translate into speed. Tempo runs once a week have been giving me faster runs, swims and rides. I think holding an 80% heart rate for extended periods in training has increased my aerobic threshold. It’s hard though. I’m putting off my tempo run right now by writing this !
No joke guys, I’ve seen this before though not on serious runner’s, just on people trying to lose weight. I was just curious coz even I myself is not convince that it could help with a weight loss program or for what ever purpose it was even marketed. Shaolin training perhaps?
I have to believe that the data set you’re referring to probably isn’t one that you want to model your exercise regimen after. Most people trying to lose weight truly have no clue how they got overweight in the first place, much less how to properly correct it. If you want more resistance, I’d suggest you either (1) run faster or (2) run uphill.
in theory it is an okay idea but in reality it’s not worth the increase risk of injury. To improve leg strength you can hit the gym and run hill repeats
No joke guys, I’ve seen this before though not on serious runner’s, just on people trying to lose weight. I was just curious coz even I myself is not convince that it could help with a weight loss program or for what ever purpose it was even marketed. Shaolin training perhaps?
A dad of a friend of mine use to make his son run in them because it would make his son run faster at soccer. It did. That kid was freakin fast.
To this day, he can barely bend at the knees and has had multiple surgeries on his knees to attempt to give him some semblance of normalcy. His legs are pretty f$*&ed up. Was it from running with weights all those years? Who knows…but the odds are pretty good since he never had any soccer related injuries.
Likely not a great idea since- and I am absolutely guessing here- it would seem to increase the potential risk of overuse injury.
Then again, it could be the next big thing after compression and “bare foot” running. Exercise and the exercise industry (especially) are fueled by trends since the rudiments of exercise are fairly simple. There isn’t much to sell beyond, “Eat less, train more and do a bit of everything.” If the right marketing got behind a trend to run with leg weights it would gain popularity.
“Say, did you hear about the tribe of northern Chinese nomads who crossed incredible distances in Mongolia on foot by training with leg weights since birth?..”
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That’s all it takes. Boom. The next big thing. Of course, we would need the new, scientifically designed, vastly improved leg weights from a professor at M.I.T.
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As far as a valid training methodology- I simply do not know.
Is this effective for run training?
Only when used in conjunction with this:
I wouldn’t advise running with leg weights. It’ll screw up your natural gait and form and lead to injuries. If you want to add weight when you run use an adjustable weighted vest. Just be careful and start off with just 5 pounds and then slowly add weight so you don’t end up with a stress fracture.