Strength Training More Can Hurt You...Avoid this Injury-Causing Mistake

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Written By Ali Marty

Season 2 of Running to the Castle Podcast w/ Dr. Ali Marty

Episode 99 Can strength training too much hurt you? runDisney Races

In this episode of Running to the Castle, you'll learn why more strength training isn't always better for injury prevention in runDisney runners. 

You'll discover how overdoing it with weights, repetitions, or frequency can lead to overuse injuries, just like brushing your teeth too much can harm enamel. 

Key signs you're overtraining include constant soreness, lack of progress, and joint swelling. 

The episode covers how to test appropriate weights, track progress during the build phase, and why strategic, balanced strength training beats simply doing more.

Ali Marty

Hi! I’m Ali. I’ve been in the health and wellness space since graduating with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2012. I worked in the typical outpatient clinic with active men and women with orthopedic injuries (shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, muscle and ligament tears, knee pain, IT Band pain, plantar fasciitis, and hip and knee arthritis until 2018 at which point I started Mobile Physical Therapy in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the past few years I’ve transitioned to helping women running runDisney races after they’ve had an injury and they want to finish strong and enjoy the rest of their runcation.

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