Run, Ride, Lift: Making Strength Training Work for Endurance sports, LJMU

About the speaker: Conor Heeney is a Lecturer in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and Strength & Conditioning Coach at Liverpool John Moores University. He has worked across more than 50 sports, supporting athletes from developing level through to international and world championship performance, including multiple world champions across different sports. His work focuses on applied strength and conditioning, physical preparation and making performance support practical and relevant to the athlete/person in front of him.

Key themes:Why bother with strength training when you already run or cycle?Understand where strength training can actually help your performance, help you stay injury-free, and make your body better able to cope with the training you are already doing.What do you actually need to do in the gym?You do not need to spend hours lifting weights or follow a complicated programme. We will cover the simple exercises and basic principles that give you the most return for your time.How do you fit it around work, life and your endurance training?Learn how to fit strength training into a busy week without feeling like it takes over, leaves you constantly sore, or gets in the way of the running or cycling you actually enjoy.