1. hydrate more; 2. sleep better; 3. recovery strategies (stretch, massage, ice bath...); 4. [7:23 start watching here] plan to succeed (review what went wrong/good in previous races;), daily/weekly/monthly/yearly; 5. strength training (hit the gym to address imbalances). youre welcome
@@lionheart4552 Weight loss is a consequence of good diet, and to a small extent exercise. Athletes tend to eat whole foods that lack added sugars, and use their body fats a lot during low intensity training (which is the majority of their training).
It's an amazing time when an actual Olympic runner can be coaching us via videos at the same time as he's getting ready for Paris. Great work Stephen, love from Australia.
Thanks you for the Motivation...I love your video.. thanks for taking the time to give us non pro runner hope and direction just to be a better runner ❤🙏
you drink just water, try to sleep well, meanwhile elite runners gonna run on doping, that's for sure. I think, Zane Robertson finally closed discussion about doping. Elite field is full of dopers. Olympic normative 2.08.10. really?? This goal is for clean runners? I don't think so.
I've been watching your videos regularly ever since you started the Paris Marathon weekly recaps. Thank you so much for adding captions in this video! I have trouble understanding voices sometimes and have to repeatedly go back to listen, but this way I can take notes easily.
Stephen, you are killin me. Drink water All day? I’m 75, I’ll be peein when I run. Get more sleep? Old people can’t sleep that much. Drugs? Yeah. Coffee. I’m joking. I’m an animal at 75 running 10k practice for 5K. In San Antonio Texas I’m one of a very few my age who can run 10ks Epsom salt- good idea but I can’t afford all that hot water. Old people don’t plan cause they might not live to see their plans realized ha ha ha. Thanks for this video. Good information.
Stephen, you are an absolute legend. The information you are sharing is of the highest quality and fantastic for all runners. Thank you so very much for sharing your tips, tricks, techniques and training.
These basic tips are something most people seem to forget, when looking for that "magic bullet" offered by many others. There are no easy ways out, just hard work :)
The sleep thing… hmmm. After 13 months of fatherhood, the last 3 nights are the first full nights me and my wife have had of sleep. I’ve run very tired quite a few times 😂
Recovery is overrated. I had hamstring tightness for weeks. My mileage was so low and it didn’t go away. I ran a 50 mile on a mile hamstring strain and it went away. No trouble since. And sleep isn’t necessary either. I rarely get any sleep the night prior to a race. Agree with hydration though.
Thanks for all your videos. I have been running since high school for hobby and I never feel the need of strength and gym training. The fact that you mentioned listen to your body and feels which part of the muscle is talking to you reminded me when I often felt a tingle on my left calf and my cramp on quad muscle when the marathon. Your word made me realize how important it is to train my muscle to be a better runner. Thank you very very much!
i dont always get enough sleep. 4 days a week ill get about 6.5. but those other 3 days im getting at least 8. overall i average about 7 and change a week.
Love your videos Stephen. I'm at about 100km per week during my peak weeks for LM in 4 weeks time. 1 week of work + 3 week taper left. Is it too late now to start incorporating gym work to get any benefit for the race?
Thank you for these. I really appreciate you sharing them. My hydration is rubbish so that’s something to nail down. I’ve only just started to add specific strength work and I can absolutely see the value. The tough thing I find is when. Do it before a hard day and my legs are weak for the session but doing it on a hard day seems a bit dodgy. Maybe this is partly a planning issue! I’ll check out your site - sounds very helpful.
Totally agree with the hydration point you make; it really is a constant battle. I always says it's much better to prevent dehydration than to fix it, so getting on top of drinking water is key for my training!
Amazing Stephen, you're spot on. These are the things that 90% of us don't do (me included), I'm terrible for consistent sleep and don't do enough gym work. And thanks for the thejoggingroom link too, I'm gonna watch that stuff
When would you recommend fitting in strength work? I tend to run my speed workouts/long runs on Wednesday and Saturday, not sure when to work on strength due to recovery time?
More Stephen, less editing gimmicks. Your content speaks for itself, while the editing cheapens your message. Unless it's a self-expression thing, then knock yourself out. As always, thanks for another great video.
@@stephenscullion262 Love your content, but have to agree here on the insertion of some of the stock images of others. I would rather see content of you running, etc. as in some of your other videos. Thanks!
9:03 This is golden! Gymwork, or in my case "homework", hops, squads, running-technique-exercises and other bodyweight exercises i like. Daily routine. I have done exercises daily for over a year now and I can confirm it reduces injury-risk significantly. I dare running 5 days in a row now without feeling small aches here and there.
There is such a thing as over hydration. If you're urinating too frequently, you're losing vital minerals from your body. Your hydration will differ daily depending on multiple factors. Falseing excess water into you daily could well be detrimental.
Lmao 😂😂😂 btw you forgot to add the ultime secret => breath 😂😂😂 yes the advices you shared are true but called them perform enhancer is a little bit exagerated 😅
Personally, I don't have an Epsom bath (magnesium sulphate), I have a magnesium chloride bath instead. More benefits with magnesium chloride. But some excellent tips here which are often overlooked. Hydration has always been the big one for me, I just forget or I take too long between drinks. Great idea to set a timer. Although very important to dial down hydration before a run (I significantly reduce about 60-45 minutes out from a run) as you don't want a full bladder before your run or worse still, to get one while you're running (don't forget the toilet break before the run). And for sure, sleep (another big thing for me), recovery and massage. Amazing how all these things have nothing to do with core running training but are the core things you need to do to get the best out of running.
That salt is key with the water. Just drinking only water can eventually cause hyponatremia if you go overboard. Older runner here and sleep is the silver bullet for me. Great tips!
Always have a fresh pint of WATER right on my bed stand. Plus one or two coffees to jumpstart. I prioritise SLEEP. I'd rather skip a session if I lack lots of sleep. When tired I'll get clumsy, lose attention, misstep and sprain my ankles. Did a sprint downhill diver over a tiny root once. Never again!
that 2nd one with nutrition is the bomb. no amount of foam rolling or massages or fascia baskia releases beliezes can reduce the need of sleep or in long term help recover if the basics are not right. those are just at best gimmics and can do the 0,5-1% and that's mostly trough placebo that can switch to positive hormonal and brain chemistry "settings" for that amount of boost to performance... also dumb training cannot be foam rolled or massaged away :D
another great tip- thanks.. i always do the same in the morning, water and a pinch of salt.. guys do not forget the sodium intake that needs to be restored after heavy sweating..
Occam's razor - simplest solution is the best solution! You’re right on - we all look for complex solutions like altitude or super shoes, but basic hydration, nutrition and recovery go long way!👍
thank you for sharing. The planning part in itself is also work, outside of the energy to put in, it is the time the big challenge, time management, or to be more precise, spare time management. time for run (the everyone favorite :)), gym, recover, plan, sleep, all in those few hours left over from work, family and daily duties. Harder is the challenge, stronger is the one who conquers it :)
I really appreciated this video. It made me appreciate the fact that I'd already started doing some of these and I've made notes to focus on some of the basics comprehensively. Big thumbs up 👍
Dmn, I’m watching this video on my laptop and it’s 21:34. So now I have a dilemma. Should I close my laptop and go to bed and decrease this videos potential for success by 8% by negatively affecting the RU-vid algorithm or keep watching and reduce my performance during my tomorrow’s tempo run by 8%. 🤔
Exactly the video I was looking for, with strength and recovery resources on your website. That's literally the two areas I need to add into my running routine Thanks a lot Stephen!
Your videos are great Stephen - your frank tips and advice are really helpful and beneficial. Some I'm aware of and know the importance of - but aren't necessarily doing - and your videos help provide the necessary reminders to build these into my routine and others are new to me and a real light bulb moment. Thank you for passing on what you've learned during your career; it's immensely appreciated.
Legend for the free stuff. Gonna have a look at that. I've been gyming whilst running and pushing hard. Injured my lat though. Question is, can you push hard in the gym or does it tend to be lower intensity to aid the running?
