videos: strength training (part 3)

note: this is the 3rd in an ongoing, non-regular, non-periodic series on strength training in terms of endurance sports. you can see parts 1 and 2 here:

• strength training, part 1
• strength training, part 2

i found some more Youtube videos regarding strength training. you can add these to the library of videos. these are a little different, but i consider that useful in the sense that it provides some new ideas to help mix up workouts and keep things from becoming monotonous.

there's 2 series of videos from Canada, courtesy of the Ottawa Triathlon Club (i love the way the guy pronounces "about" as "aboooooooooot"!), with 1 for basic and another for advanced strength training. the basic weight training series has 4 parts:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmMSHlMiZ7Q
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dug0sky-bOQ
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5C40jr9JfA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymGvpTgKYvk
  

the advanced weight training has 3 parts (although, the video info says it's part of a 4-part series--i couldn't find the 4th, so i'm guessing it was just mislabeling?):

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL-QrrERqIk
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDjaTbXTgDo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EyM87CW7Xg
  

i also noticed that Triathlete magazine is now making Youtube videos, and they have a good one for strength training (and they should make more):

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LxQdEeQU9s

in addition, i came across this one, which i found to contain some of the same exercises that i use:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIIiEmqOHsk

i should point out that all of the videos here involve exercises that seem to have come from Pilates (or Pilates-type workouts), which focuses more on the core and joints with the development of supporting and stabilizing muscles. as a result, i'll venture to argue that these exercises are NOT meant to develop overall muscle mass (i.e., bulk) or even raw strength, but instead more to help balance the overall musculature and thereby prevent injury. so take them for what it's worth.

but as i mentioned at the start, they still provide some alternative exercises to help mix up the routine. especially as we head into the winter months and the looooooooooong interminable (some say agonizing) season (some say purgatory) of indoor (some say claustrophobic) workouts.

enjoy!