Run then lift or lift then run? (Page 2)

which is more suceptable to injury?

 for me, training and preventing injury is numero uno.

 anyone know which order reduces risk of injury?

No.

If you are able to maintain good form in each, then it probably doesn't matter.  If your form breaks down in either, then your injury risks increase.

Here's an excerpt from Eric Harr's book, "Triathlon Training in 4 Hours a Week," page 121.

glucose is less readily available either first thing in the morning (before breakfast) or after it has been depleted by weight training...

Great if you are wanting to shred fat. Beyond that, here's what I suggest.

If you are wanting to improve athleticism in general / gain muscle... you should lift first. Also, if you're doing olympic lifts (deadlifts, snatches, cleans, squats, etc) you should do them fresh to help insure form is correct.

If your more interested in your 3sport training... obviously you should do this at your freshest, otherwise your results (ie. times when comparing/making out the next weeks training schedule) will be skewed by the fact that you are pre-exhausted.

Probably best case scenario for a serious triathlete, train twice a day (morning/evening) when you do both and supplement/eat well.

This is the same advice given to me by the trainer at the Y. Do upper body strength training first then run. I have been doing this for about 4 weeks, 3xs a week. I *think* I am starting to see some results. 

I've had good luck running first then lifting.

Matt Cazalas
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This is what I was going to say.  If you lift LEGS then go for a run you are setting yourself up for injury.

Now, lift arms then run?  Probably fine.

I like to lift on days I swim. Lift at lunch time when I worked at company gym and swam at night..even with sore arms I swam well.

For me the main reason I lift is so that I can get stronger. The stronger I get, the less injury prone I am.  I used to have periodic back pain that would lay me up for a while. I've been lifting 3 times per week for two years and haven't had back pain for more than 1 year.  So, I keep on lifting heavy.

Classic execises seem to keep my entire body strong (bench press, squat, deadlift, pull-ups, dips, shoulder press, rows & bridge.)  It also benefits my endurance training if I lift first because I feel I am challenging myself more by having lifting fatigue in my muscles. Then, I always leave a day of rest between my last lift and my weekly combo-indurance workout. This makes my combo workout my best and strongest of the week.