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Usually people who are runners would want to do more repititions and less weight. If you arent a runner and want to gain bulk, then you would do less repititions and more weight. A great weight training program would be from the book Hot Point Fitness by Steve Zim. In that book it has a section of men and womens weight training category. If you are a runner, no matter boy or girl, then you would want to do womans category of weight training to build definition in the muscles. That is both with upper body and lower body. If you are a runner then you would not want to bulk up due to how much muscle mass you are carrying, it might slow you down and you might lower your endurance status in your running. Same with speed. Hot Point Fitness doesnt just give you a weight training program that really works, but it also lists foods that people who work out should eat.

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Runners should focus their weight training on the legs. Leg curls, leg lifts, and exercises for the calf muscles are going to give you the best results.

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Cardio and good training for legs.

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