Adult Strength for Endurance Athletes


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The Adult Strength for Endurance Athletes program will primarily focus on building a solid base for nordic skiing, running, and other endurance sports by utilizing body weight movements, barbells, free weights, and plyometrics. Participants will learn to use correct technique for movements through hands on instruction. Also, a large focus for the sessions will be mobility and movement mechanics.

This will be a beneficial course to improve your overall performance for endurance sports, whether you are new to strength or have been doing it for years.

Location: In-person at The Trailhead Studio in Theodore Wirth Park.

Coaches: Cara Battles, BethAnn Chamberlain, Jake Stiele, Piotr Bednarski, Dan Luoma, Michael Szymanski

Spring 2024 Trailhead Strength Sessions

Groups run 11 weeks, starting week of April 1- week of June 10

Location: Trailhead Studio and Turf, most of the training is outdoors, you can enroll for 1 session per week $235, or 2 sessions per week $335, or 3 sessions per week at $435

  • Monday- 6:30am-7:45am.   Coach Michael Symanski, michael.q.symanski@gmail.com
  • Monday- 6:15pm-7:30pm.   Coach Cara Battles and Regan Duffy , battles12@gmail.com
  • Tuesday- 6:30am-7:45am. Coach Dan Luoma, luom0033@umn.edu
  • Tuesday- 6:00pm-7:15pm. Coach Jake Stiele, jakestiele@gmail.com
  • Wednesday- 6:30am-7:45am. Coach BethAnn Chamberlain, bethann.chamberlain@gmail.com
  • NEW– Beginner STRENGTH- Wednesday- 5:30pm-6:45pm. NEW- Coach Eduardo Arteaga, arteagae@gmail.com
  • Thursday- 6:30am-7:45am. Coach Cara Battles, battles12@gmail.com
  • Thursday- 6:15pm-7:30pm. Coach Michael Symanski, michael.q.symanski@gmail.com
  • NEW- Advanced/High Intensity Strength and Power- Friday- 7:00am-8:15am, Coaches Piotr Bedanrski and Michael Symanski. bednarski@loppet.org
  • Saturdays- 8:00am-9:15am. Coach Eduardo Arteaga, arteagae@gmail.com

NEW for this Spring: Advanced and Beginner Groups

  1. Advanced Strength with High Intensity Component. Fridays, 7am- 8:15am. This Session will begin with a general strength preparation, but will add in a high intensity component of stairs, ski erg, bounding, and other plyometric and power oriented exercises. Previous weight training experience required. Runs 11 weeks, FRIDAYS, 7am-8:15am. Coaches Piotr Bednarski and Michael Symanski. (note, its expected that you will complete at least 10-15 min of aerobic warm up before 7am).
  2. Introduction to Strength Training- Beginner Level. Wednesdays, 5:30pm-6:45pm. This Session is for those that have little or no background in strength training. Coach Eduardo will take you through the basics of strength training techniques, mobility, and simple plyometrics. Training will include both technical instruction, and a progressively more difficult training load over the 11 weeks.
Strength for Endurance Athletes
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