Strength Training For Endurance Athletes With Erin Carson
02/18/21 • 58 min
About this episode:
In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews Erin Carson, strength coach and owner of RallySport in Boulder, Colorado. Adam and Erin find similarities in their strength approach for endurance athletes and talk about making athletes more durable, helping athletes do their sport stronger and longer, adding strength training to your toolbox, and why it doesn’t take as much time as you think.
Episode Highlights:
- How to properly target your strength training
- Why and how to include strength training even if you're short on time
- Becoming a more durable athlete
- Achieving proper muscle activation
Guest Bio – Erin Carson:
Erin Carson is co-owner and operator of RallySport, a Boulder, Colorado training facility and health club. As the head coach for ECFIT she provides strength training programs for endurance athletes seeking to perform at their very best in triathlons, marathons, and cycling events. Her clients include world champions and Olympians as well as everyday athletes seeking excellence.
Erin is the strength coach for many current and former world championship athletes including Mirinda Carfrae – 3x Ironman World Champion and Timothy O’Donnell – Long Course Triathlon World Champion. Her commitment to continuing education plus her proven track record of success with professional athletes has made her one of the most knowledgeable and accessible strength coaches in the world.
Erin has also found success as a triathlete, highlighted by her 6th place age group finish at the 2016 70.3 World Championships in Maloolooba, Australia, as well as multiple podium finishes over the last 5 years. Erin is a life-long athlete who attended The University of Colorado on a basketball scholarship where she was one of the top NCAA D1 basketball players. Post-graduation, she played professionally in Europe before returned to the US to coach Division 1 basketball at both Tulane University and The University of Nebraska.
Erin’s Credentials:
- B.S. Kinesiology, University of Colorado
- M.S. Administration, University of Nebraska
- Masters Studies, Tulane University
- NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
- EXOS Performance Coach (pending)
- Titleist Performance Coach L2
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
- NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
- PTA Global Certified Personal Trainer
- PTA Global Advanced Personal Trainer
- Foundations Instructor L2
30 Days Free of ECFit On Demand
Use Code: TRAINRIGHT
https://ondemand.ecfitstrength.com/
Read More About Erin Carson:
Erin references ViPR equipment for home: https://www.viprfit.com/
Website: https://ecfitstrength.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecfit_strength/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ecfitstrength/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ecfitstrength
About this episode:
In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews Erin Carson, strength coach and owner of RallySport in Boulder, Colorado. Adam and Erin find similarities in their strength approach for endurance athletes and talk about making athletes more durable, helping athletes do their sport stronger and longer, adding strength training to your toolbox, and why it doesn’t take as much time as you think.
Episode Highlights:
- How to properly target your strength training
- Why and how to include strength training even if you're short on time
- Becoming a more durable athlete
- Achieving proper muscle activation
Guest Bio – Erin Carson:
Erin Carson is co-owner and operator of RallySport, a Boulder, Colorado training facility and health club. As the head coach for ECFIT she provides strength training programs for endurance athletes seeking to perform at their very best in triathlons, marathons, and cycling events. Her clients include world champions and Olympians as well as everyday athletes seeking excellence.
Erin is the strength coach for many current and former world championship athletes including Mirinda Carfrae – 3x Ironman World Champion and Timothy O’Donnell – Long Course Triathlon World Champion. Her commitment to continuing education plus her proven track record of success with professional athletes has made her one of the most knowledgeable and accessible strength coaches in the world.
Erin has also found success as a triathlete, highlighted by her 6th place age group finish at the 2016 70.3 World Championships in Maloolooba, Australia, as well as multiple podium finishes over the last 5 years. Erin is a life-long athlete who attended The University of Colorado on a basketball scholarship where she was one of the top NCAA D1 basketball players. Post-graduation, she played professionally in Europe before returned to the US to coach Division 1 basketball at both Tulane University and The University of Nebraska.
Erin’s Credentials:
- B.S. Kinesiology, University of Colorado
- M.S. Administration, University of Nebraska
- Masters Studies, Tulane University
- NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
- EXOS Performance Coach (pending)
- Titleist Performance Coach L2
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
- NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
- PTA Global Certified Personal Trainer
- PTA Global Advanced Personal Trainer
- Foundations Instructor L2
30 Days Free of ECFit On Demand
Use Code: TRAINRIGHT
https://ondemand.ecfitstrength.com/
Read More About Erin Carson:
Erin references ViPR equipment for home: https://www.viprfit.com/
Website: https://ecfitstrength.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecfit_strength/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ecfitstrength/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ecfitstrength
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Dr. Emily Carr: Why See A Physical Therapist Even If You're Healthy?
About this episode:
In this week’s episode, Hillary Allen interviews Emily Carr, Doctor of Physical Therapy. Dr. Carr discusses the need for runners to implement strength training and talks about the common injuries she sees in runners. She stresses the importance of seeing a physical therapist even when you're not injured to uncover the nuances of your body and identify ways you can increase performance and stay healthy.
Episode Highlights:
- Strength Training is key to running performance and injury prevention
- Exercises runners should add to their routine
- Physical Therapy can help even when you’re not injured
- Running alone is not enough to make your skeleton stronger
Guest Bio –Emily Carr PT, DPT :
Emily is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who comes to Colorado from Michigan. Emily completed her B.S. in Movement Science and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Michigan. She now works with the great team at Revo Physiotherapy and Sports Performance in Boulder, Colorado.
Emily is an avid soccer player and having played competitively her whole life, has had her fair share of injuries making her no stranger to the benefits of PT long before she decided to become one herself. From her experiences, Emily deeply understands the athlete’s mindset and the drive to achieve and maintain physical preparedness for the demands patients put on their bodies. Emily thoroughly enjoys working with athletes of all ages and abilities ranging from the weekend warriors and active elderly to high-level athletes. Emily’s special clinical interests include treatment of pregnant and postpartum athletes, runners, and soccer players of all levels and abilities.
In her free time, Emily soaks up every opportunity she can to get outdoors. She enjoys mountain biking, skiing, playing soccer, and volunteering for a local canine rescue group!
Read More About Emily Carr and Revo PT Boulder:
Website: https://www.revoptboulder.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revoptandperformance
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RevoPTandSportsPerformance
Revo Blog, to hear more from Emily Carr: https://www.revoptboulder.com/blog
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Wilfredo Benitez, MScN, M.Ed: "Diet" Is A Four Letter Word
About this episode:
In this week’s episode, Hillary Allen interviews Will Benitez, a nutritionist who owns On Pace Wellness and works with athletes to optimize their nutrition for performance and health. Will and Hillary talk about making nutrition work for you, why highly individualized nutrition is important, and what simple nutrition changes can help you sleep better at night.
Episode Highlights:
- How increased medication usage and food production is affecting health and nutrition needs
- Why make nutrition individualized
- Why “Fad Diets” or something that works for others may not work for you
- Why it’s important to figure out how to best support your body through nutrition
- Protein before bed?
Guest Bio – Wilfredo Benitez, MScN, M.Ed.:
Wilfredo (Will) Benitez is a performance nutritionist located in Portland, Oregon, USA and is the owner of his nutrition coaching practice On Pace Wellness, LLC. Will believes that nutritional optimization is a process that involves sustainable behavioral changes and practices accordingly. Will works primarily with athletes but also with those who enjoy or want to enjoy an active lifestyle, helping them to optimize their nutrition to elevate performance and health. As a performance nutritionist, a certified running coach, and an athlete himself, Will understands the athlete’s mindset, what it’s like to pursue athletic goals, and how to balance the pursuit of those goals with other responsibilities. He is passionate about helping his clients strike the necessary balance to make the nutrition coaching process result in sustained nutrition habits that are effective for the client’s goals.
Will earned his Master's Degree in Nutrition Science in 2017. He lives in Portland with his wife, Valentina, who is a naturopathic physician, and their dog and two cats.
Read More About Wilfredo Benitez:
https://www.onpacewellness.com/
https://twitter.com/WillBenitez21
https://www.instagram.com/onpacewellness/
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