Running + Deadlifts = Performance

As some of you know I have been doing CrossFit Endurance for a while now, over a year and it has really changed by outlook on fitness and what an endurance athlete should look like. The changes I have made to my program are many but one that I feel has helped a lot is lifting heavy.  I am talking about doubles and triples with lots of rest between sets.  I never realized or bothered to think about the core strength that is involved in lifting heavy weights.  I think the deadlift is an outstanding exercise and ANY ATHLETE WORTH HIS/HER SALT SHOULD BE DEADLIFTING.  It really helps develop that posterior chain (back side of your body) that is so important and often neglected in endurance athletes.  It gets your core involved which helps you from having poor posture whilst running as well.  Ever have low back pain/general back pain after running.  Chance are you are breaking at the hips or just running with poor posture.  When I started deadlifting I immediately felt my posture change, IMMEDIATELY.  I could really feel that inner corset developing and gaining strength.  I remember something Tim Thompson of Monkey Yoga Shala once said.  It was in reference to pullups but applies to deadlifting too.  At the beginning of the yoga class he teaches he has everyone do pullups, most beginners can't muscle through more than 1 or 2. FOR MOST AVERAGE FOLKS PULLUPS ARE HARD and you are pulling a heavy load.  Anyway, the reason this yoga instructor had his students do pullups is because of just that...it's a heavy pull.  Lifting heavy, he explained, RELEASES GROWTH HORMONE and growth hormone does some amazing things for your health.  It makes you leaner and stronger and speeds recovery.  I do the workouts as Rx'd on crossfitendurance.com and that has me lifting heavy every week. Take my advice and toss the low RPE arobic stuff every now and again and lift some heavy shit off the ground.  It will help your running and overall health, I guarantee it. Checkout this video for some clips of people deadlifting and Coach Glassman talking about it's benefits------------------>How to Deadlift