Lifting, Running and Living with Kelly and JK

Author: Kelly Lutz and JK McLeod

Welcome to Lifting, Running & Living! As coaches in the fitness space and two humans who love movement (running for Kelly, strength for JK), every episode will contain some element of fitness, plus a variety of other topics we're seeing, dealing with or hearing about. Join us every other Friday for chit chat, tangents & lots of laughing.
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74. Recreational Runners Don’t Need to Strength Train?
Episode 74
Thursday, 26 March, 2026

Kelly and JK start episode 74 after switching podcast platforms and share updates after several weeks. Kelly mentions her husband Ty’s birthday, reviews her first month using an Oura Ring, and describes adding regular after-work “evening commute” walks. She also gives a brief running update ahead of an upcoming two-mile race. JK shares a short training update about lifting and cardio. They spend the rest of the episode discussing a Threads post claiming recreational runners don’t need strength training, walking through common arguments and their thoughts, and close with where to find the show online.00:51 Episode 74 Updates Return01:35 Birthday Shoutout and Lifting Seeds03:02 Oura Ring First Impressions07:03 HSA Approval and Cost Comparison09:33 Evening Commute Walk Habit15:25 Running Training and Achilles Flare19:37 JK Training Remix and Consistency27:18 Threads Take Runners Stop Lifting32:29 Debate Begins Specificity Argument34:27 Specificity Versus Strength36:11 Survivorship Bias Reality38:30 Periodize Your Training39:33 Time Recovery Tradeoffs46:08 Recreational Runner Myths49:04 Running Is Not Strength52:38 Anecdotes Aren't Evidence56:57 Soreness Fear And Context59:58 Gym Judgment Thread Story01:05:54 Social Media Fills Blanks01:08:54 Lift Weights Touch GrassFollow the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠@liftingrunninglivingpod⁠⁠⁠Email us at ⁠⁠⁠liftingrunninglivingpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠Follow JK at ⁠⁠@coachjkmcleod⁠⁠Follow Kelly at ⁠⁠⁠@runningklutz ⁠