Upper Body Exercise for a Marathon Runner

Q: I am a college student training for the next Boston Marathon as a beginner; have gained muscle almost completely in the thigh and buttock area. Can you suggest anything that might help nutritionally while trimming me up a little bit? Do you think that some alternate exercise is the best way to go?

A: You might want to figure out what's going on with your body composition -- click here

As to exercise, I cant even start imagining what could be possible a good additional exercise to a marathon runner. Maybe upper body weight training? Take a look at our virtual gym's exercise demos:

Triceps
Biceps
Military Press
Pull Up
Dumbbell Behind

= Tanya Zilberter, PhD