Dr Alyssa Olenick: The ultra runner and powerlifter on how you can get faster and stronger at the same time

The fitness industry loves to declare one method as "the best" way to achieve specific goals. Spend any time on social media, and you'll quickly encounter phrases like "this is the best way to lose fat" or "this is the only way to build muscle." For years, we've been told that it's nearly impossible to train for multiple fitness goals at once. The most common myth? "You can't build bigger muscles and train to run faster simultaneously." This kind of thinking forces people into a single choice - or worse, leads them to do nothing at all.

But the truth, like many things in life, isn't so black and white. Just ask renowned exercise physiologist Dr Alyssa Olenick, who isn’t your typical white-coated lab rat but a serious athletic performance powerhouse competing as both an ultra-marathon runner and an accomplished powerlifter.

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