"Strength training supports my running economy and helps prevent injuries." - Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Strength work is no longer confined to gym floors and scribbled notebooks. It’s moving directly into the ecosystems athletes already rely on.
COROS has launched a structured strength-training programme developed with Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, delivered through its app. The focus isn’t aesthetics - it’s durability.
Ingebrigtsen has been clear about strength’s role in his preparation.
"Strength training has always been an important part of my overall training philosophy," he said when discussing the programme’s release.
"It supports my running economy and helps prevent injuries."
That framing matters. In endurance environments, the limiting factor is rarely ambition - it’s tissue tolerance. Strength becomes structural insurance.
The sessions combine lower-body work, stability drills and plyometrics, layered in seasonally. Heavier work sits earlier in the year. Maintenance becomes the goal during race periods.
The broader shift is technological. Wearables are evolving from passive observers to active guides. Instead of simply recording effort, they are beginning to prescribe it.
For athletes operating without full support teams, reducing friction increases adherence. And adherence drives progress.
Strength is not new. The delivery system is.
The bottom line? Durability is becoming embedded in everyday training architecture.
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