Gym and fitness (18 Viewers)

[Hust]

Work on your perseverance first, if you complete the 6.5 miles easily time after time then you can work on improving the time. And gaining speed is only achieved by HIIT, a pain in the ass but so efficient. With time you will think it is fun especially when you start designing your own sessions that both fit your need and find interesting.

I am having fun, which is nice. I have an app on my iPhone now that tracks my distance and time using GPS. I am getting more fit as I feel my lungs aren't breathing as hard and my legs are taking me further more quickly so I am really looking forward to improving my time per mile and increasing the distance.

 

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[JCK]

That's the way to go, don't forget to do some training for your legs and core, it goes well with running.

 

[Hust]

That's the way to go, don't forget to do some training for your legs and core, it goes well with running.

I bike to and from work, that has helped my upper legs tone up quite a bit. When I am in the weight room, however I usually only do my upper body. I've been running so much lately it is getting hard to keep any weight on.

Trying NOT to bulk up my upper body, just tone with a nice build. Have no reason to want to be too big.

The best thing about running in downtown DC is tht it isn't flat...it has some nice terrain/hills so when I want to mix it up its quite easy to do so.

My goal is to everage 10-12 miles on an easy day.

 

[Trezegol17]

Any tips against blisters when running? Tried special socks and it didn't help.

 

[Zacheryah]

Work on your perseverance first, if you complete the 6.5 miles easily time after time then you can work on improving the time. And gaining speed is only achieved by HIIT, a pain in the ass but so efficient. With time you will think it is fun especially when you start designing your own sessions that both fit your need and find interesting.

gonna start swapping hiit instead of regular cardio on non training days once, the weightloss per week is less then a kilogram


so insanely effective, and indeed, wonderfull for explosiveness

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Any tips against blisters when running? Tried special socks and it didn't help.

better shoes, or wait till you grow enough repair tissue


it dutch its called "eelt"

 

[V]

Any tips against blisters when running? Tried special socks and it didn't help.

For me the only thing that helped was not tying the laces too tight. I don't tie my walking shoes at all and the friction when I tied my running shoes was enough to cause blisters. My feet were simply not used to it. Simply not tying them too tight was enough to prevent them occurring again.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Hows your progress Vlatko?

 

[Trezegol17]

gonna start swapping hiit instead of regular cardio on non training days once, the weightloss per week is less then a kilogram


so insanely effective, and indeed, wonderfull for explosiveness

---------- Post added 09.08.2012 at 13:35 ----------



better shoes, or wait till you grow enough repair tissue


it dutch its called "eelt"

Hmm the shoes could be it, i got these nikes for over a year now and believe me Eelts isnt the solution Thx for the advice tho!

For me the only thing that helped was not tying the laces too tight. I don't tie my walking shoes at all and the friction when I tied my running shoes was enough to cause blisters. My feet were simply not used to it. Simply not tying them too tight was enough to prevent them occurring again.

Well Bro, they are kinda loose and the only appear after i passed the 8km, i will try chalk, saw that tip on a forum somewhere. thx for the advice tho!

 

[V]

Hows your progress Vlatko?

What progress? I have no set-in-stone goal, only to look good to myself and ladies. And I've achieved that a year ago.

Sure, I would like more definition and less fat, but that's something that isn't worth fussing about as it requires too much dedication and giving up on things I've grown accustomed to throughout my life.

Though the last two days I have the craziest chest soreness ever. I can barely move my arms. Trying out a new workout routine, with supersets. Craaaaaazy.

Hmm the shoes could be it, i got these nikes for over a year now and believe me Eelts isnt the solution Thx for the advice tho!

Then try tying them real tight.

Well Bro, they are kinda loose and the only appear after i passed the 8km, i will try chalk, saw that tip on a forum somewhere. thx for the advice tho!

 

[Enron]

Any tips against blisters when running? Tried special socks and it didn't help.

If you get them on your heal or bottom of the foot, duct tape.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

I get lower back soreness when I run. How can I prevent that?

 

[The Curr]

Even I know the answer to that. You need to improve your core strength.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

I was hoping for an easier answer like changing shoes or better posture

It happens more when I run uphill.

 

[The Curr]

Do you have bad shoes or bad posture?

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Not sure. I was trying to focus on posture today and it didn't really make a difference. My shoes aren't exactly running shoes (I had but they disappeared), but they're football turf shoes.

 

[ALC]

Running shoes do help. Indoor footie shoes are horrible for running.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

I'll be getting a pair.

Anyway, uphill running seems to be kinda miraculous. Just 2 sessions 4 days apart and it looks like it does a good job of toning.

 

[ALC]

Oh true. It gets you tired faster but helps a lot. The best type of running is the one from playing football imo. A lot of acceleration and turns.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

True, and not boring. But uphill is supposed to help you build leg muscles and power too.

 

[ALC]

Yeah, lately I try to do at least a mile uphill at the treadmill when I run.