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| Fitness | Reoccurring blisters | Dec 31 2012 14:55 (UTC) |
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Is it a different brand/model? Even something as innocuous as Asics changing from the 1140 to 1150 (or whatever) may make enough of a difference. The new shoe may be a bit bigger, so you're getting extra rubbing. Or the fit might be a little different. Or who knows. Try different socks. Try going back to your old shoes for a while. If that fixes the problem, break the new shoes in slowly (2-3 miles at a time, alternate one new pair with the old pair). Are you wearing band-aids or moleskin while running? |
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| Fitness | Marathon training | Dec 31 2012 13:43 (UTC) |
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What's your long run to date? What's your weekly volume been for the last few months? Any injuries or chronic aches to speak of? If you can go out right now and run, oh, 16 miles without too much work, and you've been averaging 40 miles/week for a month, then getting to 26 miles in 10 weeks is no big deal. But it's a lot of stress on your body, and if you don't have the framework to deal with that stress, all you'll do is beat yourself into the ground, and you'll have a lousy race. The alternative is to follow the training plan and be in good shape for race day. And then maybe you'll still have a lousy race, but at least you'll have prepared for it as much as you could. Anyway, yeah, bumping up the long run is probably the best thing you could do. Looking at the Novice 1 program, aim for at least 14 miles this week, and see how you feel the next few days. Are you racing next week? If not, try for 16 next week. That should give you a good indication whether or not it makes sense for you to continue. |
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| Fitness | Running goal for 2013. Realistic? | Dec 28 2012 14:03 (UTC) |
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1000 miles is a nice round number, and it's great if you can hit it. But it shouldn't be your primary goal. You're looking at doubling how much running you've been doing, and having that goal means you're going to be pushing yourself to hit that 20 miles/week, every week. That's going to mean a lot more wear and tear on your body, and the damage will accumulate slowly. That's a recipe for injury, either chronic or acute. A better goal would be "run x races" (where x = # of races run in 2012 * 1.5), or "run half marathon in y * 0.9" (where y = half marathon PR). A better target is following a sensible training plan for your personal race calendar. What was your training like this past year leading to each of your races? Follow the same basic plan, adding a few miles here and there, but also focusing on quality. Add one day of repeats (or hills if you've got a hilly course), make one day a tempo run, and slowly increase your long run. |
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| Fitness | Advice for cutting my mile time down? | Dec 28 2012 13:41 (UTC) |
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Run with someone at your level who's training for the same test (military? police? other?). Or bring music. For your 2 mile runs, break it into half mile increments. Try holding the first three at around 4:20 each, then push yourself as hard as you can for the last. |
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| The Lounge | "Loose" weight, what is that? | Dec 21 2012 14:04 (UTC) |
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And it's just as uncool to make fun of someone for having a speech impediment, or because of their particular dialect. Intelligence is very loosely coupled with presentation, and worth is completely separate from either. Pointing out "loose/lose" as an argument is ad hominem and worth about as much as the internet it's printed on. As a pet peeve, however, it's on my short list. |
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| Fitness | Runners: How many miles per week and how many calories do you eat? | Dec 21 2012 13:54 (UTC) |
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I know it's a zombie thread and all, but this is just one more reason why BMI needs to die a nasty horrible death. Carbohydrates like pasta and breads are wonderful sources of energy. Why would you need to limit them? They're not demons, they're not poisons, they're not going to damage you. If anything, limiting carbs is going to limit your athletic performance, you'll burn out on the cardio, you'll be less active, and then the weight will come on. And it won't be the good kind of weight. If anything, limit fast food and processed stuff. Not because it's at all bad for you, but because it gives you something to focus on. But don't lose weight just because a lazy-assed government agency decided to use the results of an actuarial chart as the be-all end-all of human fitness. A 6' human being is an A-OK weight at 184 lb, and fatty fat-fat fat bastard fat at 185 lb? Yeah, that's a fitness standard for which to strive. |
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| Fitness | Insecure when lifting Weights | Dec 21 2012 13:09 (UTC) |
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Ask him if he prefers Starting Strength, New Rules of Lifting, or Stronglifts. If he can't talk intelligently about at least one of those (e.g. "I like Starting Strength but I find the program to be a little intimidating for newbies so I modify it by x y and z, but only when the trainee has modest strength gains as a goal"), he probably won't meet with our approval. Okay, on second thought, I guess it doesn't matter if he knows those specific programs. But he's gotta know something about programming, and he's gotta push you towards barbell exercises instead of machines (unless he can make a compelling case for a machine, such as leg press for someone who lacks sufficient strength to do a bodyweight squat). Good luck! |
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| The Lounge | If you want to work here, close. | Dec 20 2012 16:15 (UTC) |
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"So you don't feel like you wasted your click, here's a picture of Lenny Kravitz wearing a gigantic scarf." Holy blap, my year is complete. |
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| Fitness | Insecure when lifting Weights | Dec 20 2012 13:28 (UTC) |
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Bring a notebook (spiral or composition), not a clipboard. Clipboards are for managers, notebooks are for people who actually do stuff. Whether you do Starting Strength, NROL, or (gah) Stronglifts, write down the exercises you'll do, bring the notebook with you, do the exercises, write down the weights/reps/sets you get done, and write down any relevant notes ("squat form good for all weights", "too much weight for press"). |
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| Fitness | How much water should you drink a day? | Dec 19 2012 15:28 (UTC) |
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They're picking on you because you keep asking the same question and giving the same response. They're posting because ignoring your question can be seen as tacit approval of your lifestyle, and because it provides other disordered individuals with the wrong kind of support. What you're doing is not healthy, and you won't receive any support here unless you change. That means that either you need to go somewhere else or change yourself. I'd wager cash that nobody here actually wants you to go away and continue harming yourself, and that everyone is kind of hoping that they'll come back and read the post where you say "I ate until I wasn't hungry, and I had enough energy to get through the day, and my muscle tone has increased, and my heart palpitations have gone away!" And when they don't read it, they get depressed and frustrated. So: you going to change yourself, or go away, or keep coming here and depressing all these people who want so desperately to support you? Your life, your choice. Make it a good one. |
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| Fitness | Making my own program | Dec 19 2012 14:09 (UTC) |
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| Fitness | Question regarding running speed- how to measure? | Dec 19 2012 14:03 (UTC) |
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Don't worry about pace at first. Run to a certain level of exertion. Pace is a consequence of that exertion level, your fitness, and the terrain. By all means, carry a GPS-enabled device, or at least map your runs, but don't let pace dictate your runs at first. Far more important to let your body do its thing. After you've been outside for a good two or three months, you should have a good handle on what your "natural" pace is. Then you can start doing fun stuff like tempo runs (run at a controlled faster pace for a set distance, e.g. 9:15±0:05/mile for 3 miles) or repeats (go to a track and run a lap on 2:07, walk a lap to recover, repeat 4x). |
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| Fitness | Knee hurts from jogging. Alternative stuff? | Dec 19 2012 13:42 (UTC) |
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More info would help. How long have you been running? What's your fitness background? Current weight? Any history of knee problems? If you're new to running, there are a lot of musculoskeletal adaptations that need to occur. Those will take place over a few years. Compare that to your cardiovascular fitness, which adapts within a few weeks. So it's easy to get to the point where your lungs can run farther than your legs. |
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| Fitness | Making my own program | Dec 17 2012 13:10 (UTC) |
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| Weight Loss | Weight Loss secret | Dec 14 2012 21:25 (UTC) |
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This totally works! If you walk a half mile for every cup of green tea you drink. |
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| Fitness | arms | Dec 14 2012 16:25 (UTC) |
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You're more likely to use the adjustable dumbbells (adding and removing plates gets old fast), and the resale value is higher. Don't feel bad about spending money on something that's going to improve your life. |
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| Fitness | injury prevention advice-- hands? | Dec 14 2012 14:33 (UTC) |
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Do your DL work sets with a mixed grip. I like Michael's suggestions; those are excellent accessory exercises and should be done at the end of your normal sessions. |
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| The Lounge | Are Keurig "K-cups" Safe? | Dec 13 2012 20:59 (UTC) |
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Because then you're using potable water to treat your garbage. The water that comes out of your tap has a nonzero energy cost. You want to be environmentally conscious, don't buy anything in a container in the first place. |
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| Young Calorie Counters | how do I eat less... | Dec 13 2012 19:39 (UTC) |
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Seconded. Nothing wrong with pizza, but by itself, it's not really going to fill you up. Some chicken tenders and a salad will round it out nicely. Spaghetti and meatballs, fried chicken and carrots and peas, eggs and cereal for breakfast, all of these things will give you a lot more energy and nutrients. It's okay to eat when you're hungry. And if everything's working okay, it's okay to stop eating when you're no longer hungry. Really. |
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| The Lounge | *scan* *beep* *scan* *beep* | Dec 13 2012 19:33 (UTC) |
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We already have a barcode, it's called DNA. |
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