#5315284 - 01/18/11 01:53 PM
Re: Running/Cardio Thread
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Cheesegoggles
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Yesterday was another easy run - 2.5 miles on the treadmill.
Went and did a tempo run on the treadmill at lunch. Started out at about an 11:30/mile pace and over ten minutes gradually ratcheted up to 8:20/mile. Held 8:20/mile for ten minutes, then gradually back down for ten more minutes.
I hate the fucking treadmill
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#5315508 - 01/18/11 03:01 PM
Re: Running/Cardio Thread
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CrazeD
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Me too. I HATE treadmills. It's not that they're hard, but it just feels boring.. like no progress is being made. Also it's too easy to just step off the thing lol. When running out in the city, once you're a couple miles out, there's no quitting or temptation to quit since you have to get back home
Anyway.. I has a question about running vs. using the elliptical. When I first signed up at the gym (years ago), the trainer guy said I need to maintain a heart rate of about 150-160bpm when doing cardio as that'd be the aerobic zone.. So I'd be burning fat and gaining endurance/performance. Ive basically read the same thing on the Internets. The Internets also say that having a HR that is too high will result in not as good results.
When I run, my HR is off the scale.. like 185bpm. Runners tell me that Im running to hard and too slow down, but my pace is already pretty crappy (like 8:30-9:00/mile) .. If I slow down any further, Ill barely be moving. I dunno, it just seems like I cant maintain that 155bpm when running.
Now if I go to the gym and use the elliptical machine, I can set the machine to a certain resistance so that I can maintain 155bpm throughout the excercise. What would be a more effective cardio workout..
35 minutes of running with an average HR of 182bpm 35 minutes of elliptical with an average HR of 150bpm
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EDIT: Here's a graph from my garmin watch from a couple weeks ago.. notice Im not even moving fast, but my HR keeps going upward towards death
Edited by CrazeD_Z06 (01/18/11 03:07 PM)
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#5315661 - 01/18/11 03:50 PM
Re: Running/Cardio Thread
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CrazeD
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dude...enough with the science
what are you trying to do exactly?? are you trying to lean out or lose weight and bulk up??
I dont really want to be big and bulky. Ive always had decent muscle tone without even doing much at all. I think it's a black thing.
So I just want to lose weight and looked nice and toned by summer, so I wont feel embarassed if I want to go shirtless at Intervention @ the Hard Rock in Downtown San Diego.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_k6WYHycBM
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#5330168 - 01/25/11 07:34 AM
Re: Running/Cardio Thread
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Cheesegoggles
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4 miles this morning of speed work. At least "speed" by my slow standards. Warm up, 6 rounds of 400 m at a fast pace followed by 400 m of light jog, then cool down.
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#5330177 - 01/25/11 07:44 AM
Re: Running/Cardio Thread
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Duc
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6.5 miles tonight. Did it at an 8:05 pace. Feeling good about my 100/13.1 weekend next month.
good luck. i think my 13.1 will be in the 2.10 range due to the weather
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#5340453 - 01/30/11 12:50 AM
Re: Running/Cardio Thread
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CrazeD
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Holy FUCK! Just ran 12.1 miles at a 7:56 pace!
Damn bro, you dont look like it (no offense at all), but you're a pretty good runner.
Are you going to do the Long Beach half-marathon? It's sometime in summer. Looks like you'll be able to breeze through it right now. I want to try it. Probably gonna end up average 10 min/mile
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