theanimal wrote:@Ian- Try the child's pose position. Works well for me.
I'll give it a try, thanks. That definitely wasn't among the things I was considering.
jacob wrote:@Ian - What's the goal of the rest if any?
To bring the heart rate down? Then do as little as possible.
To recover air? Breathe out as much as possible to vent the CO2.
To eliminate acid or prevent buildup? Either slap the muscles hard and/or keep them moving with no-load.
Useful information, since I'll be resting for a lot of different reasons in the future. In this case, though, I didn't have a concrete goal beyond resting in whatever way would allow me to do more pushups at the end of a minute.
I stopped IF a few months ago on doctors orders. The new diet isn't helping so I'm going back to IF. I also had to stop running when I developed pneumonia, but that's resolved now so I'm working out again. I'm focused on lifting to build up my strength.
I'm thinking of giving up my gym membership and buying a treadmill. Not sure what to do. I tend to be a hermit and going to the gym forces me to get out of the house and socialize.
Buying a treadmill is clearly not as good of a financial decision as running outside Do you live in an area where it's hard to run, due to weather or geography?
takapunch wrote:Buying a treadmill is clearly not as good of a financial decision as running outside Do you live in an area where it's hard to run, due to weather or geography?
I don't run outside except for races, thus the need for a treadmill.
I told the docs that I'm going off all meds and going back to running. I'll keep a rescue inhaler and I agreed to one more round of infed, but that's it. I started running a couple of weeks ago. I have to do run/walk intervals until I build up the tendons in the leg. It's going well and it feels great to be running again. I know people say that distance running is bad for you but it just feels so good. I'm so much happier when I'm running. I'm willing to live with any negative consequences.
I added Cage the Elephant's In One Ear to the beginning of all my playlists. Kinda my theme song right now. I'm using The Raconteurs' Steady as She Goes for walking and Plan B's Stay Too Long for running. (Stay Too Long could have been my theme song in my 20s )
takapunch wrote:Buying a treadmill is clearly not as good of a financial decision as running outside Do you live in an area where it's hard to run, due to weather or geography?
I don't run outside except for races, thus the need for a treadmill.
Any particular reason for that? Running outside is much better for you, since unlike a treadmill, the ground doesn't move for you. Based on the rest of your post, it seems like there are medical reasons I wouldn't know about.
I told the docs that I'm going off all meds and going back to running. I'll keep a rescue inhaler and I agreed to one more round of infed, but that's it. I started running a couple of weeks ago. I have to do run/walk intervals until I build up the tendons in the leg. It's going well and it feels great to be running again. I know people say that distance running is bad for you but it just feels so good. I'm so much happier when I'm running. I'm willing to live with any negative consequences.
Don't listen to those people! Distance running is great for developing strong bones and a great cardiovascular system, as long as you progress safely and maintain good form. Most running injuries occur when people 1) push themselves too hard, 2) don't stretch and rest adequately, or 3) run with poor (heel-strike) form in big cushy shoes that mask the damage they're doing to themselves.
I added Cage the Elephant's In One Ear to the beginning of all my playlists. Kinda my theme song right now. I'm using The Raconteurs' Steady as She Goes for walking and Plan B's Stay Too Long for running. (Stay Too Long could have been my theme song in my 20s )
Nice! I miss running to nice long playlists of my favorite jams...but Beijing isn't the best place to go for a jog these years
That article is basically just an advertisement for the whole Paleo movement. So heavily biased IMO. Why did they have to compare the femurs and abilities of ancestors from 6000 years ago? There are still hunter and gatherer tribes around today. If there studies are correct, individuals from those tribes would be able to "destroy" us.
There is no way hunter-gatherers consumed a diet of mostly meat. That goes against a lot of the work that anthropologists have made around this subject. Tracking large game took days, even weeks, and then it was shared throughout the whole community. Yes, there are tribes like the Eskimos and others of the Far North that consumed a diet of almost all meat, but that is the exception rather than the norm.
The hunter-gatherer was more active/fit than the average "1st world" couch slob, but is that really a surprise? The idea that they are so far ahead of a professional athlete, someone in the military or even someone who maintains a high level of fitness is just bullshit. It seems like Outside was just looking for a large response and they certainly got one.
I started taking tennis lessons and my knees are killing me. They never bother me running, so it must be something with the tennis. Does anyone play and have any tips? It's funny because people warned me that my back and shoulders would hurt, but they're fine. It's just my knees. (and my pride--I kinda suck )
re: article
I read an article (I think in NatGeo) that said that pound-for-pound humans were stronger in the past, but we are much taller now so our overall strength has improved. We've also traded a decrease in strength for increases in flexibility and agility. After reading The Sports Gene, it seems hard to generalize this kind of thing. Comparing current humans from SE Asia, Scandinavia, and NE Africa would show some significant differences.
Of course, I'm comparing humans in relatively good shape, and not talking about lifestyle changes other than the abandonment of the hunter-gatherer culture.
Maybe your knees will adjust. Tennis requires a lot of hard stops and explosive starts at odd angles, which almost no one but athletes does on a regular basis. And, even most of them don't really do a it a lot.
You might want to reduce any other running for a little bit to give your knees extra recovery time.
At our advanced age of 25+ tendons (if it's that) are not to be messed with. Go really slow (a 6-12 month build up). I spent 6 months recovering from ankle tendonitis from sword practice. The alternative is to "train through it" and then get an operation once/if it snaps.
I started my road back to Crossfit on May 1. I have a medical test in June that should give me final clearance. I've started a simple plyometric routine of push-ups, sit-ups, and squats: 10 each on May 1st, 11 each May 2nd, 12 each on May 3rd, etc. I'll do a little running this coming weekend, and maybe break out the jumprope. Mid-month I might start to substitute some dumbbell cleans/snatches for the squats. Even with the light work I've done the last 6 days, I'm already sore as heck. Getting old sucks, but I'm going down swinging.
I progressed fairly well after I gave up the tennis. I had to have something else done to frankenleg this week, so I can't run. I'm walking as of today, and I'm cleared to run as soon as the stitches heal since the muscle wasn't involved this time. To make up for not running, I'm hitting the weights and bag hard, and doing extra ab work.
I'm hoping to run a local half marathon in November. If I have to have more work done to frankenleg, I might need to push it back to a different one in February.
I'm back to my low carb/IF diet. It's not really paleo. It's much closer to Atkins. I feel better eating like this. I'm also gluten-free (I'm a celiac), and I've found a LC/GF protein powder I like. My weight isn't budging, but I'm going on the theory that I'm building muscle and muscle weighs more.
I am a member of a gym, cross fit style. However I only train by myself. I like to train with kettlebells and to deadlift, squat, chins ect.
Tonight I trained in my garden with my kb. Did some Clean and press and then some snatches. I have my gym membership for another year now (450$) but I am thinking of canceling it after. I have KB 24, 32, 40 kg. And a barbell with 60 kg, a chin rack + olympic rings. However my garage is cold and can be heated to about 12 Celcius during winter. Or else I can do my snatches outside in the Swedish winter.
I could limit myself to during october - feb: Heavy swings, chins, Clean and press and running.
I read through this entire thread. So much health drama. I'm happy to report that I'm off the meds, doing really well, and, except for one more procedure on frankenleg this fall, ready to start training and racing again.
I'm running consistently now. I'm not doing as much strength training as I should. I run first, and then half of the time I'm too tired to lift afterward. I should probably alternate which comes first in my workout, but I'm really focused on running right now. I'll have to take a break from running when I have that procedure done, so I want to get in as much mileage as possible before then. I'm aiming for my first race in February.
The diet is going well, although my weight isn't budging. I've gained 20 lbs since the first procedure on my leg in Nov '12. I feel good, but I know it will be so much easier to run long distances when I get the weight off.
jennypenny wrote:
I'm running consistently now. I'm not doing as much strength training as I should. I run first, and then half of the time I'm too tired to lift afterward. I should probably alternate which comes first in my workout, but I'm really focused on running right now. I'll have to take a break from running when I have that procedure done, so I want to get in as much mileage as possible before then. I'm aiming for my first race in February.
Running is going well. I'm having trouble getting back to race pace. Speed work would help, but I'm hesitant to open up my stride and go all out during speed workouts. I need to get over my fear of re-injuring the leg. This week marks a year since I fractured it.
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I'm a fan of Michael Pollan. Here's a good interview with Ezra Klein.
I've always liked his "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." recommendation. We need one for exercise. Something like ... Move often. More than is comfortable. Mostly on your feet.
As luck (or rather connections) would have it, we're now in possession of a fancy treadmill on infinite free lease because the owner ran out of space to put new stuff in their home. Well sure... we'll "store" it for you
I've been running the built-in programs to a comical effect.
What I've observed:
1) Running on a treadmill seems to be very different than running IRL. I first observed that when when trying to cross a street at a run I found myself not accelerating but rather doing some silly knee lift going nowhere. This I figure is because a treadmill has no acceleration and it automatically moves your feet backwards for you. Therefore it develops a running style with less forward force.
2) I run in my socks (I haven't owned any running shoes since 2011 or so). I find myself running much slower than I remember. A 10 min mile is hard on the treadmill. I used to run 6-7 min miles with relative ease (in shoes on asphalt) and it's not like I've lost cardio. I think I'm taking much smaller steps than in IRL. Might be a barefoot thing. Might also be my being nervous of falling off the back.
3) It's much less boring than being on a cycling trainer. I didn't expect that.
Do you live in an area where it's hard to run, due to weather or geography?
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I've gained 20 lbs since the first procedure on my leg in Nov '12. I feel good, but I know it will be so much easier to run long distances when I get the weight off.