Running

[Tom Yum]

I had the little voice in the back of my head saying "this might have been a mistake." Still, I kept going and had a great run!

I hate that voice

Whenever I push the distance, it pops up.

Taken overall, I feel like running actually helps me a lot with kicking (I wish I had the same endurance punching!).

Skipping rope and swimming punish the shoulders, lats and arms as running does the legs.

[seppuku]

For the experienced/excessive runners out there....
Is it better to run a shorter distance without stopping at all, or to run further if you have to stop occasionally to take a few seconds to catch your breath?

Also pros and cons of running up hills or a longer disence on the flat would be appreciated.

Im still very new to the idea of running so am yet to learn the above by trial and error. Thanks people

[eXcessiveForce]

that really depends,

what are you trying to accomplish

[darkrelevance]

i dont think theres really any "one" thing better than the other. the above listed all work on different aspects that in my opinion are all important. id suggest you do all of them, mixing it up and building a routine. maybe run long distance 3 times a week and shorter distance uphill runs on the other days along with some good sprints going uphill...etc
id dont think its really a good idea too do any one thing all the time. switch off occasionally so you'll be more well rounded.

[Tom Yum]

darkrelevance - I concoted a drink based on your name.

[seppuku]

Thanks darkrelevence.
For eXcessiveForce, what im trying to accomplish is increased fitness from the point of view of fighting in the ring. That way even if the other guy's better than me, maybe ill be less tired. Me fighting may never happen, but it definitely wont if i dont get fitter than i am now. Cheers

[eXcessiveForce]

well depending on your current fitness level it would be a good idea to try to get your running to mimmick your fighting.

so if you are going to fight 3 minute round with 1 break in between, start off sprinting 30 seconds jog 30 seconds for the first 3 minutes. then walk 1 minute, and to that as many times as you would have rounds.



then you could try building up to sprint 1 minute, walk 30 sec, jog 30 sec, sprint 1 minute, job 1 minute


You could also try sprinting 3 minutes and walking 1 minute for how ever many rounds.


The idea is to think what they energy requirements are for you type of fight. Then try to train that way.

You could sprint up hills, Jog down them.

I'd stay away from long slow distance unless you just really need cardio work.

[blitz]

well depending on your current fitness level it would be a good idea to try to get your running to mimmick your fighting.

so if you are going to fight 3 minute round with 1 break in between, start off sprinting 30 seconds jog 30 seconds for the first 3 minutes. then walk 1 minute, and to that as many times as you would have rounds.



then you could try building up to sprint 1 minute, walk 30 sec, jog 30 sec, sprint 1 minute, job 1 minute


You could also try sprinting 3 minutes and walking 1 minute for how ever many rounds.


The idea is to think what they energy requirements are for you type of fight. Then try to train that way.

You could sprint up hills, Jog down them.

I'd stay away from long slow distance unless you just really need cardio work.

Why didn't I think of that?

[Tom Yum]

Why didn't I think of that?

Are you sleeping any better?

[treelizard]

All right, I'm not accomplishing the goals I want to fast enough so I decided to up the cardio to five days a week, for at least thirty minutes. Yesterday I did three ten-minute sets (one easy, one medium and one hard but not quite anaerobic) doing one weight circuit after each 10-min running thang. (I biked once.) Today since I lifted weights yesterday I just did a half hour of cardio, on the elliptical, using the "interval" setting. This is two minutes on resistance level 1 followed by 2 minutes on resistance level 8 for a half hour. I got 2.45 miles in my half hour, which is pretty bad (12.5 min. miles) but I think I'm doing okay considering that it was on resistance level 8 half the time. Oh yeah, I also went bowling, does that count for anything? Lifting the ball?

It dawned on me today that none of the weight machines I use work on abs so I also did about fifty sit-ups this morning. I'm not sure what the equivalent of 3 sets of 12 reps on weights is to situps, but I just thought if I did 50+ every day I'd be okay. Unless anyone has better suggestions for ab workouts.

I found out my gym has this machine that's sort of like an arm treadmill which I want to play with, work out my arms while my legs are all sore.

Tomorrow I invited a friend to the gym with my guest pass which means we'll be working out for a long time. We're meeting at 10 for pilates followed by weights followed by cardio followed by swimming, heh heh.

MA is going awesome!!! I need to train though before I fall alseep. I'm having trouble with my 24-hour gym pushing my sleep time to like 4 AM these days. The only problem I'm having in class is that I seem to tense up whenever we play releases, this happens when I play grappling too, so I'm trying to learn how to relax when people are hurting me instead of tensing up, lol.

[shirase]

well if you want strong abs then i suggest hanging leg raises and/or learning to hold the front lever position(google it). You basically have to support your whole bodyweight against gravity so its a hell of a core workout. You might want to cut back on your training though or at least sure you are sleeping and eating lots because although training hard and long seems awesome for now it tends to catch up to you in a hurry, and if you want to train for a long time im sure you dont want that.

[treelizard]

Thanks I'll google those! I am definitely eating a lot and sleeping well (just odd hours is all) but I don't think my schedule is going to hurt me. 30 min. of cardio five days a week, three strength circuits three days a week (never on consecutive days), pilates once a week (it's a really light class), FMA twice a week (also not too strenuous physically) oh and I ride my bike three or four days a week, but slowly... I think I'll be okay.

To be honest, my eventual goal is to go up from a half hour to a full hour of cardio five days a week.

[Tom Yum]

My routine has changed. I'm still doing stuff its just a little bit different than before


I'll explain in a week or two.

[treelizard]

I met with a personal trainer to tweak my routine. I figure if I'm going to go to the gym 5 days a week I may as well get the most out of it. Here's the changes I've made.

Weights: We split up the weights into two different "A" and "B" cycles, each with six exercises instead of all 12 at once. We took out the hip adduction. Instead of doing 12 reps for all three sets, I'll be doing 18, 14 and 10, with more weight on the last two sets, and :45 between sets. If I can do more than two reps above the # I'm supposed to be doing I have to up the weight. I'll be lifting four or five days a week instead of three.

I also am supposed to be doing a new interval thing once a week, with 1:15 running and :45 rest, 5 to 8 continuous sets, starting with a 4 incline and 4.5 MPH. So I do this one day and finish with 30 more minutes of cardio.

On days I just do cardio I do 45-60 minutes plus a 5 minute warmup. On days I do cardio and weights I do a 5 min warmup, 25-40 min. weights, 30-50 min. cardio and cooldown, and 5 min. stretching.

Diet: 40/40/20 (carbs, protein, fat) instead of 40/30/30. Oh, and we looked at my chart. The bad news is that my BFP is actually 26.5. The good news is that when we checked last, it was 30.5, which means I've lost 3.9% body fat in two months. With this new and improved routine, I'm sure it won't take me long to lose the rest of it. I moved from the "poor" range to the "fair" range, but of course I want to get past "good" (22.1-22.5) to "excellent" (19.1-22).

[blitz]

Are you sleeping any better?

Actually I am, thanks for asking. I had problems sleeping early though not sleeping the normal 8-9 hours a day.
It has to do with school partly. I had to force myself to sleep early but it didn't work out well the first couple of days of school. I slept after I came back from school on my first day. Second day was on 3:30 am then it just became better