Chris_Ford
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Texguy said:
Yeah, nobody wants to look like a 60 year old man huffing and puffing around hot girls. Probably the best suggestion so far, actually.
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Yeah, nobody wants to look like a 60 year old man huffing and puffing around hot girls. Probably the best suggestion so far, actually.
whaleroast
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JEP said:I haven't followed many of your posts, but are you getting ready to go to boot camp? IF so, here is some food for thought.....It's been a while since I was in boot camp, but they do seem to keep things the same.....
The pt test is right before service week....i.e. working ungodly hours on the mess hall (greasy), sweating in the mail room, busting your hump doing some horrible task. If you 'fail'the pt test, you get to spend your service week at the pt training area (outside in the sun)
working out. I don't know about you, but I am not to fond of working in a loud, noisy, greasy kitchen. Not to mention the hours are much better. You might want to 'fail' the test..... Trust, I speak form experience.....
It's been years since I went through boot camp up at Great Lakes, but I was in a 900 company and we didn't have to do service week in the galley or mail room or wherever else. I was up there during winter and it was ungodly cold. We did all pt inside, even in the barracks a few times. Pushed the bunks back against the wall and started exercising.
boeing 777-300
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There are many possible reasons why you are getting cramps:
1. Your diaphragm muscle (controls your breathing) has not had that much of a work out in a very long time. Building strength in your lungs will take time. if you run at least a mile 5 times a week, it will take about 2 weeks to get rid of those cramps.
2. Running downhill shakes around your insides quite a bit and for some reason, runnning downhill has always given me cramps. If there were any stretches of downhill in your run, this could contribute to your cramps.
3. Dehydration. Drink lots of water every day. I drink about 2 liters of water a day. Oh and stay away from gatorade unless you sweat about 2 gallons of liquid a day. Gatorade is meant to replenish you for lost sweat. If you drink it without sweating alot, it develops kidney stones over time.
4. Nutrition. Fruits and vegtables. Protein. Potassium. Stay away from the fruits or foods with Citric Acid (Oranges, Lemons, Limes). One major reasons for cramps is build up of lactic acid. Lactic Acid forms if the there is inadequate adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP). ATP is basically energy from the food you eat.
1. Your diaphragm muscle (controls your breathing) has not had that much of a work out in a very long time. Building strength in your lungs will take time. if you run at least a mile 5 times a week, it will take about 2 weeks to get rid of those cramps.
2. Running downhill shakes around your insides quite a bit and for some reason, runnning downhill has always given me cramps. If there were any stretches of downhill in your run, this could contribute to your cramps.
3. Dehydration. Drink lots of water every day. I drink about 2 liters of water a day. Oh and stay away from gatorade unless you sweat about 2 gallons of liquid a day. Gatorade is meant to replenish you for lost sweat. If you drink it without sweating alot, it develops kidney stones over time.
4. Nutrition. Fruits and vegtables. Protein. Potassium. Stay away from the fruits or foods with Citric Acid (Oranges, Lemons, Limes). One major reasons for cramps is build up of lactic acid. Lactic Acid forms if the there is inadequate adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP). ATP is basically energy from the food you eat.
fish314
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All excellent advise above, to which I will only add 1 suggestion:
Lot's of people try to increase the pace of their runs by increasing the length of their stride. This works really well for a sprint or short distance run, but it's tougher on your hips and knees. If you are going to try to increase the pace of a distance run, however, try making shorter strides faster and try to land your feet right under your body rather than out in front of your body.
I picked up this tip from Running magazine, and it's seemed to help my knees a lot. Now I can run pretty much every day, whereas before I had to limit it to every other day because of how sore my knees would get.
Lot's of people try to increase the pace of their runs by increasing the length of their stride. This works really well for a sprint or short distance run, but it's tougher on your hips and knees. If you are going to try to increase the pace of a distance run, however, try making shorter strides faster and try to land your feet right under your body rather than out in front of your body.
I picked up this tip from Running magazine, and it's seemed to help my knees a lot. Now I can run pretty much every day, whereas before I had to limit it to every other day because of how sore my knees would get.
boeing 777-300
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indeed. trying to stride out to much might make you start to pronate or over-pronate (point your foot left or right when you run) This then throws everything out of whack. its best to just let your legs comfortably move beneath you.
Turbo Mcfloat
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Another website you can go to for running advice is coolrunning.com. Theres a forum under the community tab at the top with tons of people asking questions and getting help from every aspect of running. It has helped me more than once
frog_flyer
FredFlyer
go to a shoe store where people know their stuff. they'll have you walk and they'll analyze the way your feet hit and what not.
i started running to get in shape for rotc. my first mile was a 730, next night was 720, next night 710, next night 640, then i drank for a week, came back and did 7, and im sitting right around there comfortably.
I get really bored running around the track, so I've started something new. I need to be able to run 1.5 miles in <9:36 to get maximum points, so i Run around my 'hood (kevlar vest and my 9 weighing me down). i run at a comfortable pace with a watch, when i hit 5 minutes, i head back. When I get home (at exactly 10 minutes tonight) i get the puppy dog and we go trace our steps in the car. I run at midnight and in the middle of the road so my results are accurate! tonight was a 1.3 in my 10 minutes.
Just keep working. Drink alot of water and let it settle down. Stop smoking cigs and get your breathing going in rhythm. If you ever get so tired you cant go on, or a cramp gets so bad, dont just stop jogging. Just go really slow (walking pace) but keep your tempo/rhythm/etc. My dad is a fitness nut and runs in those senior olympics everywhere and told me it helps you to recover faster. I called BS, but have been doing it and it REALLY HELPS.
Good luck, amigo
i started running to get in shape for rotc. my first mile was a 730, next night was 720, next night 710, next night 640, then i drank for a week, came back and did 7, and im sitting right around there comfortably.
I get really bored running around the track, so I've started something new. I need to be able to run 1.5 miles in <9:36 to get maximum points, so i Run around my 'hood (kevlar vest and my 9 weighing me down). i run at a comfortable pace with a watch, when i hit 5 minutes, i head back. When I get home (at exactly 10 minutes tonight
) i get the puppy dog and we go trace our steps in the car. I run at midnight and in the middle of the road so my results are accurate! tonight was a 1.3 in my 10 minutes.Just keep working. Drink alot of water and let it settle down. Stop smoking cigs and get your breathing going in rhythm. If you ever get so tired you cant go on, or a cramp gets so bad, dont just stop jogging. Just go really slow (walking pace) but keep your tempo/rhythm/etc. My dad is a fitness nut and runs in those senior olympics everywhere and told me it helps you to recover faster. I called BS, but have been doing it and it REALLY HELPS.
Good luck, amigo
C150J
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Chris_Ford said:
Although this works, it will NOT fly in a military training environment (basic, OTS/OCS, etc.). If your instructors do not see "maximum effort" throughout an entire run and witness speeding up at the end, they will claim that you didn't "give it your all" and will most likely make you repeat the run. Been there, done that (law enforcement academy).
Yes, it's hard to set a pace. However, if you can push yourself throughout a mile run, you're going to see real results.
J.
meritflyer
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Running makes my lungs burn. I usually have to call "T" and take a few.