mgalovic01 Member

Maybe running sucks at you lol, and you should be ripping phone books like your brother in baldness, Dennis Rogers. Though I'm sure if you stick to it you'd get better. Sometimes you need to take a little break, and come back to it. If you aren't feeling the program, try different things. Like stated previously, intervals…

I heard that shin splints are caused by the muscles on the shin tearing away from the bone. I guess they stick to the bone when not used all that much and as they develop they start tearing away from it. It's not harmful, just painful. I used to get them when I first started running and was running almost every day. I ran…

Nah. I don't like asking for a spot either, although I never mind when someone asks me for one. When it comes to the weight, you're at where you're at. It's really not that bad for a girl anyways. I could see how if you were struggling with the bar it might be a little funny, but so what? It's fun to laugh. Most people…

I heard a saline nasal spray might help by cleaning the sinuses.

119lb at 5'3" really ain't bad. As we age it might get a little harder to keep the weight down. It looks like you work out enough. Additional diet modification might be your best course of action. Just make sure adequate nutrition is factored into your calorie counting. Sometimes, it seems like some people don't see a…

I used to get them too, but haven't gotten them in a while. I don't think they can really hurt anything. They're just really painful. When I'd get them, I'd just try to finish out my run as best as I could without exacerbating the pain too much. That would probably consist of me bending over a tiny bit and kind of feeling…

You'll want to have something over your mouth like a scarf tied in the back or one of those ski mask looking things with no mouth hole. Also, gloves for sure. I wear sweat pants, an undershirt, hoodie, a beanie, and a jacket on top of that if it's really cold. If you warm up too much, you can put your gloves in your hoodie…

No. I know there's some twirling stuff you can't do on roller blades, but you could practice a lot of the beginner stuff on them.

How do you figure?

I've done one grueling leg day once a week consisting of barbell squats, the hamstring and quad machines, calve raises, leg press, with the occasional abductor and adductor machines, hack squat and lunges. I'd do 4 sets of anywhere between 4 to 15 reps. I did this for, I don't know, a few years, on and off, mostly on.…

I went as far as getting a leg stretcher to master the split. Save your money. Like your finding out, going too hard just sets you further back, especially in the beginning. Depending on where you're at and how often you stretch, it might take anywhere from 6 months to maybe about 3 years. What I learned is that you have…

I'd do stuff you'd do while figure skating, except on roller blades. Some things might not transfer well, but that's probably as close as you're going to get.

Combat cardio boredom with boxing style workouts like hitting a heavy bag, double ended bag, or speed bag, jumping rope, and shadow boxing. You can add knees, elbows and kicks to your repertoire, and do calisthenics in between, like jump squats, push-ups and crunches. Walking lunges on the treadmill are also good.

When I said look at distance runners, I was thinking Olympic athletes, not just people who run races anyone can sign up for, and finish in whatever time. I know there are other factors involved such as diet and genetics. Are you arguing that distance running is not conducive to skinnier legs? But, Pilates might be better.

Your picture says it all. Skinny legs.

No, like someone who's one of the top finishers.

Cold showers. Start not so cold, and make it colder and colder. They're invigorating. Also, the breathing exercises by Wim Hof might help.

Yea, thanks. China, here I come.

a person who is proficient in sports

Probably wasn't a distance runner though.

Just saying, distance runners, in general, have skinny legs. Distance running is conducive to skinny legs, so you'll have the skinniest legs your going to get, given your diet and genetics, by doing distance running.

I guess I meant athletes.

Look at distance runners. Non of them have thick legs.

Running outside is much funner

Ice ice baby

Hope you're including some flexibility, mobility, agility and coordination routines in your training. Just power lifting can make your stiff. As you get up in age, it could contribute to a fall, which could lead to a downward spiral.

There are so many things I don't even know where to start. All types of calisthenics, aerobics, yoga, cardio, shadow boxing/ muay thai/ kick boxing, dancing, stretching, lifting weights, resistance bands, gymnastics, breathing exercises. You could google any of these terms followed by the word exercises and click on images…

Gliding disc workouts might be useful. Resistance loops around your ankles, and maybe even an anchored resistance band tied to your hockey stick could help strengthen your shots. I'd also do some agility drills on the roller blades that incorporate a lot of starting, stopping, and turning that you would do playing hockey…

I'm no hockey player, but my thoughts would be to practice with a stick and puck as much as possible to shake the rust off. For your cardio just keep rollerblading unless you have access to an ice rink.

Gimmicky showman? What lack of appreciation. Not to harp on you, but the negative effects of DMAA are not limited to a few people dying short term of overdoses, but to the many who might develop heart problems years down the line from the tax it puts on your heart.