mgalovic01 Member

Skip the machines. Head straight for the free weights. Do squats, Romanian deadlifts, bent over rows, dumbbell bench presses (flat and incline), dumbbell curls and skull crushers, standing dumbbell military press, dumbbell front and lateral raises, dumbbell shoulder shrugs, pull ups (or the lat pull- down machine if you…

I don't premeditate or consciously take rest days. Some days I am just whooped, and all my body wants to do is rest. I'll let it rest because I know it will pay off, and frankly that's what I feel like doing at the time. Nothing wrong with that. But, when I get restless, it's time to do something. I find lifting heavy or…

PShhhh! I love running, but I only do it about 2 to 3 times a week. I do calisthenics, lifting, play sports, and various other things the rest of the week. I did do it every day for a while, because it was the only thing I felt like doing. I found that to be too much though. Recently, I got into intervals. I'll sprint, jog…

Get one of them aerobic steppers.

Agility drills. Like the ones you see the NFL prospects do at the combine. A lot of hip movement with the quick changes in direction. Felt it the most in my lower back and obliques. I had the same experience with weighted lunges. They do get you strong, but if you don't incorporate some agility drills into your training…

So, I'm guessing all you guys waking up at 4am are going to bed at 8pm?

Yea, if they knew what they were talking about. You can't judge a book by it's cover.

Initially strike the ground more- so towards the front of your foot, not with your heel. It'll take the stress off your knees. Ease into it, because it takes your calves some time to get used to it. Also, a faster pace walk on a higher incline is great for burning calories. Increasing the incline also increases the…

I found doing as many pull- ups as you can do every set is too much of a heart rate spike, leaving you feeling fatigued. I think it's better to do more sets of less reps. You can hold your last rep and go side to increase the resistance on each arm at a time. You can check out the bartenders on Youtube.

That's a good point.

I read your maximal HR is 220 minus your age. They say you should never train completely up to that, but up to 90% of it. When you do go up to 90%, you should build up to it gradually. You may want to do some distance running. It may reduce your resting HR so that you wouldn't get up so high when sprinting. As long as you…

I read the noni fruit, or extract from it is good for it.

Well, I wasn't wrong about that. No doubt there are lots of ways to run, but if you're striking the ground with your heel, you got a problem. BTW, I don't see any heel strikers chiming in saying I've been striking the ground with my heel for years without any problems. I wonder why that is.

So you're a heel striker?

Tell me I'm wrong. You and I both know it doesn't work for us. It's rookie mistake.

Basically, another forefoot to mid-foot runner saying heel striking is ok for some other people. The truth is it's too much stress on the joints.

I'm asking a question. What you think I'm thinking is wrong.

In other words, you switch from heal striking more towards forefoot striking?

That's what I thought.

I mean fore-foot, mid-foot, or heel?

How do you run again?

Landing on your heals sends a shock wave through your joints, causing damage and ankle, knee, hip and lower back pain. Striking the ground more towards the front part of your foot causes your calves to absorb more of that shock. Your calves and Achilles tendon can take a lot more shock than that produced by running (I.E.…

Run intervals.

Check out Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler on Youtube. I don't think steroids are a good idea, but those guys are inspirational and motivational. Check out Idalberto Arranda there too. Then, get some weights and start working out. The best thing for longevity though, isn't going to be just gaining muscle. Going for jogs, bike…

Do intervals. Basically, walk, break into a run, then go back to walking or jogging, and repeat. Land on the front of your feet to absorb shock in your calves, not your joints.

I bet she does.

How much you both wanna bet my recommendation solves the problem?

You're just not getting it. Lets keep things in perspective. The OP said her knees hurt from running. Why do you think that is? It's because they're being battered. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. How do you lessen the abuse they take? By absorbing the shock caused by striking the ground into your calf. How do…

The part you highlighted suggested not changing your foot strike just to accommodate what you think other runners do. The OP said running was hurting her knees. She's not trying to change just because. She needs to fix a problem. This fixed the problem for me.