DangerJim71 Member

The pool.

I do about 15-20 hours of cardio per week and maybe 90 minutes of strength training. I'm not fat. I am however, fast, very very fast and I can go for a long time.

Ride it everywhere: work, errands, wherever. Find a friendly cycling club near you and join their group rides.

Curious what you do with your swimming marlt.

I don't think that's too much as long as the events are scheduled in a way that makes it manageable. I have also set three race goals for this season involving a sprint, half iron and half marathon. I have them scheduled in a way that should help build toward accomplishing them with my half marathon goal in the fall when…

A shared this a long time ago. Still makes me happy. :-) http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1052845/fat-smoker-to-triathlete

One pound doesn't seem like much but the will to commit you showed this week says a lot about how strong you can be. There will be days and weeks where you don't feel that way. Remember this week when that happens.

Rawr. ;-)

I wish I had some good advice for you. I do find it interesting this idea that we should let people kill themselves with food but if it was drugs, cutting or other risky behavior it would be different. Maybe you should go see a doctor that specializes in this and see what you can or can't do to help

Make sure you're hydrating too. Our bodies need to be well hydrated in order to regulate body temp.

Maybe. Just don't make the mistake of trying to do too much too soon. Work your way up.

I signed up for a race. If I don't train it will suck. I also do a lot of training with freinds and enjoy the social aspects.

I've been using this the last couple of years. http://www.trinewbies.com/tno_trainingprograms/tno_HIM.asp I think it's a bit light on the swimming so I generally do quite a bit more and I started adding a short run after the long rides. I don't know that one plan is better or worse than another. I think the important thing…

Those force intervals can be hard on the knees.

Running makes you awesome!!! Do it. :smile:

I'm not an expert but I have in 3 years gone from 12 minute miles to 6 minute miles over 5k. It takes time, consistency and patience. It sounds like you're fairly new to running. I'd focus on gradually building your endurance and strength. Maybe find a 10k to train for a few months from now. You can also add in some…

5k is my favorite distance. Challenging but fun and a good chance to see what you've got. In 3 years of consistent training I've manage to go from 36 minutes to 19:14. Not bad for an old guy. :smile:

I started by walking. Several times a day. Before work, at lunch, after work, to the corner store, with friends. After I'd gotten to 5-6 miles a day I made the walking harder by finding routes with hills and stairs and repeating them. After a while I started biking and then running. That was 3 years and 85 lbs ago. My…

Totally agree with running outside too. Much more interesting and fun. As far as increasing stamina to be able to keep running I would suggest adding some biking. It's a great way to increase your cardio fitness in a low impact way. Just bike hard enough to get your heart rate up. The great thing about biking is that if…

Not unusual after an anaerobic effort in cold weather. Nothing to worry about. Run on. :smile:

I've seen a 5'10" guy dunk but he was 17 and an extraordinary athlete in perfect physical condition. Best girls player I've seen is person is 6'1" and can nowhere near dunk. I'd say not likely but probably not impossible.

It depends on your size and intensity. I've burned as many as 750 in an hour but I'm a big guy and it was pretty intense. It's usually in the 600 range. A HRM is a pretty good indicator but can vary.

If you have a way to mount the phone to your bars you can leave the phone on so you can see when to turn. Of course this drains the battery pretty fast.

Couch to 5k s pretty popular. I didn't car for it and took my own path but it seems to work for a lot of people.

A road bike will be significantly more efficient and fun. If you're already doing 50-60 miles per week on a fitness bike you will probably start doing more miles immediately in the same time frame. I'd suggest waiting on a tri bike until you feel the need to be more competitive.

Running more is one option or run different. Trail or cross country running can engage more muscles in different ways than road or track running. Keep in mind that 5k of cross country > 5k on the treadmill so don't expect the same pace. Also be aware that it comes with some more risk of ruts and roots causing sprains.

Depends on what I'm doing and how long. I am into triathlon so many of my workouts are long periods of cardio. I can have the same issue of wanting to eat everything in sight. I find that fueling properly before and after a workout needs to include protein and fat. Longer workouts of 90 minutes or more I usually have an…

If you're just coming off of C25k I wouldn't worry about pace. Pace will come and in another year you can start thinking about doing hard intervals and stuff that will help you get faster. What you can and should do now is work on consistency and endurance. Look up Hal Higdon and use one of his novice plans for 10k and…

Get the idea of jogging vs running out of your head. Jogging is a myth. Just run at whatever pace you can maintain comfortably for a 2-3 mile period. If you're not there yet do some run walk intervals like the couch to 5k plan has. In 6 months of consistent training you may then start to worry about speed and then in…

I wouldn't worry about a 10k time right now but i guess if you need a target I'd say what were you doing 4 years ago? Set that as a target. Right now I'd suggest staying consistent without over doing it and cross training by cycling and doing some weights.