michelelash Member

That's an amazing time for a mountain bike. When you get your road bike, you're gonna fly!

You may want to consider seeing a personal trainer who can set you up with the appropriate amount of weights and give you the right mix of exercises to work each muscle group properly. They'll also teach you the right form which is critical. The investment will be worth the benefit instead of trying to figure it out on…

Yes, keeping the blood flowing will help with muscle recovery. Great workout!!

Short, high-intensity exercise is a great way to get the same aerobic benefits in a short amount of time. I think you're seeing the results of that. It is weird that it's only been a week and you're only doing a mile. Is it possible that you're miscalculating that? If your blood pressure and other biomarkers are normal, I…

You need to focus less on minor weight fluctuations and more on total body composition. Keep it going, it will get better. Keep pressing play :)

I agree with this. While it is calorie burning, it's not a workout with purpose for metabolic or muscular adaptation. It won't change your fitness level. It's just part of normal every day life. It's easy to get caught up with counting every calorie, you need to draw the line somewhere. You couldn't count every time you…

After a cardio workout you want carbs to replenish your muscle glycogen stores. You can have protein too, but carbs are essential to replace the fuel source you just used and to make your next run even better. I usually have chocolate soy milk immediately after I'm done to keep myself from getting too hungry, then I try to…

I triple support this. Ice it ever night to get the inflammation down. Stretch & foam rolling will help in the short-term. You need to work on leg & core strength overall. Especially glutes.

I have gobs & gobs of advice, way too much to put here :) First, stop calling it "mini". Any distance triathlon is a real triathlon. Get a training plan together soon so you're not panic training toward the end. Get in the pool as soon as you can, if you need swim lessons your local Y should have them. Spin classes would…

Yes, do it. You'll burn more calories in less amount of time and get the same or better metabolic adaptations.

1300 calories a day with that much exercise does seem low to me. If you're eating healthy calories like you say you are, don't be afraid to increase your calories. I LOVE to eat my exercise calories, it's my reward :) You said you eat low-fat, just be sure you're eating healthy fats. Don't go fat-free. High-quality food is…

Feel free to add me, too! I need people to slap my hands when I log my daily pop-tart. Can't give it up!!

Compression works by helping increase the blood pressure of the veins which are pushing blood back against gravity to the heart. When you're running, the body is pumping blood through your body roughly 20 times per minute. It doesn't need any help at that point. Whether or not the muscles "need support" during excerise…

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Real race experience is always a good thing, and you'll probably push a little higher intensity. If it were me, I'd race the 10k as the 7 miler.

I agree, endurance is more fun :). It guess it depends on your goals. If you want to get ginourmous, resistance is the way to go. Endurance generally uses the type 1 (slow-twitch) muscle fibers which don't get large, while strength training will work the fast-twich fibers that do. You'll need to find the right balance.

If you're properly training for any distance endurance race, you should not be doing the same workout every day. You'll have long runs at a lower pace, hill work, speed work and tempo runs. While you might get to your marathon by doing the same intensity runs on a regular basis, you will not be maximizing your potential…

Resistance exercise or strength training produces significantly more muscle damage than endurance sports, especially cycling & swimming. More damage needs more recovery. With cycling & swimming, there is very little eccentric muscle contraction which is the part of the exercise that produces the most muscle damage. Running…

Hi Everyone! I'm Michele from New Hampshire. I need to drop some weight over the winter and hope this site helps. I've been eating the last few weeks like I did in the summer when I was in training for my 70.3 and that just won't fly anymore. Hope to lose some weight, get stronger and faster for next year. Michele