RobynLB83 Member

I guess I didn't see anything about doing longer events in the original post...

Exercise: jumprope 10 min x 2; 45 min "bootcamp" circuit training class with light weights and calisthenics; 60 min cardio style boxing class. Moderates to intense in both. Legs finally working again! Pull-ups are starting to improve. Food: Nutella and frozen yogurt. Woot!

I'm confused as to why your goal went from running faster to running more. If you only want to run 2 or 3 miles at a time, but run them faster, you can do that without doing 5 + mile runs. Just actually push yourself during those short runs. Yes, to run faster, you have to push yourself to a point where it's not…

Create a bigger deficit. Add a daily run to your exercise routine. Don't eat back the calories.

Warmup: 10 min jumprope, 8x2 ball pikes, 10x8 ball pass v ups, 10x2 knees to chest on roller, 15x2 alternating leg planks on ball, 3x3 min round shadow boxing body: 8 rounds heavy bag easy pace 6 rounds; intense pace 2 rounds Cool down: 2 rounds double end bag, 1 round speed bag; push-ups 30x2, leg lifts with hip lift at…

Being grossly undernourished will probably not cause an otherwise healthy person any damage if they have enough weight to lose and it's only for 60 days.

Yes!!! Walking with a load practically doubles my calorie burn when I'm walking with a load close to 25%-30% of my body weight. I backpack and do training hikes with weight frequently. It's great! But yeah, get a proper pack or your're risking back injury.

Lol, I had a boyfriend who was 5'9" and I called *kitten* because I'm 5'7" and he was clearly shorter than me. As a rule, men add 2 inches, women take off 5 lbs.

You also could easily not have been burning as many calories as you thought in your workouts. I've done the same workout next to other people for years and yet, with everyone going at their own intensity level, we have entirely different fitness levels as a result.

Warmup: 10 minutes jumprope (easy / moderate pace; pull-ups in 5 sets of two with push-ups with reps of 30 between; 3 rounds shadow boxing with 2 lb weights the first round Body of workout: heavy bag work (light to moderate intensity for 6 of 8 rounds working a somewhat technical combination) 2 high intensity rounds…

24 Hour Fitness- 60 per month (hardly ever but sometimes I go there for a shower) UFC gym - 99 per month ( 5 times a week) I've had gym memberships ranging from 30 per month to 130 per month in all purpose, climbing, and fighting gyms.

Do it!

I'm in Southers CA too! San Diego and OC area mostly. What areas do you hike?

Hiking, trail running, backpacking. These are a few of my favorite things. JMT summers ago. Then moved to Seattle and did overnights almost every weekend in the Olympics and Cascades. Now I'm back in CA. Looking at some Sierras late October.

Paracord = Spare laces, lashing, anything you need it to be.

Shoes are a matter of preference and depend on whether it's wetter drier, trail conditions, weight carried, and distance. Moleskin, however, should be in your pack always and applied at the first sign of a hot spot (before a blister even appears).

Running. Or if your dog can't run, drop every 2 minutes and do burpies or walking lunges. You can also walk while carrying a pack with between 20 and 45 lbs in it to build strength and up your cardio load.

Most runners don't lift. I've been running since I was 13 or so. Never lifted. Took up boxing a few years ago, but still run for relaxation and endurance benefits. Still don't lift. Push-ups, squats, crunches, ocassional climbing or pull-ups have done me just fine. People assume I lift from my build.

Pilates. Look up blogilates. There are workout videos and calendars. Super fun, very effective. More core focused and challenging than most yoga practices you will find for beginners.

Just use clothing to fake it. Stuff that's belted or tapered at waist and flaits out to give the illusion of fuller hips. Your waist to hip ratio is mostly what it is.

If you could beat an average jogger in a foot race, you might be fit. If you could run that jogger down, beat him up, then throw him over your shoulder and carry him back to the start, you know you're fit. That would be my test.

You know when you're pushing and when you're just going through the motions. If you're fit, but you're gasping for breath during rounds and wiped out after an hour like you just ran hard for an hour, your going to have a similar calorie burn as the same length of time running. I estimate about 100 cal per ten minutes of…

I like: thermovex and skinny stix. These are both primarily marketed as weight loss supplements, but they are primarily stimulants, and I use them as preworkouts for cardio: boxing, running, etc. They do the trick for sure to increase endurance and ramp up intensity.

Apples, bananas, and cliff bars.

Go to your local bike shop; they'll set you up and probably can hook you up with some riding clubs.

It's definitely bad for you. Black coffee would be a safer alternative. That being admitted, I love my preworkout crack!!!! I've had really negative effects from overuse of energy drinks, but none (yet that I can tell) from regularly taking preworkout. They're all different though.

In. This is pretty much my workout current plan, but I need to clean up my eating in conjunction with it.

Oh my god. I put in 15 lbs studying for the bar exam eating bulk candy. Just make yourself a big bowl of veggies to munch on, gum, drink coffee like a fiend, do some reading on the treadmill at the campus gym, break up the monotony by studying different places. Study in busy cafes... You won't binge in front of other…

I also ran for an hour and hiked for 3 hours today. It's not that I don't exercise outside the gym. Far from it. The closests fighting gym is 20 miles. That's my primary sport, but not my only exercise. If only I could get my roommate or neighbor to fight me...

Thanks jemhh :smiley: