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I'd suggest you go to a store that can help you find the right shoe - one that specializes in running. Minimalist shoes are great - for some people. Full support shoes are great - for some people. Try walking & running in the store with your shoes on . Try 3+ pairs. Be honest about how they feel and give lots of feedback…
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Hair of the Dog - do a light leg workout the following day. Question: what are you doing on leg day? Are you going to failure on multiple exercises? If so the DOMS may be telling you you're going a little too hard.
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Exercise is an appetite suppressant for many, me included, so I just ignore it if it happens and plow through. The hunger goes away pretty quickly once I stop focusing on it. Hunger can be a sign that you need water not food. So make sure you're drinking plenty of water throughout the day. Unless you're eating at an…
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Yoga can do many things for you: help reduce tension help increase your flexibility and range of motion help increase your core strength help you learn to be within your body as opposed to use your body A lot will depend on where you go to the yoga class, what type of yoga class it is, and who the instructor is. Gyms will…
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Look at some pics of Cory Everson and Linda Murray. Those ladies did LOTS of heavy squats. You don't need to look like them, or even try to, I'm only using them as examples of women who definitely did lots of squats to show you that you won't automatically get a bigger bum from them.
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Distraction! Focusing on what I'm craving when I'm craving it is a recipe for me giving into it. Getting involved in something else usually is enough to break that "need" feeling. I've also had luck with a partial response to a craving - the set up. In University when I was on a cutting (weight loss) cycle, I would often…
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The music to lift to! And do most everything else to too! On my music player: Meshugga Lamb of God Slayer Pantera But I'm listening to Slacker's New Metal First channel more than any albums I own. Found some great bands I wasn't familiar with: After the Burial Aghori Phineas Born of Osiris We Came As Romans For Today Veil…
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Good place to start! You might want to throw in some other resistance training as well. The more you can do at the gym, the more reasons there are to go!!!
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My wife had a much harder time dropping her pregnancy pounds compared to when she lost weight before we had a child. I know it's frustrating, but you ARE still dropping. Hopefully focusing on that positive will help (although I have a feeling it'll be a tough sell!). Keep up the hard work. :)
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Stationary Bike - 40mins, random program. Wanted to go for 60, but that should just leave my legs with more juice for squats tomorrow!
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Lifting has some pretty basic rules. And the basics work well for a long time, but it will really depend on few things: - what your goals are for lifting (strength, size, general fitness) - what your body responds to - what you like to do If you're new to the iron game, a basic, structured program will work well for you.…
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It runs on my Blackberry and works well. I can go for long runs (~ 2 hrs) with tunes on, get coaching feedback from the app and still have battery power at the end. Accuracy is quite good. On the Endomondo site, I get good reports on my exercise, distances, best times, etc, and can compare with my friends.
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ROTLFMAO!!!!
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What you eat will determine if your body wants to break down muscle for fuel. BBall will help you burn calories, but it's not steady-state cardio. It's stop and go, up and down - requiring strength and power. I don't see BBall being in conflict with your goals. And to my eyes, professional basketball players are always…
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I love the MapMyRun site for planning different routes. I use Endomondo on my phone for when I'm running. As to your lost time, you may have auto-pause turned ON on your tracking app. If you stop at a stop light for example, it will "pause" your workout. Depending on your route, this could add up to ~5 mins, pretty easily,…
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I'd suggest you do what you do before your long runs, or as close to it as you can. When I run the half events, I usually have a breakfast around 5:30 am (due to time it takes to get me from house to event start), for an 8:30 gun. I go for eggs, toast and almonds with my coffee. I bring an apple to eat on the way and water…
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Cheeseburger from the Burger's Priest. Damn good!
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Push-ups are great!!! If you're benefiting from them... harder to say. How difficult is it for you to complete 5 sets of 16? If you're spreading your 5 sets across the day, you'll want the last 1 or 2 of each set to be challenging. If you're doing all 5 sets together with a short rest (< 2 mins) in between sets, you'll…
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IMHO: I would not feel guilty. Knowing when NOT to work out is a very valuable thing. Your body needs more rest than 5-6 hours to properly rebuild after workouts. If you're only getting 6 right now, adding in exercise before bed is probably not a good idea. Working out on your other days is great. Just do your best to eat…
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Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it. I'm not sure what you mean though, by the highlighted statement above - the extra calories being too much for you? Can you explain further please?
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I had a lot of success last year with weight-loss and running. I have some different factors in my life providing new challenges this year, so I've mixed things up a bit. I combined this with the 8-hour diet to help me with my eating. If I run for an hour, I burn ~1000 calories, which made eating at a deficit pretty…
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i work out in the morning too. Up, coffee, make lunch, out the door. I get dressed in my workout gear, then put my office clothes on over top, this way I don't carry extra clothes all day. OR I get to the gym and home again before getting dressed in office clothes, which means I don't even have to bring my gym bag to the…
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I'm going to go the opposite way, and say I prefer the upright stationary to the recumbent. Because I do. - I used to ride my bike a LOT. The stationary reminds me of that. - I prefer pedaling at a higher RPM (95+) - On recumbents I find it's a more plod and push, rather than a spinning motion. - On the upright I can focus…
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I don't have a HR monitor so I go by pace or perceived effort. But I'm interested and so... in for other's answers!
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I'm glad you're tracking things and upping your activity. I know that act of establishing control helps me handle life a lot better. Please don't remove any human or animal body parts for funz or lolz. Hope your son feels better.
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I looked at the paper today. There's a whole section about people dying! SOME OF THEM EVEN DIED IN THEIR SLEEP!! I'm definitely not going to do THAT anymore....
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Life Balance is really REALLY hard at times. Work and a PhD sounds like a pretty brutal combo. Some possible options: 1) Walking to from work / school 2) Eat lunch at your desk, workout at lunch 3) Workout between work and school? Rethink what a workout is: 15 mins of bodyweight / circuit style training is beneficial.…
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I have the same challenge!! Stick to your guns. Since coming here to MFP as part of a new effort to get in shape and be healthy, I've found my emotional eating has toned down, and not been as... enjoyable? Generally it makes me feel over-full and uncomfortable, so it's been getting easier to keep it at bay. Sorry you ran…
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I'm always wet at the end of a run. I don't mind running in the rain, but it IS always a little harder to get out the door when it's coming down.
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I would never, ever stand between JoRocka and her wishes. :happy:
