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Feeling stuck
I feel like I'm stuck WRT my running. I feel like I'm unbelievably slow, and can't break through. I'm so frustrated by how freaking slow I am that I almost have been toying with the idea of conventional running shoes, so I can go faster. (I can totally go faster in running shoes. For that whole 400 meters before I get shin…
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Running - feeling stuck
I feel like I'm stuck WRT my running. I feel like I'm unbelievably slow, and can't break through. I'm so frustrated by how freaking slow I am. I feel like I'm stuck at a 16+ min/mi, and not able to run much farther than ~4 miles, and that's with a couple of 30-60 second walk breaks in there. I don't want to push too hard,…
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Mid-distance runner physique?
I always see conversations that compare sprinters' bodies to the physiques of those who run marathons - there are clear differences in the sprinters vs endurance runners. My question is, what is the "typical" physique of an elite middle distance runner (say, 5K to half marathon distances)? Somewhere in between? Closer to…
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Barefoot runners in winter
Those of you who run barefoot - what do you do when cold temperatures roll around, and it starts to become uncomfortable for your feet? I'm wondering if I need to look into getting a minimal shoe, but I don't want to shell out the bucks for them. I have VFF Sprints, but I find that I don't like running more than 2 miles at…
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Diastasis recti and Tupler technique
Last year, I worked pretty hard to get my diastasis recti back to almost normal. I avoided regular core work as much as possible, did a transverse ab exercises, standing ab work, and I splinted any crunches I did. Once I got my abs to within about a fingertip apart, I started doing regular ab work. However, I still get the…
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Good protein powder on a budget?
I currently have Body Fortress, but the artificial sweetener taste is nasty. I'd really love recommendations for protein powder that has no artificial sweeteners -- and preferably, no Stevia either, as I find it has the same aftertaste. Any suggestions for a relatively good powder at a relatively low price?
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Runners: Running back-to-back days?
It's been about 7 months since I started running (starting with C25K). I haven't tried running back-to-back days. I know that for beginning runners it's not recommended, and that there are those who say no one should do it, no matter how long they've been running. My regular run days are Tuesday and Thursday. My usual…
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P90X - missed workouts
If you're doing (or have done) P90X, and you miss a few days, what did you do? I just missed 3 workouts due to stomach virus, and am starting again tomorrow. (If it matters, I missed Shoulders & Arms, Yoga X, and Legs & Back. Tomorrow was supposed to be Kenpo X.) I could do a couple of things. 1) write those off, and just…
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Talk to me about IIFYM
I am really intrigued by IIFYM now... I'm also feeling confused by the numbers. Possibly because I overthink things way too much; ultimately it seems the most intuitive and simple approach. Do we figure the protein and fat based on lean body weight, or total? Is there any thread or site where the formulas to figure things…
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Weight loss from illness
Possibly and inane question, I realize, but: I had a furious bout with a stomach virus, and I lost a few pounds (not surprising at all) -- obviously I focus on eating and rehydration, and don't count that as me "weigh in." However, I have my weekly weigh in coming up and was wondering if I should just give it a pass this…
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If I don't eat after a workout...
How bad is that? I almost always eat within 30-60 minutes of working out, but today it was almost 4 hours before I got anything in me. I was starving, but my day conspired against me. (Okay, poor planning probably is really at fault... I can work on that.) In the future, if I'm possibly not going to be able to immediately…
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How do you do your intervals?
When you do interval training, do you do interval training only? Do you do it after some steady state cardio? After lifting? Or intervals, then cardio? Or strength, then intervals, then cardio? Or some other pattern entirely? Does it depend on what type of interval training you're doing? I've seen some different things -…
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Bodyrock + P90X
I am currently doing Bodyrock workouts (I was doing 3 a week, and am working on increasing to 5) and I'm trying to figure out how I might add in P90X workouts. I don't feel a need to follow the P90X schedule, so I can be very flexible on how I use it. If you've done a hybrid of the two, how did you do it? Did you split…
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C25K advice?
I'm in week 6 of C25K - I've been doing by time instead of distance, and mostly trying to build up my endurance. I'm wondering if I shouldn't shift to using distance instead at this point. If I run 30 minutes, that's only 2 miles, since my short little legs and moderate pace have me at a 15-min mile. When I get to week 7,…
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140 Shorties group!
If you're under 5'4" and around 140 lbs (doesn't have to be exact - just somewhere around that mark, on either side) then you can be a 140 Shorty! I think it would be very helpful to have a support and accountability group for women who are at about the same size/weight. If you'd like to join in, reply with this info:…
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Random Abs
Just discovered this: http://randomabs.com/today/ Apparently, it's a site that posts - like it says - a random ab workout each day. I thought some of you might like to check it out! For example, today's workout was 20 Side Lift + 45s Side Plank + 15 Elevated Crunch + 30s Plank + 12 Rollback + 12 Oblique V-up. (Has links to…
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Bodyrockers
Hi - I just started doing the BodyRock workouts this week, and I'm loving it. I'm going to be doing their workouts (probably usually the posted one for that day) three times a week. I'd love some support from other Bodyrockers, so if you're doing it, let me know! Do you do just their workouts, or other exercise as well?…
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Exercise TV suggestions?
I'm looking for suggestions - strength, cardio, yoga, whatever - for your favorite workouts on Exercise TV -- something fun, motivating, challenging. NOT Jillian Michaels, I'm a little burned out on her stuff at the moment.
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Keeping up with fitness on a road trip
We're going to be taking a very long road trip: 9-12 hours driving Thursday and the same again Firday, then 4 days visiting with family before we do another 12+ hour car trip to see other family for a week (and then 12 hours back home - it's a big loop.) I have some ideas for how to avoid dietary pitfalls on the road and…
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Logging P90X?
In the absence of a HRM (because it's not in the budget to get even an inexpensive one right now) how would you log P90X? Strength training? Circuit training? There's a HUGE difference between those two calorie burns... I know it supposedly burns up to 600 cals, but that seems quite high to me, although maybe the plyo one…
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Losing an inch in 1 week?
Hi - I'd like to lose at least an inch from around my waist in the next week. I've been pretty steadily losing 1/2 an inch there since starting MFP. I'd like to kick that up a notch for this coming week (my 10th wedding anniversary is coming up :heart: and we're leaving for a family vacation in 8 days). Is that an…
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Cardio with a sprained ankle?
I sprained my ankle a little over a week ago... it was a relatively minor sprain, but jogging, jumping, lunging, even walking workouts have been pretty much out of the question until now. Now I'm healed enough to feel like I can start to do something, gingerly, but I do still have to be careful not to reinjure myself since…
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Barefooters: Plantar fasciitis?
I've been doing C25K barefoot for two weeks (we skipped week 2 and just finished week 3) and after those I've been jogging an additional 1/4 - 1/2 mile. Since my Thursday jog, I noticed that my heel felt bruised when I walked, and is quite painful when I wake up in the morning (it wasn't immediately connected to my run,…
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Salad Lunch for social eating
A while ago (and probably several times before that) it was asked here about tips for dealing with the fact that so much socialization seems to take place around food - almost any time people get together, they're eating together, and that can be hard when you want to enjoy the company, but don't want to have a plate of…
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Decline push ups
Am I the only one, or are decline push ups actually a bit easier than regular push ups? Is that because it's a different set of muscles, where I just happen to be stronger? I was just curious to see if anyone else found that to be the case, since I assumed they'd be harder.
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An unexpected NSV
Today, a friend joined us for the first time on our C25K jaunt. Afterward, she told me that seeing how much energy I've had and how great I've been feeling the past couple months was what inspired her to make the effort. That was pretty much the best NSV I ever could have asked for. :bigsmile:
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C25K question
Two friends and I started C25K last week... we made a bit of a miscalculation, and instead of doing the Week 1 pattern (jog 60, walk 90) we reversed it without realizing, and have been doing 90 seconds jogging, 60 seconds walking. What should we do for Week 2? We absolutely do not need 2 minutes of walk in between the 90…
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Diastasis recti help
Has anyone had success correcting this? I don't ever expect my stomach to be what it was pre-babies; I've had five, and my last one was born by C-section. I've had a fairly severe separation for years, and it makes me look like I'm pregnant even though I'm not. Weight loss will help that, but I want to know what's…
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Appetite increase?
The last two-three days, I've been much hungrier than usual. I haven't changed what I eat in the past few weeks, I eat my exercise calories, and am not working out more. Staying around the net-1200 mark was pretty easy, until day before yesterday, when I realized I was famished. The past two nights I've had to get up in…
