OT: Summer Fitness Thread

[kovazub94]

Lately I've just gone on YT and searched Metallica live. Is there heavier adrenaline-pumping music? Sure.

By the way Hetfield has aged a ton the past year.

He did and I do go to hard rock and metal when I do weights and core. But for cardio I need fast beats so it’s techno electro. Don’t judge

 

[will1066]

He did and I do go to hard rock and metal when I do weights and core. But for cardio I need fast beats so it’s techno electro. Don’t judge

This is a judgment-free thread. You're good.

 

[darko]

I must be the only one who lifts without any music or just whatever they play in the gym.

 

[will1066]

I must be the only one who lifts without any music or just whatever they play in the gym.

John Cena once was quoted saying something to the effect of, if you're listening to music in the gym, you're just slumming it.

 

[LokiDog]

I must be the only one who lifts without any music or just whatever they play in the gym.

I rarely use headphones ever. When I’m training for a meet and get to the heavier end of my programming I sometimes bring a Bluetooth speaker and play pretty heavy stuff for motivation but my gym has a side room that’s just plates, barbells and chalk where that’s encouraged. If I’m not doing powerlifting work I just lift in the main area with no music or whatever is on in the gym.

Anyone else on here into powerlifting? I haven’t done a meet in 2019 because after 3 in 2018 I felt like I just ground myself to dust and needed to let my body recover. Getting old.

 

[kovazub94]

I workout in my corporate gym and they often play easy listening, soul or R&B. Headphones are a must, don’t you think?

 

[True Blue]

Have I told you guys how much I hate running? Today was a good example. So I will only run when it is programmed in. Today was 4 rounds for time of 400 meter run, followed by 10 clean and jerks.

I actually had grand plans of doing assessory work after, but after that I was actually dizzy. Sorry for the rant. But I think that I have just become the President of the "I hate running" club.

 

[LokiDog]

Have I told you guys how much I hate running? Today was a good example. So I will only run when it is programmed in. Today was 4 rounds for time of 400 meter run, followed by 10 clean and jerks.

I actually had grand plans of doing assessory work after, but after that I was actually dizzy. Sorry for the rant. But I think that I have just become the President of the "I hate running" club.

I run once a year for my military PT test. I despise running. I’ll superset KB swings and box jumps, pull ups and burpees, light deadlift or cleans and med ball slams. Anything to get my heart rate up besides actual cardio. I can swim 1.5-2 miles and will if I have access to an Olympic pool, but otherwise cardio is the devil.

I also mostly train for powerlifting so my rep ranges are pretty low and my working weight is pretty heavy. I throw in some of that super set style training 4 days a week to avoid becoming a meatball.

 

[True Blue]

I also mostly train for powerlifting so my rep ranges are pretty low and my working weight is pretty heavy. I throw in some of that super set style training 4 days a week to avoid becoming a meatball.

My assessory weightlifting is either powerlifting or Oly. But, unless I am on a strict lifting cycle, the wods typically have conditioning built in. Which helps. It usually also helps when the wods have some sort of intermediate weight, like the one that I listed.

Does not change the fact than running sucks. I will row, do the assault bike, but the running just takes everything out of me.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

You are better off doing HIIT. 15-20 mins. 2 min walk and 1 min run/sprint.

Maybe I didn't run as fast as I should, but I did 1 minute 7mph, 2 minutes 4mph and barely broke a sweat and burned fewer calories. Am I supposed to something like 9mph?

 

[Leetch3]

Maybe I didn't run as fast as I should, but I did 1 minute 7mph, 2 minutes 4mph and barely broke a sweat and burned fewer calories. Am I supposed to something like 9mph?

one of the benefits of HIIT is that its supposed to raise your metabolic rate so you continue to burn more calories even after the workout is over...no clue though how to know if thats happening

also the 'sprint' is supposed to be your all out effort...how fast that is will vary greatly by individual

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Maybe I didn't run as fast as I should, but I did 1 minute 7mph, 2 minutes 4mph and barely broke a sweat and burned fewer calories. Am I supposed to something like 9mph?

Yeah you need to push a little harder than that.

Remember, run as if you're being chased by a bear, not a chihuahua.

Also, shorten your intervals. 1 min in a full on sprint is an easy way to hurt yourself if you're not conditioned to do it.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Yeah you need to push a little harder than that.

Remember, run as if you're being chased by a bear, not a chihuahua.

Also, shorten your intervals. 1 min in a full on sprint is an easy way to hurt yourself if you're not conditioned to do it.

I don't know yet what my limits are. They were very low when I was fat. So it's a discovery process.

 

[kovazub94]

Maybe I didn't run as fast as I should, but I did 1 minute 7mph, 2 minutes 4mph and barely broke a sweat and burned fewer calories. Am I supposed to something like 9mph?

You get benefits of running if you keep your heart rate up for at least a certain minim amount of time - about 20 min. So the typical minimum running session you want to get it is 4-5 warm up followed by 20 min run followed by 4-5 min of cool down.

 

[kovazub94]

Maybe I didn't run as fast as I should, but I did 1 minute 7mph, 2 minutes 4mph and barely broke a sweat and burned fewer calories. Am I supposed to something like 9mph?

Keep in mind that treadmills show two measurements of speed: miles per hour (that I personally don’t like ) and minutes per mile. In term of the latter given your age you should try to get to 8 m/m or so and then taken from their either keep pushing yourself to increase your speed or distance.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Keep in mind that treadmills show two measurements of speed: miles per hour (that I personally don’t like ) and minutes per mile. In term of the latter given your age you should try to get to 8 m/m or so and then taken from their either keep pushing yourself to increase your speed or distance.

Thanks! I feel like minutes per mile is intuitive but I'm just so used to mph.

 

[darko]

Maybe I didn't run as fast as I should, but I did 1 minute 7mph, 2 minutes 4mph and barely broke a sweat and burned fewer calories. Am I supposed to something like 9mph?

How fast is 7 mph? You basically go hell for leather for 1 min. My heart rate would be in 170 range.

 

[kovazub94]

How fast is 7 mph? You basically go hell for leather for 1 min. My heart rate would be in 170 range.

That’s going at 7 min per mile speed you’re thinking.

7 mph speed will get you about 8min 35 sec per mile.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

How fast is 7 mph? You basically go hell for leather for 1 min. My heart rate would be in 170 range.

Yeah, it wasn't hell for leather. But when I ran for a half-hour I ran very low at 4.6. So I figured 7 sounded like enough. It's 11.3 km/hr.

 

[Leetch3]

your max heart rate is the key...you aren't trying to win a race, how fast you need to go to hit your target rate is the speed you want. and then whatever that speed is just lets you know for next time how fast you were going.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

your max heart rate is the key...you aren't trying to win a race, how fast you need to go to hit your target rate is the speed you want. and then whatever that speed is just lets you know for next time how fast you were going.

How do I know what my max heart rate is?

 

[kovazub94]

How do I know what my max heart rate is?

I don’t think he meant your absolute max rate, but rather the heart rate window you want to achieve and stay in during your run. There are plenty of charts with rates based on age. Given that you’re just starting you probably want to test lower end of the range to see how you can handle it before increasing it to higher levels (even higher than suggested as you develop your running endurance to maintain lower rate while running faster).

 

[Leetch3]

I don’t think he meant your absolute max rate, but rather the heart rate window you want to achieve and stay in during your run. There are plenty of charts with rates based on age. Given that you’re just starting you probably want to test lower end of the range to see how you can handle it before increasing it to higher levels (even higher than suggested as you develop your running endurance to maintain lower rate while running faster).

yeah target heart rate...i'm sure you can find varying numbers but one thing I saw for HIIT was 60-65% of max heart rate for the lower intensity parts and 70-90% during the high intensity.

a simple calc for the max rate is 220-age

@SnowblindNYR keep in mind that the better shape you are in the harder it will be to hit those target ranges. so depending on your conditioning you might feel you are hitting that target quickly but over time it will take more and more effort/intensity to get there.

 

[Bricho]

I don’t think he meant your absolute max rate, but rather the heart rate window you want to achieve and stay in during your run. There are plenty of charts with rates based on age. Given that you’re just starting you probably want to test lower end of the range to see how you can handle it before increasing it to higher levels (even higher than suggested as you develop your running endurance to maintain lower rate while running faster).

This is good advice. For several years my idea of running was going all out a block or two, then being exhausted walk three blocks, then going hard again and so on. Recently a guy who teaches track gave me the best advice ever to slow down. It’s not a race. You should run at a pace where you can comfortably carry a conversation with someone. Since following this advice I’m now able to jog continuously for 6-8 miles daily, albeit slowly with a steady heart rate around 170.

 

[kovazub94]

This is good advice. For several years my idea of running was going all out a block or two, then being exhausted walk three blocks, then going hard again and so on. Recently a guy who teaches track gave me the best advice ever to slow down. It’s not a race. You should run at a pace where you can comfortably carry a conversation with someone. Since following this advice I’m now able to jog continuously for 6-8 miles daily, albeit slowly with a steady heart rate around 170.

Geez, 170? Are you sure? This would be my heart rate at close to maximum speed I can maintain for less than a mile. Forget about talking.