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Posted on April 13, 2015

Week #5

Starting pretty much like it always does. 3 hour workout, got 70 minutes of high intensity in, thus passing my usual 60 minute goal for the day. This is how Mondays usually start the week.

The trick has been keeping it up. Last week I got in Monday, Tuesday, obliterated Wednesday and Thursday was the usual no go. Friday managed to get 45 minutes. Saturday I slept in for like 13 hours.

This week I'm hoping for better than usual results, I would like to see 4 solid days.

I got Bri_GetFit's DietBet weigh out coming up on Wednesday. I needed .4 pounds to make it. This workout should've gone through sufficient fat calories to burn that much off. So tomorrow's workout should give me a bit of breathing space before the final weigh out.

BTW, if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice!

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Heather

04/15/2015 11:34PM

I've been doing some reading. A 5k would consist of 30-40 min in a weekly session while a 10k would require at least 60-90 min. I'm starting with a 5k which I've already completed a few times until I can consistently run 3-4 miles during my sessions without much discomfort before I start the 10k.

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Skin n Bones

Weak is relative. If you have muscle groups which are stronger than their opposing groups you won't have balance. For example, weak thigh muscles compared to weak hip muscles. As the weaker group gets fatigued the knee (or any other joint for that matter) is pulled in the opposite direction more which can cause issues.Equal time to stretch muscles is important for the same reason. For example, a lot of people stretch quads but not hamstrings. As the hammies get all knotted they shrink a bit causing a bigger pull which in turn can cause lower back pain.Knees can ache for many reasons because they are complicated joints the pain can be:1) Ligament soreness2) Tendon soreness3) Fluid Buildup4) Cartilage damage5) Muscle imbalanceand those are just off the top of my head.

Heather

Thank you. Just seems like since I started running again the aches are shifting place to place for a couple days first my knees, then shin splints, and hip upper thigh area. I will focus more on stretching and work in muscle strengthening routine.

Les

04/14/2015 6:04AM

Three hour workout? I imagine you are tired if you do that many days a week!

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Skin n Bones

After three days in a row I do get tired. The fourth day I'm usually rubbish at the gym for cardio and focus on strength training. The next two days at the gym can start off good on one day but end in a fail on the final day. But the more I do it, the better my results are and closer to getting five solid days.I'm also trying to compact the workouts so that I can get 60 minutes of this intense cardio in two hours instead of three.At this level it is important that I get 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Plenty of water. And good, nutritious food stuffs. I'm happy to say the junk foods that I used to enjoy actually bring me down now and impact me in a negative way. So I'm less likely to have 'cheat days' and such.