Out of Shape
By admin | February 3, 2010
Getting out of shape really sucks. Why does it suck? If you have been there you know what I mean. For those that have never been out of shape or never been in shape to begin with I will explain why it sucks.
You work really hard to get into shape, you follow a training plan. You dedicate yourself to a diet, training schedule and sacrifice fun with fmaily and friends to stick to both. After hours and hours and weeks and weeks of sweat, tofu, and constantly checking heart rates, you are were you want to be fitness wise, or close to it.
Topics: Motivation |
Bag of Butt Run
By admin | February 1, 2010
Yes, this mornings short 20 minute run had me feeling like a bag of butt. Two months off has really hurt. I did do 50 pullups this morning, but not all at once of course. I just hope it doesn’t take long for my body to get adjusted to running again or this will be a very long slow road.
Later today, I will hit the elliptical trainer. Half of the problem is that I gained bout 20 pounds over the last two months…bad, bad, bad!!! So I think I just need to do some weight loss and base building, so long slow workouts for a while.
Topics: Fat Boy's Training Log |
Back from Injury and Overtraining Woes
By admin | January 31, 2010
…at least hopefully, I am back.
Made it through a 3 mile run this morning, but no lingering pain in my hamstring. So I plan on taking it easy through this week, feel it out and then pick up the pace.
It has been almost two months since feeling the injury for the first time and I have only ran about 3 times. Between it and a bad chest cold that continued to linger, I am really feeling out of shape.
The doctor increased my meds again as well, because I told him I felt really sluggish since he decreased the prescription. So hopefully that will help as well.
Topics: Running (General) |
Recovering from Overtraining
By admin | January 17, 2010
So the last few weeks I have shared some articles on overtraining and recovering from injuries. This is because I really dorked up my hamstring muscle and thought since I was already researching information and had nothing to share in regards to my workouts, that I would just post the articles I found.
The hamy has been giving me problems since the beginning of December. Now, typically, my knowledge and experience of using a heart rate monitor typically keeps me from overtraining, but does not prevent me from pushing through a little pain that results in a hamstrain 
Topics: Running Injuries |
Running With An Injury Or Over Training?
By admin | January 9, 2010
Biomechanical assessment
Running with an injury or over-training? Often it is best to go back to basics
Injuries can affect us all regardless of age, sex or ability. But can we manage or limit the number of times we get injured? We can by going back to basics.
But we are not talking about fitness levels and stretching. Instead we mean back to biomechanics.
By assessing, on a regular basis, your biomechanics you can help eliminate and prevent a number of injuries and problems that athletes suffer from. The body compensating for weak links can cause restriction that in turn can cause pain and injury.
Topics: Running Injuries |
Signs of Over-training for Sports Athletes
By admin | January 5, 2010
Author: Patrick Beith
Hard workouts equals a lean body; this equation is one most athletes depend on. But does one always equal the other?
Unfortunately the answer is no. In fact, chronic over-training can signal the storage of fat. It not only can be telling your body to store fat, but it can also be storing the fat at your waist-line.
Physical training is a form of stress that is applied onto the body. During stress, your body releases a hormone called cortisol (a glucocorticoid from the adrenal gland). Cortisol’s primary function is to release glucose (insulin) into the blood at times of acute stress. So, the more stress you place on your body, the more cortisol is released.
Topics: Running Injuries |
Overtraining When Running – How Does is Happen
By admin | January 1, 2010
Running is different from other aerobic exercise in that the trauma of pounding puts more stress on your musculoskeletal system than do lower impact activities. This trauma also adversely affects your red blood cell count, your bones and your connective tissue.
Over training
Overtraining is a chronic condition brought on by long-term under recovery. It is characterized by muscular fatigue, soreness and feeling burned out. Do not confuse over training with being tired for a few days. It is a downward spiral where your ability to train continues to deteriorate. If you do not give your body enough time to rest between workouts, you are probably overtraining. This impedes you from improving performance as quickly as you might have done had you incorporated easy recovery days into your routine.
Topics: Running Injuries |
Beware of Overtraining – For Runners
By admin | December 29, 2009
Overdoing it
To become a faster and stronger runner, you will have to train harder. As you start to reap the rewards of that training there is a temptation to train even harder still, but there is a fine line between training hard and overtraining.
The warning signs
One simple way to find out if you are overdoing it is to get into the habit of taking your pulse as soon as you wake up in the morning. A spike in your pulse rate at any point is an indication of a problem and a sign that you need to give yourself more rest.
Topics: Running Injuries |
How to Avoid Overtraining For Runners
By admin | December 28, 2009
Author: Paul Scott
How to avoid overtraining for runners.
The hard/easy rule of training will take you a long way towards avoiding overtraining. It involves taking a rest or easy day after every hard workout in order to allow you body to regenerate. The easy day following your hard day of training is absolutely essential for the regeneration of your body: your muscles, bones and blood cells and connective tissue immediately begin to heal themselves following your hard run. Some people may even need two easy days between hard workouts in order to complete this process of regeneration.
Topics: Running Injuries |
Respiratory Diseases Q&A
By admin | December 23, 2009
Thought since I am still battling the cough I would share another article I found about respiratory problems.
Author: diseasesfaq
!HEADLICE HELP !?
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Topics: Running Injuries |