The Running Thread

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i wish running could give me abs

[verb_to_trust]

Starving yourself is what gets you abs

[tree_]

Do leg lifts. I do lots of leg lifts and have very strong abs beneath all the flabby lard.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i can see some lines below my ribs, but the belly fat has been slow going...i haven’t been doing my core HIIT sessions very consistently

[Dev]

I think focusing on pace and time and the amount of breaks you take is probably a bad thing. you want to get in a trance as much as possible. of course you gotta push but fussing about seconds only creates unnecessary stress. long distance runners tend to be slower in general. like the dudes that put up the most kms each week are not the fastest dudes out there.

oh I’m not fussing...just observing

i don’t disagree, but i can do so little at a time that I’m just curious how I’m progressing...once i get to where i can do a decent amount at one time i doubt I’ll monitor that very closely

fair enough. guess I am projecting. I spend a lot of time staring at my watch while I am running and trying to break records and other bullshit.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I think focusing on pace and time and the amount of breaks you take is probably a bad thing. you want to get in a trance as much as possible. of course you gotta push but fussing about seconds only creates unnecessary stress. long distance runners tend to be slower in general. like the dudes that put up the most kms each week are not the fastest dudes out there.

oh I’m not fussing...just observing

i don’t disagree, but i can do so little at a time that I’m just curious how I’m progressing...once i get to where i can do a decent amount at one time i doubt I’ll monitor that very closely

fair enough. guess I am projecting. I spend a lot of time staring at my watch while I am running and trying to break records and other bullshit.

yeah i try to only look at mile marker...I’m going to try to do 4.6 miles today in 23 minutes

[Dev]

I think focusing on pace and time and the amount of breaks you take is probably a bad thing. you want to get in a trance as much as possible. of course you gotta push but fussing about seconds only creates unnecessary stress. long distance runners tend to be slower in general. like the dudes that put up the most kms each week are not the fastest dudes out there.

oh I’m not fussing...just observing

i don’t disagree, but i can do so little at a time that I’m just curious how I’m progressing...once i get to where i can do a decent amount at one time i doubt I’ll monitor that very closely

fair enough. guess I am projecting. I spend a lot of time staring at my watch while I am running and trying to break records and other bullshit.

yeah i try to only look at mile marker...I’m going to try to do 4.6 miles today in 23 minutes

hmmm. I have never run that fast in my whole life so good luck!

[tree_]

I want to get into running again so bad but it's hard to get started. I can't get over the mentality that it's overall bad for my body with all the wear and tear. I figure it must be better to just take up the stationary bike again.

[Dev]

saying getting exercise is bad for the body is one of the stupidest lies that loser people tell themselves so they don't have to do anything. if you rehab properly you will only make gains!

[Dev]

I easily spent 2 hours stretching on Monday after my half marathon on sunday and I am better off than before I ran it. biked 80km yesterday. was great.

[verb_to_trust]

I think focusing on pace and time and the amount of breaks you take is probably a bad thing. you want to get in a trance as much as possible. of course you gotta push but fussing about seconds only creates unnecessary stress. long distance runners tend to be slower in general. like the dudes that put up the most kms each week are not the fastest dudes out there.

oh I’m not fussing...just observing

i don’t disagree, but i can do so little at a time that I’m just curious how I’m progressing...once i get to where i can do a decent amount at one time i doubt I’ll monitor that very closely

fair enough. guess I am projecting. I spend a lot of time staring at my watch while I am running and trying to break records and other bullshit.

yeah i try to only look at mile marker...I’m going to try to do 4.6 miles today in 23 minutes

5 min miles huh?

[tree_]

saying getting exercise is bad for the body is one of the stupidest lies that loser people tell themselves so they don't have to do anything. if you rehab properly you will only make gains!

I dunno man... my knee pops when I walk and the doctor said it's from wear and tear and to take it easy with the running. I don't know how you stretch around that. People have told me it may be better to do low impact exercises as opposed to pounding your legs on the ground. What can be the harm with intense stationary bike workouts?

[verb_to_trust]

Lose some weight. That would lessen your impact.

[Dev]

saying getting exercise is bad for the body is one of the stupidest lies that loser people tell themselves so they don't have to do anything. if you rehab properly you will only make gains!

I dunno man... my knee pops when I walk and the doctor said it's from wear and tear and to take it easy with the running. I don't know how you stretch around that. People have told me it may be better to do low impact exercises as opposed to pounding your legs on the ground. What can be the harm with intense stationary bike workouts?

no harm. low impact is great. but I would bet money on the fact that your knees are hurting because a ton of muscles and ligaments throughout your entire legs are seized and if you started adressing those issues your knees would open up. get a ribbed foam roller and become obsessed with stretching is my rec.

[Dev]

Lose some weight. That would lessen your impact.

buddy you cant talk. you are always fussing about your issues and making excuses!

[Dev]

maybe a month ago my Achilles in my right ankle was so fucked I literally barely was able to walk home one night. it was horrible. but I rehabbed the living fuck out of it and was probably back trying running within a few days. it wasn't great but I continued to work on it and now I am running great for the time being. stretching is an endless art. I have no scratched the surface and I think i am quite intuitive about it.

[Dev]

I preach because I need the squad to thrive

[Dev]

if I could just figure out how to fix my hips now I would be perfect.

until the next thing breaks down that is.

I probably just need to do squats.

but even i am lazy and human sometimes.

meh.

[verb_to_trust]

You can't stretch fat

[Dev]

you can't stretch excuses or lack of motivation either

don't be a hater

fuel the squad and fuel yourself

haters never thrive

can't stretch hate