Getting into shape

[Duwie]

Are you talking about the small oval Nike sensor that you are supposed to put in your shoes and it links with your iPod? I have that but don't have Nike shoes. Go to Best Buy and in the iPod section where you find the cases they have a small neoprene sleeve that fits the sensor and you velcro it to your shoe laces. Costs like 10 bucks. Works like a charm.

hmm i might give that a shot, it'd be a lot cheaper than getting one of those watches .

[Norelco]

40/30/30 is a term they use to describe foods with a caloric ratio of 40% From carbohydrates, 30% from fats, and 30% from protein.

Here's a good site that tells you all the foods that are it: Foods with Caloric Ratio near 40:30:30 (Carbohydrates : Fats : Protein)

If you can avoid these foods all together, great. But if you want to splurge one day, try to at least get some of these.

Sounds like you're doing great if you can keep it up Keep it going!

I've been a big fan of 40/40/20 (protein, carbs, fat), but others argue that macronurtient balancing is a waste of time and in the end it's just calories in vs out. I disagree though. I think a good balance of protein to carbs is good, as the body turns to carbs first for energy while the protein can be used to build and repair muscle.

It also seems more likely that the body will turn to stored bodyfat as fuel before muscle as a result of this balance.

[Tyche]

hmm i might give that a shot, it'd be a lot cheaper than getting one of those watches .

Foot Pods are a little less accurate in most cases than the GPS, usually only about 1%, but if you're anal about distance tracking, you may find that important, especially over a 12+ mile run. The GPS watches (well, at least the garmin) will also track elevation changes. Useful if you are searching for a hilly course for training. Can't stress the usefullness of the heart rate monitor enough. You can pretty much guage and track your fitness level and use it in the morning while at rest to see if you're overtraining, which is extremely useful in injury prevention. I think you can buy HRM's at Wal-Mart for about $30 though. I just like having everything in a nice neat package on my wrist. It displays up to four fields at once, I usually have it set to three; average pace, lap time, and heart rate. I hate knowing the distance, I'll stare it at too much.

[Duwie]

ya i thought about it some more and i think i'm going to get a watch, the 305 has a pretty good price but it looks xbox huge. 405 looks pretty good but its more expensive and the only benefits seem to be the size and a few little adjustments. I might just go with the 305.

edit: reviews for the 405 were shitty and so i went ahead and placed an order for 305 at amazon for $175! 405 doesnt even come with a heart rate monitor so screw that ;3

[Tyche]

Here it is on my wrist. Now, it looks huge, but my wrist is less than 7 inches in diameter. Probably as big as a teenage girls wrist. It's not that heavy though, and it's certainly smaller than some of the earlier Garmin models. If you want an equally good product in a smaller package, you can buy a higher end polar model, but you'll spend some money for it, that's for sure.

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/attac...1&d=1239927210

[Norelco]

My God, that looks gigantic on your skinny arm Tyche. LOL.

Like Penny's watch from Inspector Gadget.

[Duwie]

hurray! ran a 5k race today in Las vegas and I got 3rd place in my age group/division with the blazing fast time of 28mins! I know its pretty slow but hell, I couldn't run a mile a few months ago and now I'm better than the average person :E. Hurray me and my shitty fake bronze medal!

[Serif]

hurray! ran a 5k race today in Las vegas and I got 3rd place in my age group/division with the blazing fast time of 28mins! I know its pretty slow but hell, I couldn't run a mile a few months ago and now I'm better than the average person :E. Hurray me and my shitty fake bronze medal!

Keep it up and soon you will be running 10ks and half marathons!

[Norelco]

hurray! ran a 5k race today in Las vegas and I got 3rd place in my age group/division with the blazing fast time of 28mins! I know its pretty slow but hell, I couldn't run a mile a few months ago and now I'm better than the average person :E. Hurray me and my shitty fake bronze medal!

Fuck you. I ran/walked a 5k in 45 minutes. lol

[Duwie]

Keep it up and soon you will be running 10ks and half marathons!

ya! i plan on running the las vegas marathon this december, not trying to break world records here but atleast finish it.

Fuck you. I ran/walked a 5k in 45 minutes. lol

lol sorry. Its slow compared to the running studs out there but for normal folk like us, its pretty good!

p.s. saw a dude with the forunner 305 watch there and it didnt look as huge on a bigger wrist .

[Serif]

ya! i plan on running the las vegas marathon this december, not trying to break world records here but atleast finish it.

9 months is easily enough time to train for a full, just need to get your long distance mileage up. Once you start getting up to 13+ miles runs it isn't that hard, just demanding on your psych.

[Ace-o-fire]

idk if anyone has said this yet. but start slow. i made the mistake before hand in jumping in to a workout that was to much for me i scaled back everything by 1/4 and built up but 1/4 every week. so after a full month i was where i wanted to be in terms of working out.

[Takedown3]

http://www.pycfitness.com/ab_machine..._Lounge(1).jpg

No lie, this shit will cut you up

really late but i have one of these they are pretty wicked

i call it the ab blaster instead of lounger because my wife hates that

[Tyche]

We had our annual city 5k here yesterday, but I didn't run it because of next weekend. Kinda pissed now though, results were less-than-stellar, and I'd of placed in the top 10 and 2nd in age group. Hell, the 10th place guy didn't break 20 minutes.

Anywho, Boston is tomorrow. Hoping that Kara Goucher wins the women's. It'll be tough, but we'll see. If anyone here is running it, best of luck, it's going to be cold and wet.

[Artemas]

The painful truth about trainers: Are expensive running shoes a waste of money? | Mail Online



Really interesting article about the validity of running shoes.
Kinda makes me want to try running barefoot.

[Serif]

I need to get some running in this week, bleh...I should be fine for the half but just been out of it lately with having a fever.

What are you going to run this week Tyche?

Are we planning on just doing 9 minute miles until mile 10? Or what?

[Tyche]

I need to get some running in this week, bleh...I should be fine for the half but just been out of it lately with having a fever.

What are you going to run this week Tyche?

Are we planning on just doing 9 minute miles until mile 10? Or what?

I'll be running next to none this week. Did 7 miles yesterday at 9/min per mile. I wanted to run it even slower than that, but got bored and wanted to get home. I may run 5 more miles on tuesday or wednesday, but that's about it. Doesn't really matter to me how fast we run it, you wanted a sub-2hr so that's 9/mile. I'd prefer you didn't crash 10 miles in, so I'd like to start it out slow, or at the fastest, the 9/min goal pace to start. TBH, I'd prefer to just run 9/min miles for the 10 miles, and race the last 5k hard. Depends on how you feel though, if you feel like pushing the tempo up 7 miles into the race, I've got no problem with that. Whatever you think will get your most efficient time without crashing before the finish, I'm OK with. Also, I'm leaving work at 11am on Friday, I'll be in Nashville by 3pm CST I'm hoping.

edit: Did they put you in Corral 11? Also, the crowd will play a big part of our starting pace, hopefully that won't be an issue, but we'll have to play that as we go. 25,000+ is a lot to wade through.

[FNH]

Since this topic is still mildly active I'll toss in for advice. after about 3 weeks of drop my caloric intake by 500 calories a day cutting out almost all refined sugars(easter candy got me but I'd only have a couple pieces) drinking 8 servings of water or vitaminwater(10 calorie /serving kind) no caffeine, doing 30 minute exercise sessions(sometimes twice a day depending on time allowed with school and work) of a mile run/walk pushups and situps and mix of boxing session, stationery bike, weights, to round out my routine, I feel the effects of the exercise with a little more energy(though once asleep it's hard to wakeup) and my pants feel bigger and I can fasten my belt down one more notch, but the weight on scale is the same. any suggestions?

[Serif]

I'll be running next to none this week. Did 7 miles yesterday at 9/min per mile. I wanted to run it even slower than that, but got bored and wanted to get home. I may run 5 more miles on tuesday or wednesday, but that's about it. Doesn't really matter to me how fast we run it, you wanted a sub-2hr so that's 9/mile. I'd prefer you didn't crash 10 miles in, so I'd like to start it out slow, or at the fastest, the 9/min goal pace to start. TBH, I'd prefer to just run 9/min miles for the 10 miles, and race the last 5k hard. Depends on how you feel though, if you feel like pushing the tempo up 7 miles into the race, I've got no problem with that. Whatever you think will get your most efficient time without crashing before the finish, I'm OK with. Also, I'm leaving work at 11am on Friday, I'll be in Nashville by 3pm CST I'm hoping.

edit: Did they put you in Corral 11? Also, the crowd will play a big part of our starting pace, hopefully that won't be an issue, but we'll have to play that as we go. 25,000+ is a lot to wade through.

I was put in Corral 5, I don't remember setting my time to finish at 1:50:00 or ever setting a finish time. I can probably just hope to Corral 11 and our time shouldn't start until both of us pass the start line.

I will ask off for work Friday, shouldn't be hard Dad owns the company. I need to clean up the house and shit and be lazy that day. I really haven't ran a long distance in a while but I can easily go out and run 13.1 miles any day. Just don't want to do it now so I can get proper rest. Ran 4 miles Thursday around 8 a mile pretty easy. 9 minutes a mile sounds fine with me, plus I will have you to kick my ass if I get stupid. I didn't crash on my full marathon until mile 19ish.

Since this topic is still mildly active I'll toss in for advice. after about 3 weeks of drop my caloric intake by 500 calories a day cutting out almost all refined sugars(easter candy got me but I'd only have a couple pieces) drinking 8 servings of water or vitaminwater(10 calorie /serving kind) no caffeine, doing 30 minute exercise sessions(sometimes twice a day depending on time allowed with school and work) of a mile run/walk pushups and situps and mix of boxing session, stationery bike, weights, to round out my routine, I feel the effects of the exercise with a little more energy(though once asleep it's hard to wakeup) and my pants feel bigger and I can fasten my belt down one more notch, but the weight on scale is the same. any suggestions?

You are just turning your fat into muscle. Your will become more toned but generally there is a point where you don't lose anymore weight.

While training for my first marathon I lost around 30-40 pounds. I went down two waist sizes but I could barely fit in some of the pants seeing how my thighs were the size of tree trunks.

Edit: BE CALLING ME Friday so I am updated on where you are.

[Tyche]

25,000+ people, the corrals will be hard to police. I don't think it'll be a problem.