week 2 (need help with run)
today is the start of week 2 of my transformation. I felt good doing my back workout and could tell i was getting stronger. I still need to put more spunk into my cardio as i do my weight lifting. Today was a run day but i didnt run as far as i wanted i allowed myself to mentally take myself out of the run does anyone have any tips on how to improve my mental part of the run.
September 28, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I have found that by doing HITT cardio it breaks the running up into time sgments and makes it pass quicker (mentally) as you are always counting minutes… l use 5 minute blocks, 3 minutes of 70-75% heart rate, 2 minutes of 90% or as close to it as I can get, then back to 3 mins of 75%, you are so busy watching for the time change that the 30 minutes passes in a flash. You only want to be doing 30 mins of HIIT at a time anyway which helps as well…
September 28, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Good music (if you’re using a treadmill) or a good route with nice views. I improve my motivation by having a calorie-burning goal, as opposed to a time or intensity goal, and think in terms of knocking off the big chunks of fat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3d2VnhAYLA
I’ve been doing a lot of brisk walking instead of running. I find it’s a lot easier at first, and over time and as your health improves, you kind of naturally want to start going faster or burn more calories, so sometimes you end up running. Took me two weeks to work out the details about needing better shoes and underwear; now I feel so comfortable I think I’m going to end up running more since it’s more efficient.
September 28, 2009 at 5:30 pm
I am not an avid runner at all but I ran 6 miles about two weeks ago out of nowhere. I swear against treadmills because they offer no real variability and they also make you misjudge your speed. Running outdoors would improve you results overall.
That said, my motivation when I run is the fact that I know people are watching. I want to be the guy that everyone is in awe about. I can tell everyone that I ran 6 miles. I want to be superman and every guy wants that. I know that I can achieve my ’superman’ when I work at it, running. I got a really bad knee after the 6 mile run but I knew that I could force through it because I was ’superman’ and I ran 2-3 miles the next week. I know that everyone that drives by is thinking, "I should probably run like that guy.." I like to be that guy and that keeps me going. You gotta be egotistical sometimes. (And the music that makes your body tingle when you hear it works wonders when you are pushing yourself past your limit)
My two mottos:
Live life the red bull way.
Pain is weakness leaving the body. (
September 28, 2009 at 5:48 pm
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September 29, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I would suggest this, pick something like a seven eleven that’s a decent distance away from where you live and take two dollars with you in cash (if you take a card or anything higher like a twenty you may be tempted to buy too much junk food) when you get to the seven eleven buy yourself a Gatorade or some water and drink it either on the way back from the store or at the store. This gives you a real and tangible goal with an immediate tangible reward. It also gives you something to focus on while running. You’re able to think to yourself “just one more mile and I’ll be able to get that drink of Gatorade (or water whatever you prefer)” it also helps you keep hydrated when you’re running. I do this all the time and I find that it makes running seem less like work but more like running an errand. Also, I whole heartedly agree with PHP, take some music with you when you run, something fast paced because sub-consciously your mind will want to sink your running pace with the music’s pace and consciously it to will give you something more to take your mind from the task of running.