Fitness, fitness, and more fitness!
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I have a question. I think I suspect I know the answer, but I am not sure. I have not yet gone on the internet to search out an answer.
Thought I try here first.
So I have run countless races when I was in my forties. Never before that, although I did train and run in my later teens and twenties.
I became a vegan 23 years ago, and when I did, I stopped body building and lost about 40 pounds of mostly muscle.
When I ran in my teens and twenties, I rarely timed my miles, I just ran.
I once did time myself, and maybe that was about a 6 minute and 20 second mile running as fast as I could, if my memory is right.
When I was running in my forties, and I was in great shape, the fastest I could run a mile was in 7:10. I just chalked it up to being older.
But I also wondered if having such a low level of muscle contributed to a slower time, as opposed to when I was younger. You need muscles to move your body.
So I have been lifting weights for over 6 months, and I have increased my weight by 15 pounds, most of it, if not all, lean muscle weight. I am about 30% stronger then 6 or 7 months ago.
Also, I know sprinters are very muscular. I am assuming that helps with their speed, if maybe not with their long distance
My question is this? Will the extra weight slow me down? Or will the increased strength in my body, my legs, my back, etc manifest itself in faster times?
Does anyone know?
Thought I try here first.
So I have run countless races when I was in my forties. Never before that, although I did train and run in my later teens and twenties.
I became a vegan 23 years ago, and when I did, I stopped body building and lost about 40 pounds of mostly muscle.
When I ran in my teens and twenties, I rarely timed my miles, I just ran.
I once did time myself, and maybe that was about a 6 minute and 20 second mile running as fast as I could, if my memory is right.
When I was running in my forties, and I was in great shape, the fastest I could run a mile was in 7:10. I just chalked it up to being older.
But I also wondered if having such a low level of muscle contributed to a slower time, as opposed to when I was younger. You need muscles to move your body.
So I have been lifting weights for over 6 months, and I have increased my weight by 15 pounds, most of it, if not all, lean muscle weight. I am about 30% stronger then 6 or 7 months ago.
Also, I know sprinters are very muscular. I am assuming that helps with their speed, if maybe not with their long distance
My question is this? Will the extra weight slow me down? Or will the increased strength in my body, my legs, my back, etc manifest itself in faster times?
Does anyone know?
Extended cardio (roughly over 30 minutes) starts to make your body burn muscle.
You can see the body types of runners. The long distance guys look like they have almost no muscle at all while the sprinters are very muscular.
If you are trying for marathons you don't want to look like a body builder.
If you are trying for sprints you want really thick legs.
You just have to decide. Because, apparently, you can't have both.
I think the difference in times between long distance runners in their teens and twenties vs. runners in their 40's is the difference in cardio and lung capacity. All of our cardio and lung capacity potential is greatest when we were younger...
Sad to say... I probably won't ever be able to run that 4:55 mile I hit when I was 18...
You can see the body types of runners. The long distance guys look like they have almost no muscle at all while the sprinters are very muscular.
If you are trying for marathons you don't want to look like a body builder.
If you are trying for sprints you want really thick legs.
You just have to decide. Because, apparently, you can't have both.
I think the difference in times between long distance runners in their teens and twenties vs. runners in their 40's is the difference in cardio and lung capacity. All of our cardio and lung capacity potential is greatest when we were younger...
Sad to say... I probably won't ever be able to run that 4:55 mile I hit when I was 18...
You did a 4:55 mile. I hate guys like you !
So I am thinking maybe something in the middle. I am not looking to run another marathon. Probably not more then 8 miles.
After the around the 8 mile mark for most people they start to ravage their bodies and you really get into body mass and muscle mass breakdown around that point.'
Running marathons is actually not healthy in some ways.
So it seems to me your saying that I will get faster with more more muscle...
So I am thinking maybe something in the middle. I am not looking to run another marathon. Probably not more then 8 miles.
After the around the 8 mile mark for most people they start to ravage their bodies and you really get into body mass and muscle mass breakdown around that point.'
Running marathons is actually not healthy in some ways.
So it seems to me your saying that I will get faster with more more muscle...
Just got done with shoulders, back, chest, arms, and calves. I've been taking this new thing that supposedly improves recovery and helps increase strength and lean muscle. It's too soon to say on the latter, but it has definitely helped with recovery. I'll probably just do some cardio tomorrow. I tend to be a bit lazy on Fridays lol.
It's this thing called Clear Muscle. I did some research and it's received mostly positive reviews - A lot of people say they've been able to reach PRs and increase reps at max strength. It helps with recovery, decreases muscle breakdown, and increases lean muscle/strength. It's a form of HMB, but free acid.
I think it probably has better results with casual/new lifters than it would for those who are real experienced, but I'm going to try to give it two months and see if I get any real results with it.
I think it probably has better results with casual/new lifters than it would for those who are real experienced, but I'm going to try to give it two months and see if I get any real results with it.
