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Depends on your body mass and the energy content of the gel, and maybe sodium balance too. Try increasing both your energy and water intake by 50% and see how that feels.

 

Nah, I'm definitely not build for endurance. Mostly fast twitch, me; used to play baseball. Never been much for distance running.

For the first 10 weeks I was overseas on a work trip followed by a holiday. I didn't have the option to use a gym so to keep my sanity I started morning walks and jogs every other day. Over a couple of months I built up to ~10km from a very unfit base - seriously, the first few mornings were walk-jog for 5 km.

It wasn't until the last 7 weeks listed above that I pushed it out. The 21 km was way further than I'd been to that point. It was 3 laps of a lake in Amsterdam to work of a barrel of beer I'd drunk the previous day. On the flight back to Australia I figured that if I'd come this far, maybe I should push on to the 42km.

 

Cheers. Thanks for the tip. Probably need to find a new route with more drink fountains.
Just came back from a 28km now. Decent pace. Feeling a bit sore!

 

Great way to finish the work week, well done. I've just completed a third beer

When I got up to runs of 2+ hours, I'd wear a camelback. Not only did I have water and gels with me, I'd start a run with an extra 1.5 - 2 kg on my back. Little bit of added resistance.

 

Ace - from memory, if you can't easily do well under 13sec for the 100m, it will be almost impossible to do 55 for the 400.

There was some sort of general formula they used to use. I was running 12.0 elec back then and only did one 400 race, but only went 57. Went too hard early and blew up, but it shows and where the differential can sit.

 

Yeah, I was thinking those ratios were a little out.
I think I'll focus on the 100/200 more than the 400 for now.
No idea what times can be achieved, time will tell.

 

Nice one, thanks for that. The fact that you were overseas on a work trip as well, that's usually the hardest time for me when I go on a business trip etc

 

Im a FIFO worker but my sports are mountaineering and rock climbing. I have spent a lot of time doing hundreds and hundreds of lunges, squats and burpees. I also like skipping as active rest. I sometimes push around some heavy weights for chest and weighted pull ups to increase my power for climbing.

 

Recently signed up to Crossfit. I'm enjoying it so far.

 

It's a great concept unfortunately often poorly executed. Be sure that your instructors are expert in the technical aspects of the Olympic-style lifts.
Crossfit has been a boon for the physiotherapy industry.

 

Joined a good club. They are very technique focussed. It hurts when DOMS sets in but it is a good hurt. As hard as the workouts are - I feel amazing afterwards.

 

Ah, that's great to hear. Good for you.

 

I loved crossfit but I found it didn't develop my strength very much. Anyone else? I am now at the stage where I just need to get strong before going back to crossfit or similar. I just can't seem to put on much muscle.

On another note my 4 year old DD has been copying me using KBs, she is 16kg and think it's fun to deadlift a 12kg KB multiple times. At this rate she could probably deadlift her own body weight in a few months.

 

Yup, i initially started out with it, so it was a good gateway drug so to speak. However it's really, really awfully and dangerously implemented like Baker was saying.

 

Good related article I thought. http://therxreview.com/crossfit-the-dangers-of-a-metcon-addict/
That said, by all means if people have just started cross-fit and love it, then keep going & watch your form! I loved it so much when I started, my conditioning improved significantly. However I was a weakling to start with so strength gains were few and far between

 

A couple of things. Basically everything in the world works for beginners, it really doesn't matter what it is. This is why people try something new and swear by it, because they're just experiencing the initial adaptation.

With CF being so random, there's no progress to be made from it past beginner stage. To progress you really need to have a structured approach. Analog to just choosing random lenders when investing - for the first couple of places it'd be fine.

 

Been training for years took a break to try the home gym. Now doing hybrid but given winter going to go back to the gym.

 

I only know a little about crossfit, but from my limited understanding there are two things that I don't get.

- Allowing all of this cheating / kipping with exercises defeats the purpose - which is to overload the body to force improvement?
- WOD - so everyone gets exactly the same workout, even though they are all different body types / physiologies?? I suppose OK for general levels, but not specific enough for most.

 

It's a recipe for injury.

I've spent over a decade training athletes for specific purposes so this also took a bit to get my head around. However, for the average Joe who will have general health benefits from both better cardiovascular fitness and general strength (and bone health especially for females), crossfit is kind of okay.

The big attractions as I see it are the mental stimulation from the variation; and the fact that there is always something that you will be better than the person next to, and something they will be better at than you. It's a bit of a universal leveller - which is nice for any group dynamic.

 

Wow, great thread, just dropped in to see who was contributing and thrilled by the posters we have on this forum!

I'm an old man now at 44, but until recently was doing a powerlifting programme to try and create a foundation for bulk. At 75kg my 1RMs were modest: 140, 100, 180. Still, a 420kg total at 43YO and 75kg was a nice little personal achievement. Unfortunately, I now hold a senior work role and had to cancel my gym membership as I haven't set foot in there for over 12 months now. I've dropped back to about 70kg and am only 5'6" but I look forward to getting back under the iron. People look at me funny when I say I lost my recent weight by "stopping" going to the gym...

Thinking about buying a powerlifting rack and bench / weights for my home so I can get up at 5am when my son is still in bed and do a daily workout. After work is no longer an option as I often work back until 7pm or later. And I can't go to the gym in the morning and abandon my 9YO at home in bed. My wife leaves for work at 5am so its just me doing drop offs at school in the morning.

Enjoy your youth and freedom whilst you have it! Age and commitments come along way too soon!!

Cheers,
Michael