Journey, Not A Destination

Invariant said:
Steve, my question for you is this.

I can run four miles steadily. It takes me an hour a night, but I've trained my body and have the stamina. Does this now mean that I can start experimenting with interval and high intensity training? And if so, what does that entail exactly?
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Let me ask you this first.

Have you been progressively running faster or further? Or do you run the same 4 miles each time at the same pace in the same duration?
 
wishes said:
Heya Steve. Hope your friend comes out of it ok, what a bugger of a thing to happen.

You did the right thing getting shitfaced, i would have done so too! :)
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Thanks Wishes....

Thankfully, he is doing excellent right now. It looks like there will be no permanent damage. He's awake now and does have some motor coordination issues with his left arm but the docs say he'll be 100% in a few months.
 
Thanks a million. The great thing is he's also planning on moving back to PA now..... so some good comes from it.
 
Steve said:
Let me ask you this first.

Have you been progressively running faster or further? Or do you run the same 4 miles each time at the same pace in the same duration?
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Both faster and further and also on a higher incline. I constantly switch-up the pace or I get too bored with my workout. Usually though, I always end my hours workout within 4-4.40 miles. It depends on how long I can hold my fastest pace.
 
Invariant said:
Both faster and further and also on a higher incline. I constantly switch-up the pace or I get too bored with my workout. Usually though, I always end my hours workout within 4-4.40 miles. It depends on how long I can hold my fastest pace.
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Good.

Progressively challenging the body is important. If you don't provide a *new* stimulus beyond what it's used to, there won't be improvement.

That said, I think it would be fine for you to start toying around with some form of interval training.

Have you read through the sticky threads concerning HIIT?

And you don't necessarily have to make it HIIT. It can be regular old interval training. HIIT implies that the high intensity portion of the exercise is a max exertion as in flat out sprint.

Interval training is merely the alteration between a relatively high intensity and a relatively low intensity. In this case, the high intensity portion is a pace that you would not otherwise be able to maintain at a steady state, long duration pace.

Either way, interval training is merely a way to cram more work into less time.

But as with anything.... too much of anything is not a good thing.
 
::skips in::

::waters plants::

::clears out the cobwebs::

Gives a great big thursday hello and enquires if you saw the lunar eclipse last night?

HI HI HI
 
Thanks Mal, I had plans on digging this place out today.... never got around to it.

Last night was heavenly. The entire day was actually. I said a few pages back that I wanted to get some new certifications. I ordered my NASM stuff the other week and I had to be home to accept the delivery from UPS. So I took a half day off work.

The package came finally in the early evening. I love how they call you the day before and tell you your package will be delivered sometime between 8am and 5pm. But I needed some relaxation time.

Once the package came, I literally crawled into bed and started studying. It was refreshing to read a certification text again. And I'm literally amazed by the differences between NSCA and NASM.

I got through the first 3 chapters and watched the corresponding videos. I'm not sure exactly when I'll take the exam. Sooner than later I hope. Surprisingly, they only give you 120 days I think to take it. I was wondering what happens to people who are extremely busy and can't study all the info in that amount of time.

I know most of the information in the text, it's really just a matter of understanding NASMs take on things since I haven't been exposed to it before.

I did manage to crawl out of bed to catch the eclipse. Pretty darn cool. It was bitter cold though so I didn't stay out long.

Hope everyone is well.
 
I am positve you've said this before but - i'm commiting one of my cardinal sins.. and not searching.... :)

Is the NASM the 'gold standard' of certifications?
 
maleficent said:
I am positve you've said this before but - i'm commiting one of my cardinal sins.. and not searching.... :)

Is the NASM the 'gold standard' of certifications?
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Not in my mind. If you ask me, it's the NSCA than the ACSM than the NASM.

However, my mind is changing quickly as I get into the NASM stuff. The NSCA is more sciency. You really need to know your shit. The NASM, though it's not as technical, it's more applicable in my mind.... and at the end of the day smarts only get you so far. Applicable information that gets results wins over smarts when it comes to training IMO.

I'm very impressed.

They also present their information and a very 'learnable' format. The NSCA merely gives you a gigantic text with a list of recommended readings, if you don't have adequate schooling, of 100s of other texts.

The NASM gives you a text along with a corresponding DVD that you can watch that highlights in slide-show format the chapter you just read.

And b/c the NASM doesn't drown you with the sciency stuff, I think trainers coming into the industry would take more usable information away with the NASM cert, truthfully, which is something I never thought would be coming out of my mouth.

In truth, having both would be ideal, but it's costly for those who are looking to be certified entering the industry. I didn't need it... I was merely bored and wanted to see what the material and exam was like.

I've got some tougher certs I'm thinking of getting down the road when I actually have the time to dig into more complex information.
 
Steve said:
Good.

Progressively challenging the body is important. If you don't provide a *new* stimulus beyond what it's used to, there won't be improvement.

That said, I think it would be fine for you to start toying around with some form of interval training.

Have you read through the sticky threads concerning HIIT?

And you don't necessarily have to make it HIIT. It can be regular old interval training. HIIT implies that the high intensity portion of the exercise is a max exertion as in flat out sprint.

Interval training is merely the alteration between a relatively high intensity and a relatively low intensity. In this case, the high intensity portion is a pace that you would not otherwise be able to maintain at a steady state, long duration pace.

Either way, interval training is merely a way to cram more work into less time.

But as with anything.... too much of anything is not a good thing.
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Thanks so much for this Steve! It's very informative! And I've been doing this all along. I was always under the impression that unless you challenge the body, you can't train it. Progressively, I run longer and faster for greater distances. I was just making sure this is what I'm supposed to be doing!!
 
Invariant said:
Thanks so much for this Steve! It's very informative! And I've been doing this all along. I was always under the impression that unless you challenge the body, you can't train it. Progressively, I run longer and faster for greater distances. I was just making sure this is what I'm supposed to be doing!!
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Sounds good, and you're welcome. :)
 
yup - it's about the only thing i'm better than yuo at :)

but it's quality not quantity that counts :)

Let's compare words of wisdom shall we?

Steve - 2,234
Mal - 0
:D
 
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