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Comment on How I made running suck less by Brad Hefta-Gaub

Brad Hefta-Gaub — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:51:20 +0000

How’s it going these days?

Comment on Run/Walk/Walk/Walk/Run/Wheeze by auggiesdad

auggiesdad — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:24:37 +0000

“20:05.5/mile” means you ran 2 miles in 40 minutes 11 seconds, so your average pace for the 2 miles was a 20 minute mile. So, I think you might be a little off on either your distance or how long it took you to go that distance.

Any luck on your research on how to make running “suck less”? I’d be inspired and curious to hear your findings.
btw….Welcome back!

Comment on Sports drink help by randygattis

randygattis — Fri, 23 May 2008 04:41:03 +0000

I am a really big fan of Accelerade. I have enjoyed the drink so much on long bike rides and runs, that I have stocked up on their gels for races. All of the drink flavors I have tried have been awesome and the kiwi-strawberry gels are great! My local bike shop carries accelerade, but I have also found it at GNC and performancebike.com usually has a pretty good deal on it.

Hope this helps!!

Comment on Sports drink help by bigdave_nv

bigdave_nv — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:30:13 +0000

anything under 2 hours, I just drink water. maybe eat a gel or 2, depending on the effort level involved. are you sure you need to add a mix to you drinks?

might want to read up on heed vs other sports drinks. hammernutrition has some good info on their website about how your body metabolizes different kinds of carbs.

Comment on Sports drink help by auggiesdad

auggiesdad — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:52:49 +0000

Not sure how “good for you” it is..But, I like “Berry” flavor. I’ve been using Propel lately.
Serving size is 1/2 packet in a 16.9 oz container. 10 cals per serving.
0 fat
30 mg sodium
3g carb
2g Sugar
Ingredients:
Sucrose, (really? UGH! ok, maybe I’ll look at something else), citric acid, sodium cirtate….yada yada yada…

I guess, for what its worth…

I do like it, I guess I’m gonna head to whole foods (paycheck) and see if I can find something there.

Comment on Quickie by Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:06:04 +0000

Hey, hey….did you get in some miles on our marked surface????

Comment on Fud by by: hardly

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Comment on Fud by hardly

hardly — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:48:56 +0000

Last year at this time, I adopted the Zone Diet at the suggestion of my trainer. At the time, I weight 195, having lost 5 lbs due to the insane workouts he was putting us through.

Since then, and through a combination of working out and watching my eating, I’m now just a touch under 180. I’ve dropped 2 inches from around my waist. These results are fairly common amongst his clientelle.

The Zone Diet focuses on some basics, principally the balance of your macronutrients (fat, protein, carbs) consumed at any given meal; eating so you don’t have glycemic spikes; and eating an appropriate amount of balanced food for the given meal.

The book, “The Zone Diet”, contains most of the info you need to get rolling (they even have a process for you to go through to estimated your lean body mass, which is key to understanding your daily caloric intake).

As with all diets, there is some controversy around this diet, though I tend to think of it as science continuing to evolve our understanding of food and fueling our bodies. For instance: Is a potato bad for you or not? What if you combine it w/appropriate amounts of fat & protein?

The one thing I really noticed is that when I cut out the sugar and white stuff from my diet, I went through a fairly dramatic transition. It’s AMAZING how much of our caloric intake from common foods is through sugars and white flour and rice. Also, something I’ve recently read about is how low-cal sweeteners act in the same way on your body as regular sugar does, so they are almost as bad for you as the real stuff!

I also think that others on Sweat365 have commented on food in the past, and I’m sure they’ll have other ideas as well. Lisa Sabin comes to mind…

Comment on Sleep?! by riddenwords

riddenwords — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:40:34 +0000

I hear you. We’re sitting my in-laws dog and he loves to sleep on you. The kind of on you that make your knees sore when you wake up.

Comment on With friends like these… by auggiesdad

auggiesdad — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:08:10 +0000

Hey there 3legged- I know the road you’ve previously traveled and the one you are about to travel. I didn’t find sweat365 until recently, and boy I wish I would have had it a long time ago. It’s a great place to call home.
From someone who can sympathize, don’t consider it a “diet” (count how many letters in that word). It’s a 4 letter word. It’s a lifestyle change.
And, like your friend said, and to quote someone I really look up to, “you’ve got to move to improve”. Make working out part of your daily routine and make it fun, and you won’t have any problems sticking to it.
Welcome aboard! looking forward to hearing more about your journey!
In sweat -