Day 2 of 136

[thenakedavenger]

Ran/walked 1.5 miles today. I went out with my friend, who is an ex-Marine due to being in a helicopter crash. He pretty much has nothing holding his knee together except his knee brace and because of his brace he couldn't keep up with me or run for as long. So we ran one lap around the track, then walked one, then ran a lap, then walked, etc. I

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[thefelinepunk]

I'm planning on buying a scale as soon as I get paid, which could be today.

You should also measure yourself around key areas such as your arms, chest, waist, hips, thighs, and calves once a week or once every two weeks to keep track of your progress. If you want, I can put my bulletin board up in the laundry room where the weight bench is, and you can keep track of your weight and measurements on that for every week or every other week. I'll do it with you.

And I'm serious, I'll run with you. I'm not sure if I fit your requirements, but I'll do the very best I can.

Where did you two go to run today? The track?

[thefelinepunk]

By the way, there's no such thing as an ex-Marine!

[joecirca79]

save up for one that measures fat. A regular weight scale will be misleading since you'll be gaining muscle, and that shit weighs heavier than fat.

[thefelinepunk]

In my case I don't think I'll be gaining muscle until I get down to my ideal weight.

Or at least, it won't be misleading for a while.

[joecirca79]

find a track and start off by pacing yourself to keep each lap under 2 minutes(thats plenty of time). Do that for a ful1 1.5mi (6 laps) without stopping. Once you start feeling better/more in shape, start bringing those lap times for the first 3-4 laps down without hitting a wall. Then start figuring out how much time you have left to finish up.

When you train though, you should really try to run the whole 1.5 out non-stop. That way you can check your times and see what progress you're making. Keep on the inside lane, and in the 4th-6th laps, take some short little sprints in lane 2 like you're passing someone(because you're going to have to do it or else you won't make the time). And remember to have enough strength to still do the situps and pullups.

If it's only 25 situps you shouldn't have to worry, but if it's 50, make sure you practice that shit along with the running.

[thenakedavenger]

Right now I'm not focusing on getting my times down, making weight and just getting fit is priority. I have several courses I run, one is around town with lots of hills, one is the school track and the other is just a nice quite scenic route outside of town. I know exactly how far 1.5miles is on all of routes so I can still time myself when not on the track.

I just need to buy running shoes. I really want those Nike+ shoes, but I'd have to spend a minimum of $70 (the cheapest ones I like are $80 though) for the shoes + the Sport Kit ($30) + an iPod Nano ($150 for the 2gig). But it would keep track of all my times and distance for me.

Any other recomendations for shoes? I'll take a look at Puma and other shit, too.

[thefelinepunk]

You could always just find something at footlocker. There's a bazillion brands of running shoes.

[joecirca79]

If you're not trying to get your times down, you should be running/jogging straight for at least 20 minutes non-stop. The 'run 1, walk 1' isn't really doing anything positive for your body,no matter how tiring. The only way to get in shape and lose weight is to keep your heart rate as high as you can for over 18-20 minutes. Any walking during that period will pretty much negate all that. I dunno about shoes, but find a couple that you like and start reading the reviews to weed out the shittier ones. Then try before you buy. I bought a pair of nice ass NB's a couple of months before my physicals. They were great, but the shitty thing was i didn't find out till the day of that we had to run on a dirt track. Fucking lose. The loss in traction made it so much harder. even though i passed, i lost a pretty significant amount of time since i wasn't used to/prepared for running on dirt. But yeah, once you start training for the actual test, call, ask for details, then replicate it(running on a track, calling out your name each lap,

[grey_fox24]

You do know they aren't too fond of gays in the military, right?

[thenakedavenger]

Don't ask don't tell.

I'm all good.