Last Wednesday I went to a presentation by one of the fitness coordinators of the Canadian Forces and one of the key points that I took away from the whole thing was that you need to cross the Anaerobic Threshold to get to the Aerobic Threshold - and this takes about 20 minutes. So in theory I should be doing my weights first for about 20 minutes and then switch to my cardio which is of course an aerobic exercise. The reason she gave us as to why she cites this method is the plain fact that the first 10-15 minutes of the run are usually crap-tastic and make me want to die, therefore do some activity first to help you get closer to that threshold - hence the weights.
So I've tested the theory 3 times now and it does help, or maybe it's just that I think it helps. In any case my runs have been both longer and faster than before and I like it.
This morning for example, I got up, got to the gym at 6, did upper body weight stuff plus abs then switched over to my running. This to me is monumental as my morning runs are usually awful and I can't push through that "wall" very well - but this morning I did go faster than ever and for 3 minutes longer than normal so an improvement in both areas! The last 5 minutes were awful, but I took that as a sign that I was doing well and at an appropriate level to progress more. When I got home I did have a thought though about the entire workout regime that U have gone through since January - why is it that my bra size has gone down a cup, but my ass seems to be the same size - even after I kick boxed and ran my way through 3 months of hell??? Is that fair??? WTF???
Whatevs - as long as I can get through IAP / BOTC I am happy. Yeah for running!!!!
4 comments:
i'm not saying you had or have a fat ass...but maybe the ass fat has been replaced with ass muscle.
you're probably right... but darn it all, I wish that it just got a wee bit smaller..
Hmmm, interesting fitness fact, I ought to try that with my workouts too.
In terms of the breast-to-ass ratio, I think Kristen is likely quite right (consider how MUCH running you're doing - Glute power baby!), but I think it also has to do with the fact that our bodies naturally store fat in the hips/buns/thigh region. You're not going to last long off breast fat if you're ever starving to death after all...
darn it... you both make such good points... sadly I do wish it was the reverse.
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