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11-08-2007, 10:36 AM
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Re: Terrible VO2Max, any suggestions?
Started today; decided to do 30 mins on a treadmill, as far as I could without making myself too uncomfortable.
A mixture of walking at 7kph and jogging at 8kph and I covered about 3.75km. Allowing myself to walk was a big deal, previously when I tried to start cardio I'd consider myself too useless if I didn't keep jogging, so I could never do a proper session. I checked heart rate whenever I started walking and found I generally got uncomfortable jogging when it reached about 165, and I started jogging again when it was down to 145. I think I have read that that is a reasonable range to exercise in. Plan now is to work my way up to doing 4k at a continuous 8kph, then to gradually up the speed for the whole thing until running 30 mins at a proper pace. (I don't like the idea of being on a treadmill any length of time approaching an hour, hence 30 mins but with increasing speed. 
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11-12-2007, 12:26 PM
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Re: Terrible VO2Max, any suggestions?
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Started today; decided to do 30 mins on a treadmill, as far as I could without making myself too uncomfortable. A mixture of walking at 7kph and jogging at 8kph and I covered about 3.75km. Allowing myself to walk was a big deal, previously when I tried to start cardio I'd consider myself too useless if I didn't keep jogging, so I could never do a proper session. I checked heart rate whenever I started walking and found I generally got uncomfortable jogging when it reached about 165, and I started jogging again when it was down to 145. I think I have read that that is a reasonable range to exercise in. Plan now is to work my way up to doing 4k at a continuous 8kph, then to gradually up the speed for the whole thing until running 30 mins at a proper pace. (I don't like the idea of being on a treadmill any length of time approaching an hour, hence 30 mins but with increasing speed. [/ QUOTE ] I think it would be pretty difficult to do HIIT on a treadmill. I just dislike them in general so take that FWIW.
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11-23-2007, 10:58 AM
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Re: Terrible VO2Max, any suggestions?
Yesterday ran continuously 30mins at 8kph, thats only the 5th run so that may help motivate someone else in similar state of unfitness (motivated me).
It now feels more like a warm-up run than the wrong end of a sprint. Just need to go faster now so I don't have to know I'm going 33% slower than the guy next to me who is running for longer! If i'm interpreting the science correctly, I think V02max and lactate threshold are noticably improving - since 160bpm now feels sustainable (LT2 upwards) AND 160bpm created enough power to go 8kph sustainably (VO2 upwards).
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#4
11-24-2007, 11:32 PM
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Re: Terrible VO2Max, any suggestions?
I have problems with running too. When I start to run I feel heavy and dizzy. I also have to stop after few mins to burp. And yes I do have a brake from food for at least 2 hours. But I seem to do ok with other activities. I can walk for hours and do jujutsu or aikido and not feel tired.
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11-25-2007, 06:15 PM
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Re: Terrible VO2Max, any suggestions?
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I have problems with running too. When I start to run I feel heavy and dizzy. I also have to stop after few mins to burp. And yes I do have a brake from food for at least 2 hours. But I seem to do ok with other activities. I can walk for hours and do jujutsu or aikido and not feel tired. [/ QUOTE ] Two hours isn't enough. Since you're burping, it certainly not long enough for you. I used to run Wednesday nights with a running club at 6:30PM. Never eat after 11:30AM that day.
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