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TechBoyJK

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Hi Guys,

I've been running a lot at the gym. I find that on Monday when I run, assuming I didn't run on Saturday or Sunday, I can easily run for 4-5 miles at 6.5 mph (setting on tread mill). On Tuesday, I'm lucky if I go for 3 miles on the same setting.

My guess is it is the amount of rest I got on the weekend, right?

Another thing, what is the best kind of food to eat before I run? I usually have lunch around 1pm, and don't eat anything more until after I've worked out and come home (which is about 8pm).
 
It all depends what your fitness level is, but you can't expect to crank out consecutive sessions at the same pace. You're a bit fatigued from the previous run, and it has nothing to do with how much rest you had over the weekend.

Hard/easy principle. If you go hard one day, you go easy the next. This could mean a shorter, slower run, or a day of rest, depending on fitness and how quickly you recover. As you get more proficient, there's nothing wrong with consecutive days of running, but you have to adjust and run slower on some runs.

Post a typical week of runs and weightlifting sessions, and I can give you more specific advice.
 
InflatableBuddha said:
It all depends what your fitness level is, but you can't expect to crank out consecutive sessions at the same pace. You're a bit fatigued from the previous run, and it has nothing to do with how much rest you had over the weekend.

Hard/easy principle. If you go hard one day, you go easy the next. This could mean a shorter, slower run, or a day of rest, depending on fitness and how quickly you recover. As you get more proficient, there's nothing wrong with consecutive days of running, but you have to adjust and run slower on some runs.

Post a typical week of runs and weightlifting sessions, and I can give you more specific advice.
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Well, I've been trying to go to the gym 5 days a week, M-F.

My goal, each session, is to run a 5k, or just over 3.1 miles on the treadmill. It just seems that on Monday, or honestly a day that I haven't ran the day before, I can tear through the 5k and keep going. If I ran the night before, it's a struggle.

I think the answer is obvious, but I just wanted to confirm. April is my last month of focusing on cardio, and May is going to be about bulking up. At that point, I think I'm just going to run M-W-F.
 
TechBoyJK said:
Well, I've been trying to go to the gym 5 days a week, M-F.

My goal, each session, is to run a 5k, or just over 3.1 miles on the treadmill. It just seems that on Monday, or honestly a day that I haven't ran the day before, I can tear through the 5k and keep going. If I ran the night before, it's a struggle.

I think the answer is obvious, but I just wanted to confirm. April is my last month of focusing on cardio, and May is going to be about bulking up. At that point, I think I'm just going to run M-W-F.
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Yea, if you're doing 5 runs per week, then it's not a good idea to cram them all into the weekdays. M/W/F is a good schedule to follow as you get a rest day after each session.

You'll probably get more benefit if you make just one of those cardio sessions a HIIT workout, and the other two as steady/recovery runs.
 
Gotcha.

Well, I always try and "run it out" meaning, I typically go until I'm about to cave in. I guess I'm setting my expectations too high by coming in Monday, all rested, and having a great run, then trying to duplicate that throughout the week, only to cover half the ground I did on monday before I throw in the towel.

Honestly, I should probably know better. I used to run cross country in high school. 2 times a week we would run very far, like 10-13 miles. The other days were 4-5 miles tops. That was more than ten years ago though... I've had a bad hernia, and am now just getting back into somewhat athletic form. I've been scared shitless of pushing myself too hard and tearing the hernia open again.
 
TechBoyJK said:
Gotcha.

Well, I always try and "run it out" meaning, I typically go until I'm about to cave in. I guess I'm setting my expectations too high by coming in Monday, all rested, and having a great run, then trying to duplicate that throughout the week, only to cover half the ground I did on monday before I throw in the towel.

Honestly, I should probably know better. I used to run cross country in high school. 2 times a week we would run very far, like 10-13 miles. The other days were 4-5 miles tops. That was more than ten years ago though... I've had a bad hernia, and am now just getting back into somewhat athletic form. I've been scared shitless of pushing myself too hard and tearing the hernia open again.
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Oh cool, yea I used to run cross country back in HS and university. Yep, the same principles apply, even if you do less mileage now than you used to.

So just do one hard session and 2 easy ones for now, and then you can add another one or lengthen your hard session in a few weeks if you're feeling good.
 
u gotta eat more during the day.. i would have a snack 1 hour or so before working out. even a piece of bread is much better than nothing.. assuming whole wheat, not crappy white bread.
 
Running the same distance at the same intensity multiple times per week is not a good training program in terms of running performance or general health/fitness. Figure out some goals (distance/time) and then research a running program to achieve those gaols.
 
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