What's up iSarms members! I have read today an article about such thing called Swedish or scandinavian running. The basic idea is that you run cross-country, where you have hills up and down, different surfaces, etc. Obviously, you can not run at the same pace all the way, and I was wondering if it is actually better than the ordinary jogging on the machine, or it is best to run in this irregular pace?
What kind of running is best?
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FL1025
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It depends on your goals imo. I like to mix it up Monday I do a 2mile time trial where I run 2 miles as fast as I can outside. We'd I do sprint work on a track and Friday I do a long distance run like you describe. Tues and Thurs I either walk with a pack on or do stair master or elliptical.
Everybody will have a lot of different opinions on this I'm sure. I don't personally do a lot of running because of the stress on my knees, ankles, and joints so I'm not the best to answer this. However, I know we do have a lot of runners and endurance athletes on here that can probably better answer for you
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Depends on your goals. I see the same women who hit the treadmill every day and they r pretty lean. They call the treadmill the poor man's workout. Looking to loose fat the treadmill is fine. Off-road terrain and obstacles will make u stronger and challenge more muscle groups.
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its variant from person to person on how they react... i have always reacted very strong to steady state running but i still implement change of pace, sprints, HIIT training etc.. i make steady state my core of it and about 30% of change of pace type training...
stretch512
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I am not a runner - I can do steady jogging for about 2 miles now but my body just doesn't like running - I'm not built for it. I use to do Triathlons and smoke other guys on the course up until I got to the run. I learned that the healthiest thing for me is just steady paced jogging. I always recommend cycling or swimming over running since it is such a low resistant activity. However, nothing gets me leaner faster than jogging 3-4 times a week. Just do what is best for your body. If you can run long cross country then I say do it - personally I would find running over various terrains outside the best way but this is just my opinion.
9 out of 10 times I choose running outside than running on the treadmill. I just get better oxygenation with that and can run for longer periods without getting tired. The only time i'm running on the treadmill is in the winter and when is raining. The other thing you get with this is sweating. Outside you don't have the A/C like in the gym. And another thing is that I enjoy running in the park when it's a sunny day of spring than running on the treadmill.
Before anything - thank you all guys for your answers and participation! From what I have seen, it is a very personal and individual thing, so there is no single answer to this question. Do you think that more or less sore muscles after running would be a good indicator of what is making me work harder, and what less?
yes and know.. look at it this way... there is a high likelihood when you are doing a type of running you have never really done that you are going to hit muscle groups you clearly were never hitting... this will cause soreness right away but it will dissipate once you get used to it... it doesn't mean your not working hard and you may still have sore days but generally it will only be bad in the beginning... you ultimately decide what works with results brother... you see what is giving you the best results... mixing things up is great... steady state should always be the base and then you mix in the explosive type, the hiit, the circuits etc... that's what brings results... i do a 70-75 and 25-30 meaning 70-75% steady state and the rest hiit type of training... my legs are always a mess by saturday every week but then rest and recovery and right back to it on monday
Soo I run probably more then anyone on the forum, I also do obstacle courses and carry heavy things for long distances. With that being said i am not good at running I'm not a "natural" runner but I'm a competitor.. In the last few months I have put 100's of miles on my body steady state and sprinting and what I've found is that you have to run your race first of all and pick your poison Steady state will not make you good at sprinting but sprinting could potentially help your steady state if you do both for instance sprinting the objective is to ramp your HR as high as possible and then try and get it to " rest " quickly I.e if you have a Max HR of 190 and your want to do endurance working in a 150-160 HR zone should be easy but your mind and muscles have to be used to it recently I have not been pleased with my decline in speed after 10 miles I used to run 400m sprints once a week , now I'm doing 800m sprints twice a week to try and make my heart more comfortable for longer by pushing my HR beyond with double my sprint length anyways I'm wondering with this but yea pm me i can get into it
now your speaking my language.. us endurance guys tend to stick together... great post brother
Iwannagofaster
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Nice. There's always a give and take. Long and really fast just don't pair well......... Oh if we could just have it all.
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