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Post by andy12345 on Mar 3, 2011 22:03:39 GMT
www.telegraph.co.uk/active/8359417/Could-you-run-an-ultra-marathon.html“You think you can’t go any farther but then you find another gear deep inside yourself. These races strip your soul bare and you start rebuilding it,” says Lowri Morgan, 36, a presenter at Welsh language TV station S4C. She is preparing for the 6633 Ultra, a 350-mile run across the Arctic Circle in under eight days (the record is held by a woman) which starts in two weeks’ time. Her last big race was the 200km jungle run in the Amazonian rainforest. “I can pinpoint the moment when my body gave up and my mind carried on. I wouldn’t describe it as a feeling of ecstasy because you’re in too much pain, but it’s a surreal out-of-body feeling. Pushing yourself gives you joy,” she says. “But we are not glory seekers – I remember doing a 46-mile race in the Brecon Beacons one day then running the 60 miles home to Swansea. There was no one waiting to congratulate me, no party, no cheering. But the victory for me was in finishing.”
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Post by phil on Mar 4, 2011 11:51:48 GMT
I could munch a ultra marathon but they call them snickers now lol ;D
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Post by Ravendarque on Mar 4, 2011 12:03:07 GMT
I've run the London marathon and it isn't as hard as people make out and there are many ultramarathons going on all the time, right up to the New York Self Transcendence which is 3100 miles around one block. The limit is 51 days, the record is 42.5 days: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Transcendence_3100_Mile_RaceLong distance running is an amazing thing though, all the static goes away, the fidgeting goes away, thoughts fall in to place and into line and it's just you, the road and blissful relaxation. I can't recommend it enough.
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Post by kakema on Mar 4, 2011 18:55:05 GMT
I used to find that with swimming. Went off into a nice rhythm, kind of meditative.
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Post by azz on Mar 4, 2011 19:21:55 GMT
I've run the London marathon and it isn't as hard as people make out and there are many ultramarathons going on all the time, right up to the New York Self Transcendence which is 3100 miles around one block. The limit is 51 days, the record is 42.5 days: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Transcendence_3100_Mile_RaceLong distance running is an amazing thing though, all the static goes away, the fidgeting goes away, thoughts fall in to place and into line and it's just you, the road and blissful relaxation. I can't recommend it enough. I also find this. In a weird way, I find it with martial arts, too. It's not really an option to let your mind wander when someone is trying to kick you in the head. Great feeling to get to the end of a session and realise you have only been thinking about that.
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Post by phil on Mar 7, 2011 13:47:10 GMT
I find the tread mill in the gym pretty dangerous when you have inattention lol ;D I have flew off so many times from distractions mainly women lol fit women in the gym! They should wear sports bra's ffs it's hard to run on three legs ;D
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Post by andy12345 on Mar 7, 2011 16:03:14 GMT
I did 6 months at a gym, but never really felt like I was developing, still I was not eating properly I suppose.
Genetics and healthy hormone levels help. You sound like your hormones are optimal.........
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Post by Ravendarque on Mar 7, 2011 16:30:16 GMT
Training diet is half the battle and I'm not exaggerating. If you are going to the gym to build muscle, you need to be taking extra calories on board and loads of protein. I could bang on for hours about muscle fibres, adenosine triphosphate, glycogen, the eight amino acids and all manner of other things which would make you glaze over immediately, but the basic summary is:
You need to provide your body with the building blocks and fuel to make muscle. Exercise damages your muscles (it tears the fibres; this is a good thing) and rest repairs them. If the body has good materials at hand then it will repair them bigger and stronger.
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Post by phil on Mar 7, 2011 18:16:19 GMT
I'm showing results and I don't train as much as I would like to! I'm considering using whey protein it is supposed to stop the pain after training That is what is claimed but does anyone know this as fact?
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Post by Ravendarque on Mar 8, 2011 14:27:01 GMT
If you're trying to pack on muscle, you really do need whey protein. It does two things: firstly it prevents the release of cortisol, which actually breaks down your muscles, secondly, it provides your body with the building blocks to repair your muscles. This typically happens during rest, especially sleep, where fat is also used in the process.
As for pain after exercise, that could be a whole raft of things and I've never heard whey protein used in this context. What exactly is painful? How long after exercise?
If you do mostly cardio and it's just muscle stiffness (or DOMS - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness), that is usually just a result of the lactic acid build up in your muscles and is natural. Lactic acid is produced when the body converts glycogen to ATP and is broken down by oxygen. This is why a warm down is important as it keeps the oxygen going for a while after the hard part is over. As your heart and lungs get stronger, your body will also be better able to break down the lactic acid as you go.
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Post by phil on Mar 8, 2011 21:36:37 GMT
I get gym pains from using various gym equipment breaking muscle causes pain anyone who says it don't is on roids lol ;D I thought whey powder is added protein so that it helps the cost of the diet I did not know it was to bulk out? I thought that was weight gain or creatine? I don't have no special diet I smoke I drink and I'm showing results lol ;D I don't do this picking up 60KG shit on the bells I go lower weights and do combination moves eg hammer twist curl extension squat lol ;D over and over as much reps as my body can handle lol at the gym I go nuts on the weight machines I find where I fell a bit of resistance but not so I would injure myself to push then do 10 reps and 3 sets per machine break a muscle in a place you don't use muscle too much like groin or abs that is serious pain stiffness days later from the session keep breaking it and the pain will subside a bit but you will still get pain and stiffness irrelevant six months in the gym andy you should have seen results I eat all sorts of crap when I started I weighed in at 17 and a half stone I weigh about 15 stone now I was a 40 waist I am now 34" They sell you shit get me like celebrities usually just before christmas will bring out some shit video that will help you lose x amount of weight or you watch shopping channels and they got some exercise equipment that will usually work one part of the body lol ;D They sell you this shit as a culture! But you don't need the gym to work out go on you tube and try 8 minute abs don't come up as high as the demonstration graphic FFS that will give you a world of pain Andy 6 months in the gym and no results something ain't right? What weight did you start at? How many sessions per week? How long per session?
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Post by andy12345 on Mar 8, 2011 22:35:00 GMT
I'm going to have to bow out of the gym conversation. Body development is one of my nightmares.
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