Good afternoon Terrell! Funny that this monthly challenge has popped up! I started doing the 30 day challenge of running and strength on my Sally McCrae app yesterday. I’m in!
I set a goal to plank 30 seconds a day through 2023. I’ve missed some days, but if I do two the next day I count it. I might add some push-ups this month!
Good evening Terrell! In terms of running I just ran my 3rd half marathon which went very well. I started out slow around 8 minute pace for the first 4 miles, because I had a past experience with pushing myself too hard in the last 2 half's. I ended up picking it up through the race and finished with a time of 1:41:40 which was a PR by almost 5 mins. The weather was really good as well 50's and cloudy. In terms of an October strength challenge my goal is to do 50-75 pushups a day 5 days a week, and by the end get 100 at one time. I also want to find a good weightlifting program and do that on the days I am not running.
Well, Terrell, I love Strength Training about as much as you do. Only reason I'll attempt a challenge because I have several body weight programs that I've bought and saved for years that I've been meaning to try. It is an opportunity. . . !:)
78, closer to 79. Strength training keeps your bones, ligaments and muscles able to do their job of holding you up straight and moving with good balance and certainty.
Flexibility, yoga added to maintain.
Strength, Flexibility, Aerobics are the tripod of doing your best to look, feel, and perform your best. Naturally, their is the other surprises of getting older, that cannot be helped; nevertheless, stay in the fray and do what you can to stay on the best edge of getting old(ER)!
For sure you want to start now and not wait until your 70"s..........I speak from experience!!! Now at 74, I added some serious weight training to my routine..........not heavy weights but enough to challenge my body.........keep that in mind all..........be careful .........I am fortunate to have a gym where everyone is very encouraging but I have also notice that "even " the big guys back off once in a while........technique is definitely more important than weight. Stretching and warming up is as important in the gym as it is on a run. I believe you will find adding weights to your training will be something you will enjoy. I do it thru CrossFit.......which is a healthy combination of moving and weights......your body weight being a big challenge!!! Happy Training All!!!
In! 2 days per week. I’m dealing with some ankle and dorsiflexion issues, so it seems like strength training is really the critical piece -- I ramped way up in mileage the past couple of months and probably need to cool that a bit and focus here, maybe a little bike cross training once a week too...
I’m really happy to see you’re taking the group down this path. I’ve been combining strength training and endurance running since the late 1970s. Typically 2 strength and 3 run sessions per week. That hasn’t always been possible, but it’s been my consistent goal. I have a 15 resistance machine program for core, upper and lower body work, supplemented sometimes by free weights. (Planet Fitness is my current haunt). My strength today at age 74 is about the same as it was at 34. On the funny side, I recently developed a pain in my back that I thought was a possible kidney stone. Turned out it was just a muscle pull from too much yard work. At my exam, my doc told me that while I have the physiology of a man in his 40s, I need to remember I’m held together by 74-year old tendons.
Strength training? Ugh! I'm in. 💪 Push-ups against my kitchen counter. Seriously. They're awesome. Plus some light weight (5lb) arm workouts, planks, situps and the leg thing at the gym. And swimming and rowing machine. That's my whole bag of tricks. Here we go ... See you in Richmond!
Take a small advise from someone who didn’t. Don’t ignore your mobility, especially in your hips. At one time my answer to lower body strength was more running. Both instagram and YouTube are full of movements, programs and snake oil salesmen on this but it is important, no imperative. Piss off your sciatic nerve and you will understand.
I’m in, strength training it is 🏋️♀️! My goal will be to do 2-3 days a week of strength training/HIIT and a 1 min plank per day for the remainder of the month.
Good afternoon Terrell! Funny that this monthly challenge has popped up! I started doing the 30 day challenge of running and strength on my Sally McCrae app yesterday. I’m in!
I set a goal to plank 30 seconds a day through 2023. I’ve missed some days, but if I do two the next day I count it. I might add some push-ups this month!
That counts in my book too! 😃
Good evening Terrell! In terms of running I just ran my 3rd half marathon which went very well. I started out slow around 8 minute pace for the first 4 miles, because I had a past experience with pushing myself too hard in the last 2 half's. I ended up picking it up through the race and finished with a time of 1:41:40 which was a PR by almost 5 mins. The weather was really good as well 50's and cloudy. In terms of an October strength challenge my goal is to do 50-75 pushups a day 5 days a week, and by the end get 100 at one time. I also want to find a good weightlifting program and do that on the days I am not running.
Whoo hoo, I'm in!
Well, Terrell, I love Strength Training about as much as you do. Only reason I'll attempt a challenge because I have several body weight programs that I've bought and saved for years that I've been meaning to try. It is an opportunity. . . !:)
loving the pictures, feels like I'm out there running which I'm definitely not
78, closer to 79. Strength training keeps your bones, ligaments and muscles able to do their job of holding you up straight and moving with good balance and certainty.
Flexibility, yoga added to maintain.
Strength, Flexibility, Aerobics are the tripod of doing your best to look, feel, and perform your best. Naturally, their is the other surprises of getting older, that cannot be helped; nevertheless, stay in the fray and do what you can to stay on the best edge of getting old(ER)!
DEM
For sure you want to start now and not wait until your 70"s..........I speak from experience!!! Now at 74, I added some serious weight training to my routine..........not heavy weights but enough to challenge my body.........keep that in mind all..........be careful .........I am fortunate to have a gym where everyone is very encouraging but I have also notice that "even " the big guys back off once in a while........technique is definitely more important than weight. Stretching and warming up is as important in the gym as it is on a run. I believe you will find adding weights to your training will be something you will enjoy. I do it thru CrossFit.......which is a healthy combination of moving and weights......your body weight being a big challenge!!! Happy Training All!!!
In! 2 days per week. I’m dealing with some ankle and dorsiflexion issues, so it seems like strength training is really the critical piece -- I ramped way up in mileage the past couple of months and probably need to cool that a bit and focus here, maybe a little bike cross training once a week too...
I’m really happy to see you’re taking the group down this path. I’ve been combining strength training and endurance running since the late 1970s. Typically 2 strength and 3 run sessions per week. That hasn’t always been possible, but it’s been my consistent goal. I have a 15 resistance machine program for core, upper and lower body work, supplemented sometimes by free weights. (Planet Fitness is my current haunt). My strength today at age 74 is about the same as it was at 34. On the funny side, I recently developed a pain in my back that I thought was a possible kidney stone. Turned out it was just a muscle pull from too much yard work. At my exam, my doc told me that while I have the physiology of a man in his 40s, I need to remember I’m held together by 74-year old tendons.
Strength training? Ugh! I'm in. 💪 Push-ups against my kitchen counter. Seriously. They're awesome. Plus some light weight (5lb) arm workouts, planks, situps and the leg thing at the gym. And swimming and rowing machine. That's my whole bag of tricks. Here we go ... See you in Richmond!
I have been doing strength/mobility training for a few years. I am sure it has saved me from some of the nagging issues.
So happy to see this challenge—it’s something I just committed to myself, but now I’ve got solidarity!
My goal: get back to at least two strength-training sessions per week (one upper body, one lower). 💪
Take a small advise from someone who didn’t. Don’t ignore your mobility, especially in your hips. At one time my answer to lower body strength was more running. Both instagram and YouTube are full of movements, programs and snake oil salesmen on this but it is important, no imperative. Piss off your sciatic nerve and you will understand.
I’m in, strength training it is 🏋️♀️! My goal will be to do 2-3 days a week of strength training/HIIT and a 1 min plank per day for the remainder of the month.
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