advice on mroning runs

[mrh1275a75]

im going to start doing morning runs..
have a few questions:

1)best on an empty stomach?
2)best to jog or run at different pace
3)distance and time out running

thanks for any advice mark.

[Zhaakal]

Before running you should take something light. Eat an apple and drink maybe a half a cup of milk or water.3-5 miles would be a good run for mornings.

[viru§™]

im going to start doing morning runs..
have a few questions:

1)best on an empty stomach?
2)best to jog or run at different pace
3)distance and time out running

thanks for any advice mark.

1) No. Where would you get your energy?
2) Mix it up.
3) Huh? If you mean distance OR time always try to beat your previous time.

[mrh1275a75]

thanks lads

[gregsid]

Yeah, have something little to eat before your run like, oatmeal, a banana, some juice maybe.

[silvy_chris]

1) No. Where would you get your energy?
2) Mix it up.
3) Huh? If you mean distance OR time always try to beat your previous time.

im not sure but wouldnt u think you would have a whole load of unburnt energy from the meal that night because dont u not burn off any food wile ur sleeping? im not sure...

[Dumi]

im not sure but wouldnt u think you would have a whole load of unburnt energy from the meal that night because dont u not burn off any food wile ur sleeping? im not sure...

Your body burns energy while you're sleeping. If you don't, you're more than likely dead.

[Des]

....a banana....

NO BANANA's before you go running it is way to heavy, you will get pain in the stomach

[knockout]

Befor you run eat a Chiff bar it helps burn your energy slowy so you wont get tired.:thumbsup

[Brighton bomber]

NO BANANA's before you go running it is way to heavy, you will get pain in the stomach

I usually have a banana before a run in the morning and it's fine. I don't find it too heavy at all and it doesn't impare my run at all.

[Johnboy2007]

I usually have a banana before a run in the morning and it's fine. I don't find it too heavy at all and it doesn't impare my run at all.

A bannana if i remember correctly only takes something ridiculous like 5 -10 mins to digest. only thing about bannanas and milk for me is itd probably make me feel sick too ... mushy lol

[gregsid]

A bannana if i remember correctly only takes something ridiculous like 5 -10 mins to digest. only thing about bannanas and milk for me is itd probably make me feel sick too ... mushy lol

Milk or any kind of dairy poduct before a workout is a bad idea. You will get extreme stomach pains and cramps.
I once had a grilled cheese an hour before a hard workout. Lets just say it was the first I ever couldn't finish a workout and had to throwup.

[Nwil]

im going to start doing morning runs..
have a few questions:

1)best on an empty stomach?
2)best to jog or run at different pace
3)distance and time out running

thanks for any advice mark.


I usually jog on an empty stomach, with the exception of a bottle of water before the run, just because I don't have unlimited time in the morning (if I ate first, I'd have to wait like 20-30 mins to run) and I believe in the idea of burning stored up fats.

you shouldn't ever jog. that's for girls and pussies. run at a consistently challenging pace (80% or so).

distance is more important, since it's endurance, but you could mix it up a little.

recently, I've been struggling with motivation....my initial idea was 7 days a week but I only do like 4 because some days I'm just like 'fuck it'. any of you guys experience this? I gotta get something to think of that really motivates me, I guess.

[Relentless]

i run 3 miles

i jog half a mile and then do short burst of sprints until the last mile where i try to go as hard and fast as i could

[viru§™]

you shouldn't ever jog. that's for girls and pussies. run at a consistently challenging pace (80% or so).

You should start jogging for 5-10 minutes as a warmup and also finish with a slow paced jog lasting around 5 minutes. So, please explain why you should never jog and why it's for "pussies".


distance is more important, since it's endurance, but you could mix it up a little.
Intensity is more important.

[gregsid]

You should start jogging for 5-10 minutes as a warmup and also finish with a slow paced jog lasting around 5 minutes. So, please explain why you should never jog and why it's for "pussies".


This is absolutly correct. You especially should finish the running routine with a light jog as a cooldown, or else you risk injury. I do the same as the kid said where I finish sprint the last few hundred meters of my distance run, but once I finish I'll do a very light jog around the block.

[Nwil]

Intensity is more important.

oh really? So, if I'm training for an 8 round fight, I should just sprint?

you need to be able to last. of course intensity is important, but if you burn out, you lose.

I didn't say jogging for the first 5-10 minutes was bad, I'm saying when you run, run...don't just jog along for 30 minutes....when I do my runs I try to balance intensity and distance, so I'll aim for a 3 mile run in 18 or under. and I usually walk for a couple minutes as a cooldown

[viru§™]

oh really? So, if I'm training for an 8 round fight, I should just sprint?

Look at it this way

Sprinting - short high intensity burst of energy.
Distance running - slow/moderate paced jog over distance.

Both train different energy systems, both are required for boxing. So, after re-reading our posts I suppose we're both right.

[Marvelous Marcum]

If you decide to jog, do it on an empty stomach.

1) You get you're energy from stored fat. Hello abs.
2) You get to sleep in later since you don't have to make breakfast.

[viru§™]

If you decide to jog, do it on an empty stomach.

1) You get you're energy from stored fat. Hello abs.
2) You get to sleep in later since you don't have to make breakfast.
Running on an empty stomach makes no difference except you won't be able to run as hard + your body is more likely to burn muscle for energy, not fat.

[Relentless]

Running on an empty stomach makes no difference except you won't be able to run as hard + your body is more likely to burn muscle for energy, not fat.

he said jog.

[Relentless]

oh really? So, if I'm training for an 8 round fight, I should just sprint?

you need to be able to last. of course intensity is important, but if you burn out, you lose.

I didn't say jogging for the first 5-10 minutes was bad, I'm saying when you run, run...don't just jog along for 30 minutes....when I do my runs I try to balance intensity and distance, so I'll aim for a 3 mile run in 18 or under. and I usually walk for a couple minutes as a cooldown

that is the stupid mistake most people make these days, they pick one over the other.

[viru§™]

he said jog.

Yeah, I should really have read the post properly. Anyway, long distance running (if that's actually what you mean by jog) will definately cause you to burn muscle if you don't eat before you begin.

[Marvelous Marcum]

Yeah, I should really have read the post properly. Anyway, long distance running (if that's actually what you mean by jog) will definately cause you to burn muscle if you don't eat before you begin.

By low intensity jogging I meant just that. Yes long distances are fine. It won't use you're muscles as it's source of energy assuming you are doing low intensity. (Which will not help out the OP too much.)

[chinachin_76]

A banana is what I usually eat before a morning run, along with a glass or half a glass of water depending how I feel. Mix up your running speed, jog mostly for the first bit then start peaking at a fast pace 65% through the run.