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Sassy69
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There ya go thin -- do you want the "look" or the performance? To get the "look" by any other means than how your model person got it, you're going to be forcing and probably not get the same results, or get the same results in look, but pay for it somehow with health or other unexpected side effects. If your goal is actually to become a better distance runner, then maybe follow the diet and training programs the pros follow and you will get something like the look you want in the process. Your current diet / training is probably inhibiting you from doing that anyway.
I guess that's why I was trying to say how important it is to evaluate your goals when you are inducing a change on your body. Is it just for the "look"? Then is how you are going about it reasonable? Its hard to make fast changes to your body and people get impatient. Usually the "quick fix" ends up costing more in the long run, so if you are really interested in achieving something, first make sure that it *IS* reasonable and then plan your approach correctly. Then execute.
I guess that's why I was trying to say how important it is to evaluate your goals when you are inducing a change on your body. Is it just for the "look"? Then is how you are going about it reasonable? Its hard to make fast changes to your body and people get impatient. Usually the "quick fix" ends up costing more in the long run, so if you are really interested in achieving something, first make sure that it *IS* reasonable and then plan your approach correctly. Then execute.
Yes Steel, distance runners rely a lot on both glycogen AND fatty acids for fuel. If they run out of either then they hit the wall. Susan has stated "so I guess it's a mix of a look and running and how I feel-- like how you feel when you wake up in the moning and you body feels right and NOT gross." I would suggest that you pick one of those goals to work on. If it's to do well in a marathon, then you need to eat a lot more and run a lot more. Marathoners are not born overnight. Set yourself a long term (5 year) goal and increase your running distances along with your food intake. By running long distances, your body will eventually carry less weight and more fat. It's an adaptive process, so it takes time.
If you just want to look as thin as you can, then do not do any weight training, but continue with your current diet while increasing your running. If you just want to 'feel good' about yourself in the mirror than invest in some liposuction as well.
If you just want to look as thin as you can, then do not do any weight training, but continue with your current diet while increasing your running. If you just want to 'feel good' about yourself in the mirror than invest in some liposuction as well.
If you're running a lot, you're gonna be burning a fair amount of fuel.
Yes, and no. One of the reasons that runners try to drop weight is because carrying it around for 20+ miles makes the race much more grueling.
The less you weigh the less you burn, just think about carying a 5 lb weight 20+ miles! If you don't need it to run it's gotta go!
When I started running and was 125 lbs I burned about 100 calories running a mile-- now I think I burn about 65. That's only 1690 calories in a marathon! Not even a lb of fat. (3500 cal)
The books I read say to eat a largish (500 cal more than normal) meal for three days before a race.
10,000 cal seems a bit nutty.
I bet you guys burn like -180- cal when you run a mile-- That's why ya'll have to eat so much. You'd starve to death in like a weak on my diet and running schduale!
Yes, and no. One of the reasons that runners try to drop weight is because carrying it around for 20+ miles makes the race much more grueling.
The less you weigh the less you burn, just think about carying a 5 lb weight 20+ miles! If you don't need it to run it's gotta go!
When I started running and was 125 lbs I burned about 100 calories running a mile-- now I think I burn about 65. That's only 1690 calories in a marathon! Not even a lb of fat. (3500 cal)
The books I read say to eat a largish (500 cal more than normal) meal for three days before a race.
10,000 cal seems a bit nutty.
I bet you guys burn like -180- cal when you run a mile-- That's why ya'll have to eat so much. You'd starve to death in like a weak on my diet and running schduale!
thin said:
yep = of course long distance runners TRY to be very thin. They are much more successful when they are light. The lighter the better for them BUTTTTTTTTTTTT you're upset because you can't burn a pound of fat in one marathon? that's kinda funny susan.
relax chica......... don't make this so difficult. Listen to what MS said. Just run, eat, and chilllllllllll out. You'll become a skinny little rail in no time sweetie
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bondgirl2217
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the women in the pics are to thin,, and that is wierd for me to say since i am trying to get thin..
alexiarenee
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Is this a joke???????
EAT SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats my advice......
EAT SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats my advice......
thin
Thin,
Personally, I think you look great - but I understand about wanting to debulk the thighs. I am "cursed" with big muscular thighs, myself.
Here's a link to an exercise for de-bulking thighs - apparently the emphasis is on increasing the muscle density from insertion to insertion - rather than fattening up the bulk of the muscle. If you've been doing squats or presses with bad form - you're going to get more bulk in the mid muscle. Especially if you are saving your knees by not going lifting the full range of movement - I'm guilty of that, myself.
http://www.t-tapp.com/articles/legs/default.htm
Take a look at the link. Remember that you need to tense the muscles from the hip to the toes. NOT easy. Take it slow and concentrate on tenses throughout the entire leg.
Fawn
Thin,
Personally, I think you look great - but I understand about wanting to debulk the thighs. I am "cursed" with big muscular thighs, myself.
Here's a link to an exercise for de-bulking thighs - apparently the emphasis is on increasing the muscle density from insertion to insertion - rather than fattening up the bulk of the muscle. If you've been doing squats or presses with bad form - you're going to get more bulk in the mid muscle. Especially if you are saving your knees by not going lifting the full range of movement - I'm guilty of that, myself.
http://www.t-tapp.com/articles/legs/default.htm
Take a look at the link. Remember that you need to tense the muscles from the hip to the toes. NOT easy. Take it slow and concentrate on tenses throughout the entire leg.
Fawn
alexiarenee
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Whats all this talk about "debulk"...What you don't realize, is that your leg muscles aren't THAT big!!! You just have more fat over them, that makes them look like that.
I just wanted to let you guys know that I ate the extra shrip and my race today went well. My mile time is down by a whole min!
I've also lost about 3lbs this week.
YAY!
I'll post new pics in a few more weeks.
Susan
http://futurebird.diaryland.com
I've also lost about 3lbs this week.
YAY!
I'll post new pics in a few more weeks.
Susan
http://futurebird.diaryland.com
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