New experience - need help/coaching

[Snappy]

A nice, catabolic, 45 min run...

I thought that doing ~60 minutes of cardio was beneficial?

 

[Gladiola]

You only have to worry about your cardio being catabolic if you are glycogen depleted (like first thing in the morning on an empty stomach). If you've been eating food & carbs, you have glycogen in your muscles & liver & you had that to fuel your run, not your lean body mass.

The reason running is more *likely* to be catabolic (relative to lower intensity cardio) is that b/c it is more intense - it is burning more cals overall & takes more energy -> more likely to get into burning LBM (Catabolism), but again, if you've fueled it with food, you're fine.

Or so I've been told by exercise physiologists.

 

[Snappy]

Okay, I understand better now.

Luckiliy, no one's seen me run... I wouldn't call it "high intensity". The land here is really flat, and I mix in some walking when my HR gets too high, so I typically average about 145-155 bpm. I see what you're saying about it potentially being catabolic, but I'm not ready to give up those morning runs!

Thanks.

 

[Gladiola]

...and if you're NOT glycogen depleted , then you won't be using fat for fuel.

But fat burns in a carbohydrate flame... so without the glycogen, how can fat be burned? Obviously I'm missing a big piece here.

I have trouble keeping my HR at 135 or higher walking uphill - kind of a pain, but with cycling & stair master, it's easy to stay in the 140 range.

 

[Snappy]

I have trouble keeping my HR at 135 or higher walking uphill - kind of a pain, but with cycling & stair master, it's easy to stay in the 140 range.

My "problem" (and one of the reasons why I prefer to do running as my cardio) is that I go overboard on the steppers or elliptical machines. I get competitive and work too hard, sending my HR too high. Walking, though, doesn't get it high enough. *shrug*

 

[Arioch]

If you need motivation, get a job coaching. You will get a fair amount of training time saying things like "NO you idiotic @#% %@# %^%^*%^!!!!!" Do it like this.

Besides, everyone knows that throwers make the best coaches.

Why were you lifting for two hours? Were you training for some sort of marathon?

And chasing down food is still running. People higher on the food chain have mastered the art of tool use, and have no need to *run* after their food.

 

[Arioch]

I heard that you were after big game. Or was that "specialized?"

 

[Snappy]

If you need motivation, get a job coaching. You will get a fair amount of training time saying things like "NO you idiotic @#% %@# %^%^*%^!!!!!" Do it like this.

Besides, everyone knows that throwers make the best coaches.

Why were you lifting for two hours? Were you training for some sort of marathon?

If I had the time to coach, I think I would, however... the time just isn't there.

I have had some excellent throwing coaches (who were themselves throwers, of course) but I've also had some really lousy ones.

I just looked back at that post I made with my previous "3-4 times each week, for about 2 hours" and I misspoke - I meant in the gym for up to 2 hours, not all lifting, though, also cardio. Ooops.