Runners?

[fitricise]

I am a long distance runner in college and would like to try experimenting with some things any recommendations? (that are legal) thanks!

 

[Synpax]

Hypobarics (deprivation of oxygen, like altitude training) can have an effect similar to EPO. Try googling it.

What distances do you do? Wht are some PRs?

 

[fitricise]

hm I did and I couldn't find much about it...how do you do it? I run 8k in races. Im thinking about just a simple protein shake or something also think this would help much?

 

[fitricise]

ive been reading a lot on whey protein, and thinking about buying some, how often do you think I should take it and is there a specific kind I should look for?

 

[dicedgunz]

i like champion nutrition products. it's pretty quality i think. have one or 2 shakes a day. do you do any weight lifting. and how is your carb intake. you should take enough in so you have energy to for runs. i also like taking a banana down about 30-60mins before i run. as mentioned before about the altititude training you can do that to. just hold your breath for some many paces. i do it for swimming. every so many strokes, it's called a hypoxic workout. read up on it. pm if you have any questions.

diced

 

[fitricise]

ok thanks...i was thinking about trying something like this http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/cn/whey.html anything else you suggest? I do a lot of weight lifting, usually 3-4 times a week. I started about a year ago but took some time off during cross country season, so im not bulky but i have definitely gained muscle. I just started weight training on my lower body because I found out im really weak there. I guess i dont really keep track of carb intake, but I try to eat stuff like crackers for that, I will look up the hypoxic workout stuff.