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 Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:16 pm
Hi guys. I used to train Muay Thai when I was in high school, but after I joined college, I dropped all of it and studied a lot.
I realized that dropping Muay Thai not only meant stopping the practice of the sport, but basically stopping my exercise in general.
I want to get back on my feet, so I decided to sign up for a class.
That is, of course, after I get back in shape a bit lol. I wanted to be able to run about 4 miles under 32 minutes before starting an explosive Muay Thai class again.
Just today, I ran 4 (16 laps on the track) miles in 37 minutes and 42 seconds and I was DYING. I'm sore as hell, and I got super dizzy after the run.
My central thesis of this post is actually a plea for help. Do you guys have any advice as to how I can build up good endurance in a healthy way and if there are certain specific steps that would aid me to reach my goal? I read a bit after Googling it, and it's actually more discouraging than helpful. A lot of people post in forums bragging about how they can run 4 miles under 28 minutes and so on. Doesn't really help me. -_-
Thanks a lot in advance and I appreciate any shared regimes that you guys might have.
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:38 pm
Hey, welcome to the boards! I don't think I've seen you around here before.
I am really bad at getting off my a** and following the Couch To 5K program, but I keep trying. Go on iTunes and look for a free podcast called "5k101.com - couch to 5k in 8 weeks."
Don't worry -- I saw the part where you clearly have a handle on jogging.
I am bringing up this podcast because, after the 8 week program episodes, there are speed training episodes to listen to as well. If you don't have an iPod, you can download the podcast and listen to it to get an idea of what you're supposed to do -- things like "Jog x-amount of time, sprint y-amount".
A big part of getting faster is just getting comfortable with jogging again. The main thing I hear, in regards to speed, is that your stamina and speed will increase the more you do it.
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:38 pm
Thanks a ton, Fionne. I appreciate the time and warm welcome!
I will definitely look it up since I do have an iPod. I just need to eat healthy and stay consistent. That's always been my problem .. lack of consistence and determination. xD
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 2:10 pm
Being consistent and staying committed are always big problems -- for me and everyone else, it seems sweatdrop I go through times where I do pretty well and keep up with whatever I'm doing for a week or two at a time, then something happens to mangle it all (getting sick; lady-problems; life's wacky hijinks) and I'm screwed up for daaaays. ._. I've barely done anything over the last week, even though I'd been doing pretty well the two or three weeks before.
I've found that, when things like that happen, I have to stop myself from beating me up about it or I will never get back out the door. Keeping an "It's a new day" mentality makes it a lot easier to get moving. I can't change what I didn't do yesterday; I can make the choice to do something differently today.
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:57 am
Build up your cardio, there's a couple things you can do to help it. You can jump rope, run, jumping jack. There are many more. I'll post back later with some other ways I have a boxing class today I'll ask my teacher.
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