Went for a 50 minute run last night. My heart rate didn't go over 150 over the entire 5.5 mile run, and there were a couple of times when I had to pick up the pace to keep my heart rate above 130. This is a considerable difference from even two weeks ago, so it appears my swimming workouts are having a big impact on my fitness level overall (I skipped one week of running to do just swimming). That said, I think I know what I should be doing to change up my workout. Plyometrics appears to be something that will help my comparatively slow muscles speed up. I got to watch a couple of veteran martial artists spar recently and even at ages older than 40 they are still very, very fast. While my lifting is going well, where my athleticism seems to be failing is in terms of pure speed, and thus plyometrics might do it. While I can (demonstrably) punch through wood planks (about 2" total thickness so far) all the power in the world won't help if I can't actually land a blow. I'll start my search for plyometrics workouts this evening. It could be that my martial arts instructors have workouts just waiting for a student foolish enough to ask. We'll see. :)
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Lots of people work on strength (force) and endurance (distance), but not many people focus on power. Power=(force X distance)/time. It's been a long time since I've done any plyo work, but it's amazing stuff for working on power. Just remember that it can put a harder strain on your body, so warm up and start slow.
05 oct. 09 por el miembro: Divided By Zero
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That does feel good being able to go faster while keeping your heart rate low. Good job all around.
05 oct. 09 por el miembro: splendidhammer
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Spledidhammer, thank you. I was shocked since I took time off from running. Granted my improvement is nothing compared to yours. You're really kicking ass at the weight loss! DividedByZero, I hear you. Ten minutes of isometric warm up for a 30 minute workout is the plan. I don't want to kill myself doing this, after all. :)
05 oct. 09 por el miembro: wintersmith
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