Why Your Workout Should Be High-Intensity

[moda0306]

Jesus, rowing kills my lower back.  After like 2 or 3 km, I can hardly stand it.  Probably do it wrong.

I keep a similar mindset to all other core exercises in that I FORCE myself into keeping my back in flexation.  This helps.  If you're doing it right for other core lifts, I'm surprised rows cause problems. 

[Kbg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-inten ... l_training

[MachineGhost]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-inten ... l_training

Are there any smartphone apps that measure VO2max?

Looks like I had the rest:effort time reversed!  Crikey, I must be in worse shape than I thought.

[Kriegsspiel]

Looks like I had the rest:effort time reversed!  Crikey, I must be in worse shape than I thought.

There is no set ratio.

[Mark Leavy]

Are there any smartphone apps that measure VO2max?

Resting heart rate is a semi-reasonable poor man's proxy for VO2max. (Can I add any more qualifiers?)
Some pretty good iPhone heart rate monitors can be combined with basic formulas.
Lay on the couch for awhile, measure your heart-rate with your phone.  If it is below 60 bpm, then you are doing well.  More or less.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instant ... 25068?mt=8
http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exerc ... lator.aspx

[Reub]

"Last year, two large studies, including one in Copenhagen, found that running extends life expectancy by as much as six years. But there was a catch: People who ran 15 to 20 miles, or about two and half hours, per week enjoyed the added years. Those who ran 30 miles or more did not live longer. Moreover, the higher-mileage runners showed signs of heart scarring."

http://www.runnersworld.com/health/surv ... -longevity

"In this issue of the Journal, Schnohr et al. 1 report 3 major findings on jogging and all-cause mortality in 1,098 joggers and 3,950 nonjoggers from the Copenhagen City Heart Study. First, jogging even <1 h per week or 1 time per week is associated with significant mortality risk reduction compared with sedentary nonjoggers. Second, 1 to 2.4 h of jogging per week, with a frequency of 2 to 3 times per week, at a slow or average pace is most favorable as an optimal jogging time, frequency, and speed for reducing mortality. Third, higher jogging times (?2.5 h per week), higher frequencies (>3 times per week), and faster paces are not associated with better survival compared with sedentary nonjoggers, suggesting a U-shaped association between jogging and mortality as well as loss of benefits with higher doses of jogging. Considering the current consensus of a linear dose-response relationship between total PA and health, indicating “the more the PA, the better for health and longevity,”? these findings are intriguing. The good news is that the mortality benefits of light jogging will encourage more people to jog for health benefits as a “practical, achievable, and sustainable”? goal, as the authors have stated."

http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.a ... ID=2108913

[dragoncar]

Are there any smartphone apps that measure VO2max?

Resting heart rate is a semi-reasonable poor man's proxy for VO2max. (Can I add any more qualifiers?)
Some pretty good iPhone heart rate monitors can be combined with basic formulas.
Lay on the couch for awhile, measure your heart-rate with your phone.  If it is below 60 bpm, then you are doing well.  More or less.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instant ... 25068?mt=8
http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exerc ... lator.aspx

My HR is zero so I must be really healthy!

[Kriegsspiel]

"Last year, two large studies, including one in Copenhagen, found that running extends life expectancy by as much as six years. But there was a catch: People who ran 15 to 20 miles, or about two and half hours, per week enjoyed the added years. Those who ran 30 miles or more did not live longer. Moreover, the higher-mileage runners showed signs of heart scarring."

http://www.runnersworld.com/health/surv ... -longevity

"In this issue of the Journal, Schnohr et al. 1 report 3 major findings on jogging and all-cause mortality in 1,098 joggers and 3,950 nonjoggers from the Copenhagen City Heart Study. First, jogging even <1 h per week or 1 time per week is associated with significant mortality risk reduction compared with sedentary nonjoggers. Second, 1 to 2.4 h of jogging per week, with a frequency of 2 to 3 times per week, at a slow or average pace is most favorable as an optimal jogging time, frequency, and speed for reducing mortality. Third, higher jogging times (?2.5 h per week), higher frequencies (>3 times per week), and faster paces are not associated with better survival compared with sedentary nonjoggers, suggesting a U-shaped association between jogging and mortality as well as loss of benefits with higher doses of jogging. Considering the current consensus of a linear dose-response relationship between total PA and health, indicating “the more the PA, the better for health and longevity,”? these findings are intriguing. The good news is that the mortality benefits of light jogging will encourage more people to jog for health benefits as a “practical, achievable, and sustainable”? goal, as the authors have stated."

http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.a ... ID=2108913

Breaking News

THE INTERNET- In a startling development, researchers have discovered that the very act of living your life will kill you. Scientists stumble upon this startling revelation in almost every long term study ever undertaken. A recent paper, "Why You Are Fucked," published in the New England Journal Of Medicine, has shown that everything, including peanut butter, kittens, and TV all cause cancer. Exercise, previously thought to be healthy, actually causes massive damage to our bodies, leading to premature death. Studies have replicated these findings across the globe since the original publication. Where is your God now?

[MachineGhost]

"Last year, two large studies, including one in Copenhagen, found that running extends life expectancy by as much as six years. But there was a catch: People who ran 15 to 20 miles, or about two and half hours, per week enjoyed the added years. Those who ran 30 miles or more did not live longer. Moreover, the higher-mileage runners showed signs of heart scarring."

How many miles do marathon runners typically run in training and in the actual event?

[stuper1]

A marathon is 26.2 miles.  Training for a marathon typically requires at least 30 miles a week, but preferably over 40 miles a week.

[stone]

How many miles do marathon runners typically run in training and in the actual event?

For the elite, 126-135 miles per week in training 
http://www.trainingarunner.com/2014/10/ ... -schedule/

Below is the typical weekly training schedule for Mo Farah. This involves running up to a maximum of 135 miles per week with no rest days and two sessions every day but Sunday, when he just does an all out 22-27 miles at 5:40 min/mile. This is the life of an elite runner!

[Reub]

"Last year, two large studies, including one in Copenhagen, found that running extends life expectancy by as much as six years. But there was a catch: People who ran 15 to 20 miles, or about two and half hours, per week enjoyed the added years. Those who ran 30 miles or more did not live longer. Moreover, the higher-mileage runners showed signs of heart scarring."

http://www.runnersworld.com/health/surv ... -longevity

"In this issue of the Journal, Schnohr et al. 1 report 3 major findings on jogging and all-cause mortality in 1,098 joggers and 3,950 nonjoggers from the Copenhagen City Heart Study. First, jogging even <1 h per week or 1 time per week is associated with significant mortality risk reduction compared with sedentary nonjoggers. Second, 1 to 2.4 h of jogging per week, with a frequency of 2 to 3 times per week, at a slow or average pace is most favorable as an optimal jogging time, frequency, and speed for reducing mortality. Third, higher jogging times (?2.5 h per week), higher frequencies (>3 times per week), and faster paces are not associated with better survival compared with sedentary nonjoggers, suggesting a U-shaped association between jogging and mortality as well as loss of benefits with higher doses of jogging. Considering the current consensus of a linear dose-response relationship between total PA and health, indicating “the more the PA, the better for health and longevity,”? these findings are intriguing. The good news is that the mortality benefits of light jogging will encourage more people to jog for health benefits as a “practical, achievable, and sustainable”? goal, as the authors have stated."

http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.a ... ID=2108913