Posted: 6/25/2010 10:54:26 AM EDT
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I have been rollerblading 6 miles a day Mon-Sat unless it rains. When I go I usually push 2 of my kids in one of those Schwinn bike trailers. The 2 kids with the trailer weigh about 100 pounds. I can do the 6 miles in about 35 minutes. That is about 10-11 MPH, I suppose.
After 2 months of doing this I would think it would be getting easier, when it feels like it's getting harder. I get winded faster and tired faster. Should I only go every other day. I honestly don't know. I'm pretty new to the exercise/training thing. I am going to start adding squats and hang cleans in a couple of weeks. 
Also, maybe someone could tell me about how many calories I am burning during my rollerblade sessions. I am 38 years old. Weigh 238. |
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Quoted: I have been rollerblading 6 miles a day Mon-Sat unless it rains. When I go I usually push 2 of my kids in one of those Schwinn bike trailers. The 2 kids with the trailer weigh about 100 pounds. I can do the 6 miles in about 35 minutes. That is about 10-11 MPH, I suppose. After 2 months of doing this I would think it would be getting easier, when it feels like it's getting harder. I get winded faster and tired faster. Should I only go every other day. I honestly don't know. I'm pretty new to the exercise/training thing. I am going to start adding squats and hang cleans in a couple of weeks. Also, maybe someone could tell me about how many calories I am burning during my rollerblade sessions. I am 38 years old. Weigh 238. You are potentially burning a lot. Rollerblading is very low impact and can be fairly low to very high on the burn meter. http://www.lenihan.org/sk8_calories.htm http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/sm00109 |
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I am a personal trainer and own my own training studio in NY. I have 11 years experience as a trainer. I commend you on the new health kick. Sounds like you are doing really well but I would try switching out 2 or even 3 of the 6 days a week rollerblading for something more akin to a crossfit type workout. Its hard for me to advise exactly what you need based on your injury history, availability of equipment etc etc but I can say that you would add alot to your routine with some heavy resistance training in a circuit type platform. Also remember to spend 15-20 minutes stretching and working on your flexibility. I also agree that you are in fact over training and this is why you are feeling winded and not better as the weeks click by. Learning how to 'recover' from workouts is always the last thing people learn. PM me any questions you may have, I'd be glad to help.
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I am a personal trainer and own my own training studio in NY. I have 11 years experience as a trainer. I commend you on the new health kick. Sounds like you are doing really well but I would try switching out 2 or even 3 of the 6 days a week rollerblading for something more akin to a crossfit type workout. Its hard for me to advise exactly what you need based on your injury history, availability of equipment etc etc but I can say that you would add alot to your routine with some heavy resistance training in a circuit type platform. Also remember to spend 15-20 minutes stretching and working on your flexibility. I also agree that you are in fact over training and this is why you are feeling winded and not better as the weeks click by. Learning how to 'recover' from workouts is always the last thing people learn. PM me any questions you may have, I'd be glad to help. Thanks for the help! I have no injury history at all. I try to get as much protein as I can without overeating as I am trying to lose another 38 lbs or so. I have lost about 30 in the last 3 months. |
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Quoted: Overtraining tends to come from carb depletion, Bonking, and not giving yourself enough recovery time on your road to being healthy.Quoted: I am a personal trainer and own my own training studio in NY. I have 11 years experience as a trainer. I commend you on the new health kick. Sounds like you are doing really well but I would try switching out 2 or even 3 of the 6 days a week rollerblading for something more akin to a crossfit type workout. Its hard for me to advise exactly what you need based on your injury history, availability of equipment etc etc but I can say that you would add alot to your routine with some heavy resistance training in a circuit type platform. Also remember to spend 15-20 minutes stretching and working on your flexibility. I also agree that you are in fact over training and this is why you are feeling winded and not better as the weeks click by. Learning how to 'recover' from workouts is always the last thing people learn. PM me any questions you may have, I'd be glad to help. Thanks for the help! I have no injury history at all. I try to get as much protein as I can without overeating as I am trying to lose another 38 lbs or so. I have lost about 30 in the last 3 months. You can search the threads over proper protein levels. I've had my say on it, and with another personal trainer in the thread, you are more than covered. It takes between 24 and 72 hours to fully recover depending on muscle type, injury, and diet. I'm assuming you aren't shooting test prop EOD so your recovery stays withing those boundaries. Switch your cardio and activity level to allow for recovery. Just getting up and walking early in the morning can start to super charge your calorie burn over the course of the day. Cleaning the house, the garage, yardwork... all will burn a surprising amount of calories if done early in the day and give you a chance to recover. I'm not saying to stop roller blading. Instead RB one day, clean up the house and go for a walk the next. Make them lifestyle changes and you will find your weight stays off. Recovery does not = not burning any calories. It means eating clean and giving muscles time to adapt, grow, and heal. |
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Maybe over training. An extra day rest in there, and going on shorter bouts without the cart and kids would be a good idea.
When you add squat and hang cleans I would not go to failure on either. 3x5@65-75% one day and 3x5@75-85% the next time. Give a couple days between each session say Mon and Thurs. This will keep you from over-training and hitting the wall but should see some good gains in strength and power. Every fourth wk stay in the 65% or take it off. That's how we roll with our jumpers early in the summer. |
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Probably more over reaching than over training. Semantics aside, you want a solution. Here's my rule of thumb as a 40-something endurance athlete, training 9-12 hours/week (cycling) and, in the past, 18-24 hours/week during an Ironman build:
-I normally feel fatigued. It's normal. I'm not 25 any more. -That said, if I don't have at least one workout/week where I feel like I completely owned the workout I take an extra rest day. So - if you don't have at least one workout every week that you just feel good, like you were able to really hit it hard, then you can probably use more rest/recovery time. |