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[biz]

im looking to start running... a friend of mine recommended doing a good sprint routine... says it better than going and running 2 miles (FOR MY NEEDS)... just trying to lose some extra water weight and a little bf... suppose to be great for strength... any suggestions or comments would be appreciated... thanks -biz- {::}

[Kal-El]

I run twice a week. One day is sprints, and the other is a long run. My sprints consiste of a 45 minute run. I start out by walking for five minutes, gradually getting my speed up. Then I sprint for 45 seconds, and walk for a minute. Every sprint, I slowly add a little speed. I do that for 41 minutes, then I end it by walking for four minutes.

The long distance run consists of three 15 minute gradual speed increases. I start out by walking for a minute, and then slowly increase the speed. I run at each speed for two minutes. Once I reach 15 minutes, I slow down to a walk and do the whole thing two more times.

Whenever I run on the treadmill, I make sure that I play with the incline. This helps reduce the force being strained right on the knee. I hope this helps.

[Pablo34]

I just started running on the treadmill again today. I ran 0.5 miles at 5.0 mph. My goal is to run 2 miles at 6.0 mph. I am going to increase the speed or the distance a little bit every few days until I reach this goal. I am going to run 3-4 times per week.

I feel that listening to too many bodybuilders online makes me not want to be in good cardiovascular shape. Boxers run a lot, and they are the best conditioned athletes in the world; football players are also studs, and they do a lot of running too, although they are more sprint oriented. Bodybuilders are actually poorly conditioned most of the time. And yes I have seen it to believe it, so please no one tell me that I'm full of shit; I didn't say 100% of all lifters. I know I have lost a lot of endurance since I started reading a lot of these boards online. This isn't meant to be negative, because I've learned so many good things on here that I never knew before, but I have to be honest and say that the bodybuilder/powerbuilder lifestyle isn't the best for overall health.