Hey im a 26:10 8k guy who gets injured if i do too much mileage. I have heard of people aquajogging to supplement training. Obviously running makes you better at running. But I'm just curious if this has ever worked for anyone?
Hey im a 26:10 8k guy who gets injured if i do too much mileage. I have heard of people aquajogging to supplement training. Obviously running makes you better at running. But I'm just curious if this has ever worked for anyone?
It does work if you have good form. Make sure your posture remains upright and don't cheat your hamstrings - pull all the way through. Basically, keep your running form in the water. Your cadence will naturally be much slower than your running cadence, so base everything off of effort.
But you'll get next to nothing from aquajogging on the fast-twitch side, so make sure you get out of the water to work on quickness.
Lately, I've been running Ultras to try to better my 24 Hr Aqua Jogging PR. So far it's working.
The key is to wear a flotation belt and have it tied to something stationery. Otherwise you will be unable to get up much of a cadence or have very good form.
Don't be an idiot. Swim! Don't aquajog.
real advice for real runner wrote:
Don't be an idiot. Swim! Don't aquajog.
Actually, swimming is significantly less effective cross training for running than aquajogging. I bet you've never learned how to aquajog properly.
For the OP - CorpulentCruiser has a good start, but I'll add make sure you're wearing a belt until you really have good form down. Form is everything. I second the idea that you should NOT worry about cadence. If you try to match your running rhythm, you will fall out of form. Just worry about effort, form, time and duration. You can adapt running workouts for aquajogging: tempo runs, long repeats, basically anything that doesn't require a whole lot of leg speed. It'll be boring as hell but it's better than running yourself into the ground. Good luck.