I recently injured my Achilles after running 35-40 miles per week.
If I planned to elliptical 1 hour a day in the AM and cycle 2 hours a day in the PM could I come back in better shape?
It seems like I could because I was only running around 50 minutes a day.
Not likely to come back in better shape. You will be able to pick up running a lot easier tho. You may not lose any fitness but to really gain fitness you need to do workouts on the elliptical, say 10x2 min hard with 2 min rest. Just make sure you go intense.
benman92 wrote:
Not likely to come back in better shape. You will be able to pick up running a lot easier tho. You may not lose any fitness but to really gain fitness you need to do workouts on the elliptical, say 10x2 min hard with 2 min rest. Just make sure you go intense.
Thanks, that makes sense. Would it be better to do these workouts on the elliptical rather than the bike?
You don't want to come back in better shape. I know a lot of runners who get caught up in an endless cycle of injury by getting injured, cross training into awesome shape, and then reintroducing running too quickly.
The problem is that you can build a really strong engine (cardiovascular system) in structure (musculoskeletal system) that can't handle the stress.
I would plan to slowly introduce running back and taper away from the cross training minutes.
injured! wrote:
I recently injured my Achilles after running 35-40 miles per week.
If I planned to elliptical 1 hour a day in the AM and cycle 2 hours a day in the PM could I come back in better shape?
It seems like I could because I was only running around 50 minutes a day.
At the end of the day running is a skill, and aerobic capacity/leg strength have very small ceilings in this sport. (If they didn't, cross-county skiers and cyclists would double their earnings by winning elite running races).
Take the injured time to explore other cross-training methods so that when you can run again, you can combine your running with the types of aerobic training you like best. Yoga is also a nice way to improve flexibility while you're sidelined.
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