Curious_Cat wrote:
Appreciation?? wrote:
Likewise, a marathoner will taste very differently from a power lifter.
That almost sounds like cannibalism.
I think it was literally a reference to the muscle composition of different athletes. Different cows taste different too!
Even the toughest weightlifting sessions has what... 3 minutes total of exertion?
That's like 1 rep in a 7x1000 workout.
Sham, you're right.
In the winter I've often thought while lifting or even training BJJ, god this is much better than freezing my arse off out on the roads.
Runner10287 wrote:
It’s easier mentally to wrap your head around 6 reps on the bench press followed by a rest before repeating whereas a steady 10 mile run.
It depends how much weight you are lifting.
If you want a workout that will really jack your metabolism do what I called "pump and run." Ten minute warmup run, do 4 sets of lifting with a one minute run between sets , do a two minute run after the 4th set and then move to another lift and repeat the process. Do 4 sets of 4-6 different lifts (and the runs in between sets) and finish with a 10 minute run. Body weight exercises will work well too. I did this in my 40s so you younger folks should be able to increase the run times and total lifts a little to get an equivalent effect. I can't say that this program was any harder than a good track workout or heavy lifting session but I was NEVER as hungry for the rest of the day as I was after doing a pump and run.
The issue is you don't lift enough weight for it to be more difficult than a 10 mile run.
Try a heavy deadlift session with a lot of volume and get back to me about which you feel more the next day.
No, the bar is not considered heavy.
No, 25s on each side is not considered heavy.
No, 45s on each side is not considered heavy.
I'll put the bar relatively low, 10 x 10 with 225lbs then get back to me.
I'm not saying that's optimal but picked that fun set/rep scheme since someone mentioned GVT.
Hurno wrote:
The issue is you don't lift enough weight for it to be more difficult than a 10 mile run.
Try a heavy deadlift session with a lot of volume and get back to me about which you feel more the next day.
No, the bar is not considered heavy.
No, 25s on each side is not considered heavy.
No, 45s on each side is not considered heavy.
I'll put the bar relatively low, 10 x 10 with 225lbs then get back to me.
I'm not saying that's optimal but picked that fun set/rep scheme since someone mentioned GVT.
Soreness isn't a good proxy for mental toughness. You don't feel the soreness as you do the workout. You can happily crank your lifts and only pay the price after.
Running, though, you pay the price in agony on the spot. Very different. Much harder.
Besides this being very likely a troll job, anyone who has done both seriously will tell you the types of exertion are totally different. A ten mile steady state run is a long, slow grind, whereas a coming out of the hole max squat or the last rep on a heavy set of 5's attempt is an "all hands on deck" test of total maximal effort and focus with immediate urgency. You really can't compare the two. Both can be anxiety inducing because of their difficulty, but can also be empowering if one goes into them embracing the forthcoming efforts.
(Also you don't get credit for "projected a 4:20 mile if I continued.")
Shammy strikes again. You are...trollminated
Fit Cross wrote:
How about CrossFit where you do both. There’s CrossFit workouts that would make distance runners cry like little babies.
Heavy Weights + High Heart Rate = Suffering like you’ve never experienced before
Cross Fit does make people suffer. They suffer injuries due to poor form, rampant drug use, and overall stupidity. Only CrossFit morons can take healthy activity and make it dangerous.
Then they proudly post about their worthless “achievements.” Biggest group of idiots going. Lol
Sham is singlehandedly trying to ruin the LetsRun forums. Please block his threads from appearing on the home page.
That's so fascist.
Totally agree...doin both. And I´m not very impressed by "heavy" lifters. Benchin like 650 seems really doable...not running 27.30...
and being at a gym...with all the girls...more like a party compared to a dark winter road doin 10 miles
ldmc wrote:
Film Rep wrote:
🤣🤣🤣
Bro.
Seriously.
Bro. 🤣🤣🤣
Hey man he's only putting 1/10th his mental fortitude into that!
One of the funniest things I've read in awhile.
Being a gym rat kind of sucks. Running is way better. The thing with the gym is that it loses the fun aspect once you start telling yourself you have to workout in the gym 6-7 days a week. It's mundane, very repetitive just like swimming. Running is more relaxing and exciting. You can enjoy the scenery, enjoy nature with running. Can't do that with the gym.
Steve The Addict^^^^^^^------- wrote:
Being a gym rat kind of sucks. Running is way better. The thing with the gym is that it loses the fun aspect once you start telling yourself you have to workout in the gym 6-7 days a week. It's mundane, very repetitive just like swimming. Running is more relaxing and exciting. You can enjoy the scenery, enjoy nature with running. Can't do that with the gym.
I find the opposite true. Running is more mundane but easy to just get lost in your mind and zone out.
I take it very few people here have put in hard training in both disciplines over their lifetimes? CrossFit is basically lifting cardio. With powerlifting training I feel like I'm chasing small goals daily.
Both can be equally challenging in different ways.
Alan
I'm not super strong, but I've been lifting 2-3 days a week for the past 10 years or so. I can bench around 240 (dumbells), which is 90 lbs over my body weight. It's nothing impressive, but I do lift heavy for me. I just lift on my "off" days, and I find it to be much easier than endurance training, mostly because each lift is relatively short and there is a recovery period in between. Compared to the constant focus needed in endurance training, this feels "easier." I imagine that for someone who weight trains seriously every day, that isn't so much the case. For them, doing a cardio day might feel relatively easy compared to hard lifting.
There are so many big and strong football players at the school who think to run is the hardest action in the cosmos. Prefontaine once challenged his school football team to a 6 mile run, and of course they couldn't do it.
I can bench 140+ and I'm averaging over 100 miles per week for quite a while in this marathon buildup. Step up your game. If you can't bench more than your bodyweight and you're purposely trying to lift a lot then you've got a lot of work to do.
I actually don't like lifting. It is so boring and takes a long time to do 'enough' lifting... Like an hour lift... I guess running over 100 mile weeks I'm running for well over an hour every single day.. But at least while I'm running I can see things out in the real world and I'm not stuck in a gym looking at the same four walls for an hour.
You realize that Pre was a failed football player, right?
I have to tell you that football practice in the summer heat or pre-season wrestling practice is pretty brutal. I would put that up against a 10-miler anytime. It’s one thing to deal with the elements or a nasty hill, but if you’re exhausted and someone’s about to take your head off after 4 hours of practice with no water, then you’ll see if you’re really tough. You’re not.