I'm no professional...but in general the advice here to be moderate, to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants," to sleep enough and to have a good time seems on point to me. I'll add one thing about beer - certain beers are high in electrolytes and there's some evidence that having one or two is good for you after work outs
As long as you're looking to develop good habits, 1) take some math and CS and 2) start meditating 3) don't letsrun too much
take acid every day, dont sleep at all
Will Glaser.
Chill.
Live like a clock.
-You Know
Don't forget to get your studying in as well. The old, but still valid advice: It's a 3 legged stool (athletics, academics, social life). Pick two at which to excel, you'll never be able to do all three.
Good luck and enjoy!
Listen to Nasty_Nadz. Carbs carbs carbs for fuel. Sugar is great for runners.
The best ever schedule
5 am - Wake up, run 10 miles
6:30 Eat breakfast (12-18 chocolate doughnuts is what I eat)
8 Power lifting
10-12 classes
12-1 McDonalds
1-2 Burger King
2-5 Classes
5 15 mile run
6:30 More power lifting
7:30 5-6 cheeseburgers and beer for dinner
8:30 20 miles
11:30-4 Netflix
4-4:30 Hulu Plus
4:30-5 Sleep
Guidelines.
1. Avoid caffeine like the plague. Almost anyone that is an advocate of coffee is addicted to it.
2. Avoid processed sugars.
3. No more than two 12oz beers a day.
4. Rhythm: wake up at the same time every day, run at the same times every day, eat at the same time every day, go to sleep at the same time every day, etc. Be as predictable as the celestial bodies and you'll develop extraordinary power.
5. Don't eat until your full. Don't fall into the trap that runners can eat tons of junk, otherwise you are going to carry 5-10 lbs of dead weight. You'll still look very thin and pretty lean, but that's about 30-75 seconds slower you'll run a 10K.
6. Close your eyes and lie down for 15 minutes once every 4 hours during the day.
7. Weights: Lift heavy after you've lifted light and have the movement down. For every 5 minutes of lifting, run 5 minutes before lifting again. Don't get sore from lifting.
Sleep: AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
If you are waking up with the aid of an alarm clock you are not sleeping enough.
Avoid avoiding coffee like the plague. Coffee can make you a happy and productive member of society. Most of the other nonsense here won't make you healthier or faster, but will make you someone whom others want to avoid.
That's no way to go through life. And especially not how you should spend your precious college years.
webby wrote:
Avoid avoiding coffee like the plague. Coffee can make you a happy and productive member of society. Most of the other nonsense here won't make you healthier or faster, but will make you someone whom others want to avoid.
That's no way to go through life. And especially not how you should spend your precious college years.
webby is right to an extent. any top endurance athlete lives like a monk. if you aren't ok with that, then be a mediocre runner that parties a few times a month, gets ok grades, has a ton of fun in college, and then resents not being more disciplined 5 years after the fact. you know, cause that hasn't been done enough times.
Please define- living like a monk..
kepler, johannes wrote:
Guidelines.
1. Avoid caffeine like the plague. Almost anyone that is an advocate of coffee is addicted to it.
2. Avoid processed sugars.
3. No more than two 12oz beers a day.
4. Rhythm: wake up at the same time every day, run at the same times every day, eat at the same time every day, go to sleep at the same time every day, etc. Be as predictable as the celestial bodies and you'll develop extraordinary power.
5. Don't eat until your full. Don't fall into the trap that runners can eat tons of junk, otherwise you are going to carry 5-10 lbs of dead weight. You'll still look very thin and pretty lean, but that's about 30-75 seconds slower you'll run a 10K.
6. Close your eyes and lie down for 15 minutes once every 4 hours during the day.
7. Weights: Lift heavy after you've lifted light and have the movement down. For every 5 minutes of lifting, run 5 minutes before lifting again. Don't get sore from lifting.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. There are multiple studies that show that coffee has health benefits. There is nothing wrong with caffeine in moderation.
There is a mobile app, that control what you eat, and how much kkalories you eat... That can help you boddy. It helps me
kepler, johannes wrote:
Guidelines.
1. Avoid caffeine like the plague. Almost anyone that is an advocate of coffee is addicted to it.
2. Avoid processed sugars.
3. No more than two 12oz beers a day.
4. Rhythm: wake up at the same time every day, run at the same times every day, eat at the same time every day, go to sleep at the same time every day, etc. Be as predictable as the celestial bodies and you'll develop extraordinary power.
5. Don't eat until your full. Don't fall into the trap that runners can eat tons of junk, otherwise you are going to carry 5-10 lbs of dead weight. You'll still look very thin and pretty lean, but that's about 30-75 seconds slower you'll run a 10K.
6. Close your eyes and lie down for 15 minutes once every 4 hours during the day.
7. Weights: Lift heavy after you've lifted light and have the movement down. For every 5 minutes of lifting, run 5 minutes before lifting again. Don't get sore from lifting.
This is a good post, but 1 and 7 are definitively debatable tough.
Sleep I would say is super important, and regular schedule helps a ton with that. If you can't go to bed the same time at least go up the same time everyday. Aim for as many hours of sleep as you can, but don't go to bed to early so that you just lie awake for long time, that can disturb your ability to fall asleep pretty badly.
Everything will be ok. I would recommend you to eat and sleep well. I know ppl are taking nootropics for study and work out. If you want to try i recommend you to try this site: https://nootropicboost.com. There are a lot of stucks for everything you need!
ROBOT rememberer wrote:
Start each day with a perfectly healthful, organic breakfast.
Kudos.
Dude just have fun with it. If you are nitpicking every single calorie that you are in-taking you're not going to perform well. Read the book Endure by Alex Hutchinson. It talks about how mental stress can wear you down physically and effect performance. DO NOT download MyFitnessPal or any meal tracker like that. Just eat until you're full. Just be smart about your diet and sleep. As long as you dont eat Taco Bell or crappy processed meals every day you should be okay. Have fun with college, you are only there for 5 years. Get a little drunk after good races, after the season, etc. Get a girlfriend or something. You're going to race better if you are relaxed.
HighMilerMileage wrote:
I have 4 years of 5 left to run in college and want to go out knowing I gave everything I could to be the best.
If you guys could train full time (which is basically what I am doing) what would be the optimal schedule be? What food? How much sleep? Should I journal what I eat? Should I not drink? Can I drink beer? Anything.. Or any reference to people who have written about an ideal "lifestyle"..
Basic info:
I run around 90mpw .. My doubles are shake outs, some work on form, some are barefoot. This will increase
I lift 2x per week. Not heavy, and it mainly works on stability
What would you do? What have successful people done? Diet tips would be the most helpful I think
This all sounds really good. You're what most coaches look for. Try to eat healthy, it can be hard in the college cafeterias, but don't go extreme. You can't legally drink beer in the US until age 21, but it won't hurt your performance if you drink in moderation and not the night before meets. I don't know what your dorm or living situation is like, but if you don't have to eat in the cafeteria every meal I'd suggest learning to cook. Wouldn't really worry about it at first, maybe you can move off campus after a couple years.
Just remember to recover and keep up in your classes. Worst feeling in the world is a major project due right around conference meet and you haven't done anything all semester. And recover from your training, don't hammer every day to stay with the upperclassmen. Too many athletes do everything right - except the recovery and it catches up to them.