The point of the original article was that some women are not going to be great runners and no matter how much training they do isn't going to change that. Of course the same applies to some men.
No, he wrote that most women shouldn't even run to stay fit, as they will end up injured (which is a crock). He is using the perfect (women who are built to run fast) aas an enemy of the good (women in general).
nyc wrote:
i agree with you. he takes the parts of science that he agrees with and discards the rest. he reminds me of how minimalists abuse science to back their beliefs.
....Or how 99% of the population accepts the shoe company's propaganda, without reading the science, to reason why we should train in trainers. You'd be surprised. I once assumed the shoe company's were 'right', until I started reading the actual research and tried training in flats myself. 3 years later, I'm almost 2 minutes quicker in the 5K and in position to get a qualifier for the Olympic Marathon Trials. Who woulda thought!:)
You think it's news that there are exceptions to every rule?
You are wrong. Running is good for most people. There are very few people (men and women) who should not run. The vast majority of people can run and not get injured (and enjoy it). The difference between people, men and women, is only the amount of running and the speed of the running they are capable of (injury free). Many women can run further and faster than a lot of men. Running too much distance (or too many miles too fast) can cause injuries to anybody. Each person just needs to find out for themselves what is too fast or too far for them. Both can be improved with training, but everyone has their limits. Trying to progress too fast will hinder a person from reaching their true upper limit, but most people who simply run for enjoyment, weight management etc., will not and do not need to ever reach their full running potential. Now, go run.
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txRUNNERgirl wrote:
The elite female runners, gymnasts, etc. all look a certain way because they have been training since an early age and their muscles adapted to the sport over time.
Yup
Interestingly, most American male runners have wide hips compared to the African runners. Africans are just built better for long distance running. Hence, they are superior runners.
Angela Bizzarri probably fits as one who shouldn't of run based on your criteria, but glad she didn't read the article.
I'd have to agree with you on this.
Hrrr uhm hrg
Everyone knows that the reason Women shouldn't run is because their uterus will fall out.
Jock
PS. I'm sorry Katherine.
renaissance girl wrote:
Oprah Winfrey ran a marathon and didn't die.
Oprah Winfrey, 1994 Marine Corps Marathon (4:29:20)
4 1/2 hours isn't running
what's the word that starts with p and ends with s?
ddfadfadfasdfsdffdgsfg wrote:
what's the word that starts with p and ends with s?
"preposterous"
That's a bunch of nonsense. People who run get in better shape and they can avoid many injuries with simple exercises and some sense. And that business about "normal" women utterly ignores historical context and situation. American women currently average about a 29 on the body mass index, and the rate of obesity rose from well below 20% until the 1980s to the current 30+%. In other words, the running body is the natural norm and only ceased to be the American norm over the last twenty years as a new diet and lack of exercise became common.
'you can't change your skeleton'
There is very little difference in the skeleton between someone who thinks of themsleves as big boned or whatever. They are just fatter and breasts get smaller with weight loss. There are not that many slim women with natural big breasts
'ride a stationary bike. Take a spin class, use a stairclimber,'
Boring as feck and they will soon give it up
You're 7 years too late and I'm taken, but thanks for the effort.
P.....S. It's sad that I got trolled by a thread this old.
Lamarck wrote:
txRUNNERgirl wrote:The elite female runners, gymnasts, etc. all look a certain way because they have been training since an early age and their muscles adapted to the sport over time.
Yup
Ummm...ever heard of genetics?
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
You're 7 years too late and I'm taken, but thanks for the effort.
P.....S. It's sad that I got trolled by a thread this old.
I almost responded, then it asked me the anti-spam question...pfft
runn wrote:
How narrow minded. That's like saying most men shouldn't play football because they don't have the body of a football player. The problem is, some people will think this idiot is right.
Uh, 140lb men should NOT play football
