aqua jogging

I tried aqua jogging a few years ago when I had severe medial shin splints and I'm sorry to say that, IMO, it is a very unproductive alternative to running...... I reccommend exercising on an elliptical trainer instead, if you can.

has a good plan...

Utter rubbish - you obviously don't know how to aqua-jog properly then. I was injured for 10 weeks in Jan-Mar. I was really fit when the injury came on and through emulating all of my training in the pool rather than on foot, I managed to return and run a 5km pb off of 1 week of running just 35miles. I suggest you just do the sessions you would do on foot in the pool but use time as an indicator rather than distance - for example, if you would be doing 6x1mile in approx 5.30min that day, in the pool do 6x5.30min efforts - Easy!!! I also did all of my easy running in the pool too as I had an achilles injury and the x trainer aggrevated it but it is very boring and you can just do that on the bike or x-trainer as you please I guess. Important when aqua-jogging to remember to try to ensure the motion you use is similar to when you run - it is easy to just move your knees up and down without the driving action - which is where most of the effort is achieved.Good Luck!!

I don't think it's the same when your 5K best is 25+

My experience with aqua jogging for injury has been very positive. I had a torn calf a while back and the pool kept me in great form. I think Pfitz's plan is an excellent place to start.

My PR was 16.21 and I ran 16.06 - may not be record breaking stuff but it is not bad for a lass. Twat!

Is it better to have a belt? I'm think of getting one. Right now I use the weights or nothing at all. Thanks!!

Its impossible without a belt. That's if you plan to run in the deep end. If you run in the shallow end then you're kinda defeating the purpose of pool running. Some people will say they could do pool running without a belt and usually they're full of s*** cause its impossible to do an 1 hour pool run without one, unless you were swiming and properly simulating your runs in the pool. No matter what you do you won't come back to running 100%. Don't expect to come back in the same shape you were cause YOUR NOT RUNNING. But pool running WILL help ward off some negatives for instance gaining weight, losing cardiovascular fitness etc...

scotsgal wrote:

My PR was 16.21 and I ran 16.06 - may not be record breaking stuff but it is not bad for a lass. Twat!

a lass?? Jesus you really are from Scotland.... but does that mean you're actually a woman, or just a dude in a skirt?

scotsgal wrote:

My PR was 16.21 and I ran 16.06 - may not be record breaking stuff but it is not bad for a lass. Twat!

a lass?? Jesus you really are from Scotland.... but does that mean you're actually a woman, or just a dude in a skirt?

yeah but the use of 'PR' suggests she may not really be from Scotland - they use 'PB' as in Personal Best rather than 'PR'.

also not many 'lasses' from Scotland have run that time so not hard to work out who she is if she really is Scottish!!

If your doing it right, you should be using your calf muscle. So I'm thinking it probably was'nt a good idea to do it.

you are full of s***. I pool ran for 2hours without a belt. You have to have a strong core.

boston wrote:

you are full of s***. I pool ran for 2hours without a belt. You have to have a strong core.

you're full of sh_it that's what I think. Its about as credible as me saying I can do 10,000 pushups with one arm.

Champ wrote:

If your doing it right, you should be using your calf muscle. So I'm thinking it probably was'nt a good idea to do it.

How would you be using your calf? You're not toeing-off against anything. Your hip flexors, glutes, hams, and quads work against the water's resistance on the rest of your legs, but the foot (and hence calf) has very, very little push against. In any case, it worked for me (it did not aggravate the injury and it kept my fitness up), and that's all I can say.

When I do it I always extend my toes out and reach for the bottum of the pool. This is the most benificial way to do it. Unless of course you have and injured calf.

Champ wrote:

When I do it I always extend my toes out and reach for the bottum of the pool. This is the most benificial way to do it. Unless of course you have and injured calf.

some more B.S. advice. Just run in the pool as if you're running on land. there is no SPECIFIC way to do it. Lots of people here make up sh_it on how you're suppose to do it a certain way. Lots of them were taught these stupid ways and all you're suppose to do is just run in the pool like you're running on land. Simulate running on land and don't do anything stupid like "focus on your calfs" or "paddel your arms like a fish"...just fucin run in the water.

I WATERRAN (SHINSPLINTS) FOR 3 WEEKS BEFORE MY COLLEGE CONF MEET IN OUTDOOR TRACK.

AT CONF MEET I PR'D 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS (3K StCh, 800M AND 400M)

YOU HAVE TO REALLY PUSH YOURSELF AND GET YOUR HEART GOING - IT WAS DEF GOOD CARDIO WORK

Patap,

what kind of workouts did you do.

I guess when you run you don't push off your toes then do you? Your a f***ing dumbass! That's what extending your toes out does. It simulates pushing off your toes.