So, when timing your rest between intervals on a treadmill, do you count the accelerating and decelerating? Thanks, hope that makes sense.
So, when timing your rest between intervals on a treadmill, do you count the accelerating and decelerating? Thanks, hope that makes sense.
I start about 5 seconds before the interval to change the speed up and just hit slow down like a second before. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
You could also just keep the treadmill going, and just put your feet to the sides and do a standing rest. But if you are doing jogging rest, then don’t over think it.
I see what you mean because since you are having to deal with a machine that transitions its speed, for a few seconds on the way up to or out of the interval speed, you and the machine are still ramped up to pace, thereby effectively prolonging the interval portion and diminishing the rest period.
So, why not just take that into consideration and cut the speed a few seconds early or figure your interval duration as a bit longer? I can't imagine it takes more than about 5 or 10 seconds to ramp into or out of the interval pace.
That's what I do.
I also go into the settings on the machine, and change the acceleration and deceleration speeds. Then change them back after the workout.
Am I wrong to imagine that the increase and decrease sort of even out? Takes you a few seconds longer to reach your top speed but you stay near it a few seconds longer as well
The interval is the rest.
We may as well give this one up!
Old man having fun.
I jump on and off only when the workout needs to be exact.
For instance when I do my 4x30 seconds
when you start an interval on normal ground you don't just flip a switch and are full speed first stride.
when you run an interval on normal ground, you might try to keep it even but that's not how it necessarily works.
standing on the edges of a treadmill strikes me as a good way to have stiff legs further intervals. you want to keep the blood flowing and your legs loose. walk around a little.
i would think a treadmill would have worse pounding and create weird pacing. like you'd either be overdoing it to stay on a number or undercooking it by slowing it down to a pace you could hop on hop off all day.
birdbeard wrote:
Am I wrong to imagine that the increase and decrease sort of even out? Takes you a few seconds longer to reach your top speed but you stay near it a few seconds longer as well
you're missing the point about effort vs. rest. part of the idea here is recovery and what product you're putting in overall.
in theory the effort might be incrementally higher if you jump right into the normal interval speed, but i think it's more likely you'd either overcook trying to stay with a treadmill or you'd undershoot to keep the pace comfortable and steady.
Going off of your user name I think you just take 5:00 but tell everyone you did 1:00 jogging rests. Should work fine. If you have a bad race, just say the results don't count
Warning mounting a fast moving belt is DANGEROUS. You might trip and go flying off the back. I started using the clip shut off after almost falling. This is a belt sander so treat it with caution even when going slow.
That being said....
Dismounting/mounting a fast moving belt is a skill that I have mastered. The ability to safely jump on and off a moving mill gives me more workout options.
For example If I want a jog rest interval, I just dismount jog around then remount.
Let me reiterate treadmills can quickly become belt sanders . I now wear the clip when on the mill even when walking. The only time I do not wear the shutoff clip on the mill is when using the mill with the power off.
Is this something really worth agonizing about? Yes, it takes a few seconds for the treadmill to speed up and slow down but who cares? It’s about getting some volume for the muscle fibers that you use at race paces. A few seconds one way or the other is not gonna make a difference.
How I do it wrote:
You could also just keep the treadmill going, and just put your feet to the sides and do a standing rest. But if you are doing jogging rest, then don’t over think it.
Look at OP’s username…you don’t have to worry about thinking…
birdbeard wrote:
Am I wrong to imagine that the increase and decrease sort of even out? Takes you a few seconds longer to reach your top speed but you stay near it a few seconds longer as well
That is true, but I just find that changing the acceleration and deceleration speeds better replicates how I would run reps on the road or track - At least on the model of treadmills that are in the gym that I use anyway.