Does anyone know how to use this effectivly to drop my LT? The treadmill only goes 7.5mph but has some sort of resistance on it?(Haven't tried it yet but start next week) I'm also not sure what the resistance means and neither do the people who I am using it from. So maybe somebody could clarify the resistance effects too?
To sum it up: What is some effective LT workouts using the resistance on a Hydroworx.
see if anyone can find something on this im out of luck.
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Resistance is caused by the jets found on the front wall of the machine. Running without the jets (or resistance) on is kind of pointless as it is far too easy. I recently tweaked my foot and had to lay off from running for a few days so I was forced to do a workout on the hydroworx. So, I set the speed at 8.0 and the resistance at 25% to simulate running 500's at 84 (the workout assigned for the rest of the team). In terms of LT workouts, I would recommend doing tempo type runs on it while trying to find the right speed/resistance setting that would allow you to run at lactate threshold. In my experience, tempo runs are the easiest workouts to do as you are not required to change the setting often which can be quite annoying as the hydroworx does not respond as quickly as a normal treadmill.
I hope this helps.
Thanks thats great info. Yeah I think Ill do tempo runs in it can you give me a rough chart on the percent of resistance to equal paces from 5 flat to 6flat per mile. If not tell me how I could figure this out. Just to remind you the machine goes 7.5mph I believe.
How long until Dick Pound bans these too?
I hope he doesn't. I dont think there is any liable reason to do so since I don't see any "artificalness" in it and it just a treadmill so...