I was thinking about replacing 1 easy mile with 12 minutes of sex. Would this be a good way to avoid overuse injury?
So, on an easy/recover day where I was planned to run 10 miles at 7:00 pace, I would run 7 miles and have sex for 36 minutes. Would this have the same aerobic benefit?
Think of it this way: would you get a better workout running with your girlfriend/boyfriend, or would you get a better workout running your own pace?
As long as the sex is on your own and you can focus on your intensity, you should be in good shape.
Explainer wrote:
Think of it this way: would you get a better workout running with your girlfriend/boyfriend, or would you get a better workout running your own pace?
As long as the sex is on your own and you can focus on your intensity, you should be in good shape.
Sex for me is always "on your own".
as long as you post it on Strava, it counts
Like you could last 12 minutes.
Never worked for me!
And believe me, I gave it my all!
Would it be like a traditional brick workout?
For me it's an ATP-CP workout as I'm done in about 10 seconds
I've worn my heart rate monitor quite a few times during sex, and I'm always surprised how low it stays (usually 100 to 115). Even in some of those positions that get your legs burning a bit.
So at least from a cardiovascular standpoint, sex is a bit more like a brisk walk than a run.
HR in bed wrote:
I've worn my heart rate monitor quite a few times during sex, and I'm always surprised how low it stays (usually 100 to 115). Even in some of those positions that get your legs burning a bit.
So at least from a cardiovascular standpoint, sex is a bit more like a brisk walk than a run.
It's definitely garbage for injury prevention. Pretty sure I wrecked something deep in my hip weeks ago that has been lingering. 👴ðŸ½
solo workout
doot doot wrote:
It's definitely garbage for injury prevention. Pretty sure I wrecked something deep in my hip weeks ago that has been lingering. 👴ðŸ½
You should probably ask him to warm you up a little longer first.
The parasympathetic system is responsible for stimulation of "rest-and-digest" or "feed and breed"[2] activities that occur when the body is at rest, especially after eating, including sexual arousal....
Sex is a PARAsympathetic activity while exercise and other cardiovascular endeavors are SYMPATHETIC in nature. No, sex does not count as cardio. Sorry, mate.
An aside...Sex is good for recovery so it would replace a foam roller session or a massage.
sdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:
doot doot wrote:It's definitely garbage for injury prevention. Pretty sure I wrecked something deep in my hip weeks ago that has been lingering. 👴ðŸ½
You should probably ask him to warm you up a little longer first.
Good idea. Thanks.
HR in bed wrote:
I've worn my heart rate monitor quite a few times during sex, and I'm always surprised how low it stays (usually 100 to 115)
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Sure. Just do the Prefontaine workout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JzxZmCrFLM
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Great question. The short answer is yes, but there are several important factors you need to consider:
1. What phase of training are you in? If you are base building, you can replace 1 minute of easy running with 2 minutes of sex, as long as your HR exceeds 140. If you are focusing on higher quality training, replace 1 minute of running with 2 minutes of sex, without exceeding 5% of your weekly mileage. When you are tapering, I would encourage as much sex as possible, but only in place of a warmup.
2. What event are you training for? Middle distance runners can replace easy running with sex, but should be careful to ensure that their HR does not exceed 200. 10k-marathon runners can also, but should not exceed 30 minutes of sex on the same day that they are running more than an hour. Ultra marathoners never get laid, so they don't have to worry about it.
3. What is your level of running experience? If you are new to distance running, replacing a few miles with sex can be a great way to add some excitement to your training, but just make sure that you don't replace more than 50% of your miles with sex. If you have 2-5 years of experience, you should be more focused on running, and you really need to focus on running as many miles as possible. Once you have exceeded five years of distance running experience, you will start to see diminishing returns from high mileage, so you might as well replace a few miles with sex.
Hope this helps!
Future Buffalo wrote:
I was thinking about replacing 1 easy mile with 12 minutes of sex. Would this be a good way to avoid overuse injury?
So, on an easy/recover day where I was planned to run 10 miles at 7:00 pace, I would run 7 miles and have sex for 36 minutes. Would this have the same aerobic benefit?
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doot doot wrote:
sdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:You should probably ask him to warm you up a little longer first.
Good idea. Thanks.
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