75 mpw and manual labor

To get more sleep could you run home from work? You get a lift to work so this might be ideal depending on the commute?

tomato de la tron wrote:

To get more sleep could you run home from work? You get a lift to work so this might be ideal depending on the commute?

Definitely not, the places I work are usually 45 min-1 hr away (taking the parkway)

I worked in construction as a laborer one winter in college. Picked up by my cousin at 7 am. Dropped off at 5. Ate as soon as I got home. Slept for an hour and was in the road by 7. Ran 8-10 per night and more on weekends. Make sure you eat a lot and drink a lot of coffee. Ran well later that winter in indoor track.

Lance Armstrongg wrote:

Abs wrote:

How does dude get those abs?

HGH

He's the real deal. A football player and former sprinter, not surprising he is built how he is now. Contrary to popular belief, if one regularly trains in the weight room, you can develop a healthy lean muscle mass without HGH.

Unlike a kid who starts running at 13, and never touches a weight, and wonders why at 26, he has zero muscle mass. So anybody else built differently uses HGH.

Take out your clothes and anything you need for your run the night before so you can wake up, sh*t and go. I can sleep til 5 and be out the door at 515. Also prepare yourself for work as well to minimize the amount of time you need between the run and work. You be tired but fine if you get your sleep.

leave the hate elsewhere wrote:

Lance Armstrongg wrote:

HGH

He's the real deal. A football player and former sprinter, not surprising he is built how he is now. Contrary to popular belief, if one regularly trains in the weight room, you can develop a healthy lean muscle mass without HGH.

Unlike a kid who starts running at 13, and never touches a weight, and wonders why at 26, he has zero muscle mass. So anybody else built differently uses HGH.

The manboobs and premature balding are dead giveaways when it comes to steroid use.

HGH wrote:

leave the hate elsewhere wrote:

He's the real deal. A football player and former sprinter, not surprising he is built how he is now. Contrary to popular belief, if one regularly trains in the weight room, you can develop a healthy lean muscle mass without HGH.

Unlike a kid who starts running at 13, and never touches a weight, and wonders why at 26, he has zero muscle mass. So anybody else built differently uses HGH.

The manboobs and premature balding are dead giveaways when it comes to steroid use.

Those aren't manboobs, those are pecs.

If you are serious about running and what comes after summer, just think about the MAF method, the Lydiard base building principles and Canova's foundation theories.

That work, being on your feet will make you tired, will promote blood pooling in your limbs and fatigue you. You might become injury prone and very fatigued for a little while.

I would slow down, get my HR under control and would do aerobic base building. High Z1 and Z2. Then after a couple of weeks when August comes, maybe include some pick ups and strides every other day and some threshold runs, once a week or once every 10days. You might arrive to a spot where you are so recovered that you can cover more mileage even than the 75 predicted.

In England this is very common. Great sub 30min 10k runners work on construction sites or in factories. Some of the fastest mountain runners do hard farm work all day long. I ride my bike like 30 to 50hours a week as a bike guide and bike messenger, so I also revisite that high-base often enough to avoid injuries and to elevate my aerobic status.

That is true. However, that is also the difference between 2:35 and 2:05 ! Want to run fast, no need for those muscles ! That is for sure ! 10kg down and whop, gain 15minutes.

Also that is the difference between health and longevity. That 2:35 guy, might be running till his 90s, while we cannot see those Africans continue to run for fun and joy after their racing ended.

Also, for a marathoner it might be mid elite pack with no recognition at all, however, if he translates that into trails, he could most probably get sponsored or even go pro.

In the latest XC worlds, his strengths might have even helped him to a top 3 US spot.

I read a few of these and went back to the two summers I worked construction.

Take days off even when you think you do not need them.

Eat breakfast, lunch, and supper for sure. Nowadays you can find protein bars easily.

Drink gatorade in the morning. Water at night.

I had a teammate who worked full time all summer and did not run at all.

He still ran 100 mpw all cross country season. Of course he was not any good, but he did it!

I have worked in a paper mill with night shifts from I was 19 until now (age 50) and from my early 20s to late 30s i did more than 75mpw regularly. Pull up your sleeves and be a man.

I did not read all the replies but saw I few regarding questions with what mobility exercises to do so I will answer those. I too have a physical job of lifting and being in my feet all day. I experimented with some ideas that may help.

I can’t run after work. I’ve tried and like one said it’s death march. I regularly put 5-10 miles on my feet daily. Just doesn’t work for me. I run in the am.

Mobility exercises I do. Ankle circles keep my ankles mobile and happy. I do these before I get up. Some kind of T spine exercise. I do bretzels. Also stretch calves, hip flexors , quads and hamstrings daily. I do them in the am before my shower. Then I usually take 1-2 miles to warm up into my run.

Drink water all day. I work in hot warm environment of 80-90 heat all day. Eat enough.

Good luck !

I average about 18k+ steps per day at my job .. I have also been putting in 16-20 hours a week between running/biking/lifting. I break it up with a lot of doubles .. like today 4run hour bike AM 4run hour bike PM.

Way less taxing than if I did it as singles. esp in the heat. But some people just prefer to do singles.

I was a detailer in '17 before my Cbus half marathon. I started off in June running 9:20 miles (very slow).

Even with a brutal start that day (72'F at 7:30 am) I ran 8:04 pace with very little training (25 mpw), and 1:45. I did well b/c I spent all of August '17 detailing cars at Germain. It helped me stay flexible and my core got stronger.