I run out of LEGS before running out of breath

strides 3x week

short hill sprints 2x week

weak legs wrote:

I started running one month ago. In the beginning my breath was the one thing hindering me, but now my legs fatigue really hard way before I run out of breath

What do?

Novices often don't realize that what limits them is lack of muscular strength in the legs, hips, butt. This takes years (not weeks or months) to develop. Many (most?) injuries are consequences of running too far/fast/often without having developed the muscular strength necessary to sustain the activity.

At the beginning you want to do most of your runs slow and easy until you develop adequate base. You want to run as many days as you can without stressing yourself in a bad way. At first this may not be every day. Focus on slowly increasing duration and don't worry about speed until you have run many months without injuring yourself.

A new exerciser will not have such a developed aerobic system to deliver energy to the muscles, which is very fuel efficent. So the muscle relies on an anaerobic, without so much oxygen, system. Can be powerful but very low on fuel ( carbohydrate) economy.

So the muscles get tired quickly.

There is a lot more to it, I'd suggest reading several books. Start with " the lore of running". Also muscles get strong fast while bones and tendons take years, so you can feel great in a few months but your bones aren't ready yet and injuries happen

This is comedy.

After one month of running, the newb begins to worry about fine-tuning his routine to optimize gains.

You're a complete newb. You don't need to worry about any of that yet. Just keep running. That's probably the only thing you need to do. Once you're not a tiresome newb, and become a somewhat less annoying novice, we can talk about doing other crap like squacks.

Neilll wrote:

A new exerciser will not have such a developed aerobic system to deliver energy to the muscles, which is very fuel efficent. So the muscle relies on an anaerobic, without so much oxygen, system. Can be powerful but very low on fuel ( carbohydrate) economy.

So the muscles get tired quickly.

There is a lot more to it, I'd suggest reading several books. Start with " the lore of running". Also muscles get strong fast while bones and tendons take years, so you can feel great in a few months but your bones aren't ready yet and injuries happen

Your explanation is false. But it's the one most people believe. The energy systems are already in place and fully developed. If they weren't you wouldn't be able to run at all and even walking would be a strain.

When we undertake a new sport, we have to develop specific endurance in the muscles and in the way the nervous system activates the signals to those muscles.

Not unusual for a new runner. You will see a lot of people telling you “do this kind of workout, do that, do repetitions” etc.

Just stick to and old formula: keep running, longer. Eventually the legs will adapt to your hear rhythm. It’s all about adaptation when you begin, the rest is commentary.

Good luck!

I don't know, that never happened to me.

Weak mind wrote:

Okay, but is there anything I can do right now to help me? Like is there a pill I can pop or some shoes I should buy?

Check with Coevett and Rojo.

They know a lot about which drugs to take and which shoes to wear to help you break the world records.

specifics wrote:

The energy systems are already in place and fully developed.

Weak mind wrote:

Yarly wrote:

Either run cross country because cross country runners have stronger legs or half squats because those improve running economy. I prefer trap bar deadlifts and running on grass but same thing. Skipping rope on one leg, pulling a tire on grass, I mean kiprop did it. I mean just go make your legs stronger or run more miles because that's the other way to improve economy.

Okay, but is there anything I can do right now to help me? Like is there a pill I can pop or some shoes I should buy?

Yes, right now go and run 5x18

My explanation isn't false. as I said,there is a lot more to it than that.

With training many adaptations happen to many parts of the body, im refering to these changes as " developing"

For example, extra blood vessels growing to deliver more blood and oxygen to the muscles.

Neilll wrote:

My explanation isn't false. as .

Yes it is false. The energy systems are already in place and fully developed. If they weren't you wouldn't be able to run at all and even walking would be a strain.

When we undertake a new sport, we have to develop specific endurance in the muscles and in the way the nervous system activates the signals to those muscles.

There, I've explained it again. Read and learn.

slitherinyouknowwho wrote:

It will be that way as long as you are fat. Get down to around 5% body fat and, viola , legs are fine.

5% body fat? Is that using the skin calipers test?

When I was in college I was rated at 3.7% and they only did the upper body.

However, I have heard that this is not an ideal test.

Most top collegiate runners are probably around 10%.