Post by ericakaspar on May 11, 2012 10:54:43 GMT -5
Has anyone done this year? I just ordered the book and interested in doing it however I also want to train for a full marathon at the end of 2012. I don't know if it is feasible to do both at once. Anyone know?
I REALLY need to add strength training into my regime and I feel like the only way of doing this is a program or getting a trainer. Otherwise I slack.
I love NROLFW, but I had to stop after I reached 8 miles during training runs because that's when I started to feel that it was starting to hurt my runs, not help. If you can make it work with marathon training, then that would be awesome, but it's just not possible for me. But it was the *only* weightlifting program that I stuck with and loved so now the challenge is trying to see if I can modify some of the exercises/cut back. I know that's not the point of the program but it's better than the zero weightlifting I've been doing for the past 6 weeks.
It is a great program, but hard to do with marathon training. I was so sore every day! I eventually switched to lighter weights (mostly 15 and 20's) and body weight strength exercises while distance training.
Post by breezy8407 on May 11, 2012 13:24:49 GMT -5
The most cardio I did during the program was 3 mile runs. Anything more and either the lifting or the running would have suffered. "keep the goal the goal"
Random question... I've been tempted to buy this book lately. Almost exclusively because there are never any chubby girls in the free weights section of my gym. Rarely are their women even. But I'm also getting bored with machines. So, my Q: Do you bring the book with you to the gym or something?
I started doing it and I usually don't bring the book with me. I didn't buy it. I checked it out from the library and made copies of the appropriate exercises.
I usually just bring the list of workouts with me, but not the pages that describe the workouts. You will probably want it for the first time that you do it though so you can get used to the exercises.
I absolutely brought the book to the gym with me in the beginning, so that I could see the pictures of how to do the various lifts. The names of the lifts alone wasn't enough to tell me what to do.
Also, I was never training for a marathon and I, too, had to back off the weights. I was lifting 3x/week and got into weights so heavy that I was sore/tired/hungry ALL the time. I kept thinking I'd have a breakthrough where I would no longer feel like that, but it never happened. Once I backed off, I felt much better.
It's a good program, especially if weights aren't usually your thing. Enjoy!
I'm in phase 3 right now, but just took a week or so break. The heavy weights I've gotten up to were putting a lot of strain on my shoulders. I'm ready to get back into it though. It's a fun program. I feel so much stronger and more capable now. Rather than bring the book to the gym, I just bring a log sheet for the exercises I'm doing that day. As long as I run through the exercises at home first (using the book pictures, of course), I'm usually fine at the gym. I learn through activity though, so that's enough for me.
Post by brittmk0922 on May 12, 2012 2:54:57 GMT -5
I have been debating buying this book, but wasn't sure how it would affect my training. Thanks for posting this! I think I will buy it and will just see how it goes as far as how far I can go with it.