Re: The Runner's Physique
- From: Andrzej Rosa <bakters@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 15:06:15 +0000 (UTC)
Dnia Fri, 09 Nov 2007 o 15:07 GMT shinypenny napisał(a):
On Nov 8, 2:17 pm, Andrzej Rosa <bakt...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
But to run substantial mileage you need to be fit. You guys ask people
to do marathoner training. Nobody (beside already mentioned and
rare exceptions) is able to do it without being already fit.
This is like saying you need to lift heavy weights to be muscular.
You don't need to lift heavy weights to improve, but you obviously need
to run a lot of distance to get slimmer, so it's not the same thing.
You
get more and more fit the more you run, just like you gain more muscle
the more you lift weights.
The question is: does lifting weights make you fit? I don't know the
scientific answer to that. I suppose it must give you some aspects of
fitness, but I doubt it gives you the same sort of fitness as running
does.
It all depends what you do and how you do it. You won't get lighter by
lifting alone, but you can build muscles at the expense of fat loss.
Depending how much off your target weight you are, lifting alone can be
fine too. As far as your cardio-respiratory training, you can get most
of the benefits of aerobic training. All it takes is keeping your heart
rate high during the lifting session.
Throughout my lifetime I've done body building alone, running alone,
and combination of the two together. I can say this: the best approach
is a combination. I could eat amazing amounts of food (2000+), weigh
more on the scale, and still fit nicely in my size 0's. Right now I'm
just doing the running alone, I'm back in my size 0's, and I find I
can eat a healthy amount (1800 calories) to maintain my weight
easily.
How come you know your calorie requirements if you "just do the running
alone"? I do lifting alone and I've no idea how many calories I eat.
Anyway, I have been amused by this whole thread. As a size 0 woman,
if you want to know what I think (instead of guessing or assuming),
I'd go for the runner over the body builder any day (and I basically
did - my DH is a biker which is somewhat similar build... and the vast
majority of men I chose to date before him were of the lanky, lean
runner type build too).
That's what many women say. In some cases it's even true. ;-)
But for me it's not just the physique...
I never said that it is.
it's the whole mental
attitude that comes along with a running habit. I have found in
general that people who run tend to be kinda.... Zen... about life.
They tend to be more relaxed, easy-going, etc. I don't know how else
to describe it, I just know it's different than the body builder
mentality. I have certainly had more interesting conversations outside
running with men, rather than in the gym lifting weights with them.
I see some truth in what you say. It helps to be focused and a bit
aggressive while lifting, and it's not the right mood for an interesting
conversation.
--
Andrzej Rosa 1127R
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