jogging in the park

**IMFREAKZILLA** · November 5th, 2009, 03:46 PM

As most of you know I put away steroids and have not touched a weight
for going on 14 weeks or somewheres there about.I am jogging around
this park that is 1 mile and 4/10 around=black top,I have set goals for myself
each day I try to push myself an extra 40/50 yards and so far its working
when you are out of shape as much as I am every little bit helps and be-
lieve me, you get winded in a hurry,I am down to 233 lbs down from
almost 261 give or take,this came off with walking and a tread mill.I am
trying to get down to 200 lbs so I can start lifting again and get that
lean cut look which I have never had before.I have round shoulders and
a narrow waist,I am looking to get a 6 pack abs next summer and cut
everywhere,any advice on my jogging would be appreciated I am kinda
getting pretty much winded about 3/4 around,I have not been able to
crack that mile and 1/4 yet but its only been 2 weeks,am I expecting
too much too soon?

**RunningMan27** · November 5th, 2009, 03:58 PM

I don't think you're expecting too much. Do you have a time limit you want to meet also?

I think getting to the 1.25 miles is very do-able in the time frame you have. Once you hit that mark you can push yourself to finishing in faster times. Not only will that burn more calories, but you'll be able to hit 1.5 miles and 2.0 miles very easily in comparison to your hitting your initial goal.

I train my soccer team to run various distances by first seeing how well they do the first time and then set reasonable goals that push them harder and harder each time after. For example, if doing a ladder set takes about 30 seconds to complete for each player, I try to get them down 1-2 seconds after a couple of gos before it is impossible to push them any harder (usually stopping once the majority of players are around 26-27 seconds). After their max is reached, I stretch out the ladders and start again...they typically kill the other ladder sets because they're already in excellent shape by then.

**IMFREAKZILLA** · November 5th, 2009, 04:25 PM

thanks for the tip runningman27.that mile and a 1/4 seems so far
away right now but,for 2 weeks I guess I am in a hurry................
again thanks

**lizzyb** · November 5th, 2009, 04:50 PM

Have you ever run before? If not, and you have accomplished just on your own without a running program....kudos, you are doing great so far. be careful not too push yourself too hard too fast though. Yoy may feel as though your cardiovascular systmes can take it, but your joints, ligaments and muscles will need conditioning to the sport as well.......to inch a little bit further each time, walk/run the remaining distance of your goal, till you are able to shorten the walking times and increase running times, before you know it, you'll have completed your goal running distance......most likely in a 2wk window following this principle.

thecameraguy99 · November 6th, 2009, 08:40 AM

Lizzyb nailed it. You have to watch out that you give your body decent recovery time. When training for races, most runners actually run the race distance a couple of weeks before the actual race and then do less distances in the days beforehand. WHen I got into triathlons I didn't understand why but it makes sense to me now -- its all about giving your body time to heal and recover before it has to do it again.

**wildstang** · November 6th, 2009, 11:46 AM

also once you have a couple weeks time logged in running switch things up a little with some HIIT. 4 instance when you acheive your 1.25 mie goal alternate some sprinting in the run. sprint say like 20 yards then when windedslow pace back to a jog get your wind back then sprint some more keeping it alternating. that will burn more calories and build endurance. resulting in less mileage needed to burn more calories.