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Never stop trying ! Everyone started at the bottom low at some point !
I did only 20 to 40 minutes of cardio 2 times a week. Focusing on breathing seems to be the key for me ;)
Next challenge is 3x20. Then 2x30 !
Then 3x30 !!
Edit : Wew that's a lot of upvotes ! Thank y'all and glad I got some of you motivated :)
Just a heads up for people asking : It's very normal to be out of breath and exhausted after like 2/3 minutes of running when you have not done sports for months/years
Just get yourself 2 minutes of rest, then keep doing it until you can reach 2m30. Then 3, then 5, then 7... You'll get better everytime. For tips, well I personnally find good rythm with belly breathing (Nose breath-in, mouth breath-out). And it seems to actually make a great deal of difference. Maybe you'll like something else. Just try.
Oh, and if you don't want to go out yet, just do it in your appartment/house with some music, running back in forth on 10m or so is enough to get you all worked up really. I started with that really :)
Keep motivated friendos !
Edit 2 : Oh ye thats enough for FP ! Thanks
juliakitten112
Just dont take breaks ever
omgitscarty
@op That's great! Over the last month I went from a 14:XX mile to a 11:35 mile. Small wins like that make me so happy.
ThanosTheGreat
I could just make 1min on the 3min Step Test. After a few months I can do 4min without stopping. Also have PTSD from the metronome.
madguillotine
Feeling and seeing those gains is always so encouraging. Well done!
garfield529
Keep it up! I am getting back into running as well and it sucks at first. Here’s to hoping the knees hold.
PiffTheMagicDildo
I miss running. I tried running again after a 6 month recovery from a surgery and I got bad shin splints. Can’t get rid of them. Any tips?
SouthernSassMouth
Before my back injury, I was able to get up to a 17 min mile on a treadmill. I miss that feeling of accomplishment. Keep it up @OP!
Mentalguy15
im out of breath thinking about running
CaptMal
Doooo it!
shrimplyexquisite
Great work! My first goal was to run a mile (which was lofty then), now about 3 years later I am a marathoner. Keep it up :)
BakerDaddy
Only recently started my own running journey. Set little goals and you’ll be amazed how quickly you meet them. Oh, and visit r/running.
eggmasstree3
Will do !
MedicEd
Anymore, I get short of breath just thinking about doing more
wozat
Living in the year 3X15
YeeticusOfTheTribeYeet
So......45 minutes?
TheYodajen
Yay?happy heart happy heart ????
SavageBlood
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
GTimgur
Also started running this year, and I like it a lot! Realised I can set my own pace and distance, and I really enjoy being outside.
Banikins
Started marathon training yesterday, made it 7 minutes into my first run and fell in hole. Sprained my ankle, no running for 2 weeks now.
eggmasstree3
Shit :( I'm sorry for ya. I hope you won't abandon yet ! We all learn from our mistakes alright :)
cybermage256
I got out of breath just googling what a 3x15 is
Piepersonsmom
BeerAndChips
Maffetone Method, my friend. I went from barely finishing a half to finishing a 50k. Faster 5k, too.
BeerAndChips
https://philmaffetone.com/what-is-maf/
kunzss1120127001
HOW did you make it 3 mins without getting out of breath?
RedFairladyZ32
Focusing on breathing & know your heart rate. It makes all the difference
eggmasstree3
Honestly the very first tries were more of "10*2minutes" than 3 :D. Just try more and more !
robkyky
What is the "X"?
eggmasstree3
Multiplied by*
lastcanadian
Hope your knees hold up. I miss running.
ClandestineIntestine
This is one of the reasons why I decided to take up swimming recently. Not as hard on the joints.
eggmasstree3
Why have you stop ?
givemewhiskeyorgivemedeath
Because their knees couldn't take it
lastcanadian
Destroyed ACL late 80's, several dislocations, hit by a car when training for half marathon equals osteoarthritis.
eggmasstree3
Hot damn :( I'm very sorry for you :(
voodoofu
If you have knee issues, try riding a bike on some days and running on others
lastcanadian
Running is out of the question. Looking at knee replacement surgery in the future.
Popspoppingit
So what exactly is a 3x15? with my lack of knowledge, that just comes out to 45 arbitrary units.
eggmasstree3
Well I specified minutes so pretty sure it's minutes. 3 times 15 minutes of running
Popspoppingit
oh three sets of 15 minutes, okay yeah. See I don't work out, so I don't understand the shorthand.
twerps
Fuck man, this post got inspired
eggmasstree3
Heck ye, go do a little run mate :D even if it's only for 20 minutes in your house :o
doncarlzone
Well done. Like with most physical training, twice a week is actually enough to progress. Same goes for building muscle mass.
sammygold
I'd love to read more on that. I've always felt a failure if I'm not doing 3x per week minimum - which is usually so hard with kids.
ThatCanadianGuy96
It’s been proven for lifting weights that if you’re a beginner that once a week per muscle group is enough and there is no statistical (1/x)
ThatCanadianGuy96
Benefit to twice or more. It’s when you become an intermediate/advanced lifter that higher frequency is beneficial if not required.
Fluffywoowoo
This is true i did a long 3 hour full body workout in the gym once a week my second year of working out in the gym when i was 17, i improved
Areanywittynamesnottaken
How so?
Merp96
An important part of exercising is rest periods so your body can recover and build up muscle. If you don’t rest, progress will be slower.
Eidusloemus
It's true for untrained healthy people. Source: Physiologist and cpt.
kkanne20
Lifting weights twice a week is easily enough to progress. I know because I did it
doncarlzone
I've built my mass, too, working out just twice a week. People are always surprised, expecting you to say that you lift 4-7 times a week.
rhetoricIjustmether
Many variables in place, including your starting fitness and muscle mass levels. Not quite as easy or effective as indicated.
qtRaven
How do you mean 'focus on breathing'? I'm starting running and looking for tips.
RedFairladyZ32
For me I breath slow, deep breaths and try to take the same amount of steps between inhaling/exhaling. I didn't think I was a runner.. but
RedFairladyZ32
After reading these comments apparently my cardio is really good. I run on the treadmill for 1 hour, regardless of distance.I also monitor..
RedFairladyZ32
My heart rate to keep it between 140-160bpm while running. That's my personal comfort zone..I'm not a trainer so this may not be good advice
k28j2CheeseMagnet
You try to focus on keeping your breathing as smooth, deep, and consistent as possible. Then, when you get more advanced you count the amou
k28j2CheeseMagnet
Amount of paces you take in between each breath and optimize it to your stride and pace.
eggmasstree3
I was recommended not to listen to music and get a proper breathing routine. So thats what I tried and
eggmasstree3
after feeling different things, I end up doing nose breath-in and mouth breath-out. Belly out when breath-in and belly in for breath-out
eggmasstree3
Thats what they call belly breathing. But there are other way of breathing. Depends on people feels :)
EvilKam
How? I ran constantly in the Army for 8 years and NEVER felt good after 15 minutes of running.
HughGRecti0n
Same. 11 years in the Air Force and ran a LOT. Never got that BS runner’s high. Fuck running.
RedFairladyZ32
Runners high is a real thing! Takes a long fucking time to kick in though. I only got it after 6 miles & 1 hour on a treadmill.
eggmasstree3
How's so ? Maybe you had no joy of going through it ? But I do. For my breathing problem, my heart, my morale... Ye everything's great
EvilKam
That's what confuses me. Other humans seem to think running is fine, but even in my most absolute fit prime I was sucking wind as soon as
EvilKam
I hit the 2-3 minute mark, and just suffered through every single second thereafter. The idea of running 15 and feeling awesome during it
EvilKam
sounds olympian to me. I don't know how I was breathing so "wrongly".
Leprechaun2055
The harder, faster, and out of rhythm you breath the more energy you burn. Also, you over work and tire out your diaphram too quickly.
eggmasstree3
I went from 7 harsh minutes to 15 quite hard minutes. A friend of mine recommend me to focus on breathing. So i tried the belly breathing