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I've mastered the technique of running very slowly at an alarmingly high HR; lets see you tackle that!
I only need to look at my running shoes and I'm 160bpm
Zone 2 done correctly takes time. Most runners today want results yesterday... Took me 3 months to see any gains which included LOTS of walking. Also volume and consistency is king. It definitely works and you can carry on improving for years, but it ain't going to work in 2 weeks. 90% of my runs are with a heart rate between 125-130. used to be 165 at the same pace. (age 64)
Running in zone 2 and seeing improvements can take much longer than a few weeks. It does work, but be patient with it.
The only way for me to go to Zone 2 is to walk. Once I start jogging a little I am in 3 and on my way up.
back in the day I was so focused on zones and shit but i took the fun out of it for me, so i just started run how i wanted and started to enjoy my Easy and normal runs again. I improfed my HM PB by 5min and my 5k by 30s
I've struggled with this so much. The ego is dreadful! Thanks for this Ben...super, super helpful 👊
Remember 20% is for tempo. If u always 100% at zone 2 the improvement is far far away
Steven Seiler, the pioneer of Low HR training recommends that if you cannot bear the thought of being seen running slow, that you run in the dark or go somewhere that nobody knows you. I've had people say nasty comments about my running slowly, but I just remind myself that they don't know or understand the science behind it. The biggest damage that I see military people doing to themselves is *still* believing that they have to thrash themselves on every session to get fitter. In my fifties and able to run 6-7 days a week because of the lower impact on connective tissue that results from low HR training.
This is definitely going to be a focus for the next year for me. I’ve given up sooooo many times over the years and not given it a real chance.
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I've mastered the technique of running very slowly at an alarmingly high HR; lets see you tackle that!
I only need to look at my running shoes and I'm 160bpm
Zone 2 done correctly takes time. Most runners today want results yesterday... Took me 3 months to see any gains which included LOTS of walking. Also volume and consistency is king. It definitely works and you can carry on improving for years, but it ain't going to work in 2 weeks. 90% of my runs are with a heart rate between 125-130. used to be 165 at the same pace. (age 64)
Running in zone 2 and seeing improvements can take much longer than a few weeks. It does work, but be patient with it.
The only way for me to go to Zone 2 is to walk. Once I start jogging a little I am in 3 and on my way up.
back in the day I was so focused on zones and shit but i took the fun out of it for me, so i just started run how i wanted and started to enjoy my Easy and normal runs again. I improfed my HM PB by 5min and my 5k by 30s
I've struggled with this so much. The ego is dreadful! Thanks for this Ben...super, super helpful 👊
Remember 20% is for tempo. If u always 100% at zone 2 the improvement is far far away
Steven Seiler, the pioneer of Low HR training recommends that if you cannot bear the thought of being seen running slow, that you run in the dark or go somewhere that nobody knows you. I've had people say nasty comments about my running slowly, but I just remind myself that they don't know or understand the science behind it. The biggest damage that I see military people doing to themselves is *still* believing that they have to thrash themselves on every session to get fitter. In my fifties and able to run 6-7 days a week because of the lower impact on connective tissue that results from low HR training.
This is definitely going to be a focus for the next year for me. I’ve given up sooooo many times over the years and not given it a real chance.