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ANOTHER first timer

  • 25-10-2008 10:20pm
    #1
    fizal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    Hey guys, yes, another first timer to test you're knowledge.

    Firstly, i recently decided to enter a marathon.... in cork 2009, after one of those drunken conversations involving " i bet you couldn't.... blah blah"

    I have been training in the gym for about 9 months but mostly weights and as such my cardio is pretty shocking! ( i did 10k on the treadmill the other day and it took me an hour with HR of 160!!!! )

    Was just wondering.... i'm sure i have time to build up my cardio but would it be wise to continue with the weights as i'm doing 'heavy' lifting will excess muscle mass cause me problems on long runs or will it help with glycogen storage?

    now..... debate!


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  • #2
    Peckham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭Peckham


    Some weight work will do you no harm in terms of building and maintaining core strength, but what you don't want to do is build too much upper body mass as this is just extra weight to carry around 26.2 miles!

    A good book for you to look at might be Explosive Running by Michael Yessis - this puts a particular focus on the strength and gym work side of running.

    Good luck with your training.


  • #3
    plodder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,559 ✭✭✭plodder


    One thing about glycogen is that it is stored at the location where it will be used (except for the small amount in the liver). So, a large amount of glycogen stored in your arms isn't going to help you running a marathon. As Peckham says, it's dead weight as far as running is concerned.

    I have no idea whether muscle bulk itself even improves glyogen storage, I don't see why it would, since strength and endurance are not the same thing anyway.


  • #4
    fizal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭fizal


    Yeah, thats what i was wondering too.... does the glycogen you use only come from the muscles actually being worked, i didn't know if the body was able to use the stored glycogen in the muscles not being worked heavily and call on it to fuel the legs. but like you both say, any muscle mass not being recruited in the run would become dead weight rather than a handy fuel store..... it makes sense, and it means i can reduce my injury risk by cutting out all the unneccessary weightlifting!


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