urishima wrote:ForLackofaBetterName wrote:
Read on, my friend:
http://www.highexistence.com/alternate-sleep-cycles/
I haven't tried any of these personally, since my lifestyle doesn't allow it, but I have heard it does work when you get used to it (and after the jarring initial zombie period.)
Oh, you fancy people and your fancy sleeping.
I don't need no fancy sleeping cycles, all I need to get is around 7 hours of sleep and I am a functioning individual with enough freetime to entertain myself.
As we IT folks say: If it aint broken, don't fix it!
Plus, sleeping is awesome!
Hey now... I hope you're not implying hipster sleep cycles ;D This is making it so you have the most efficient sleep! >:D
(P.S. I'm IT in the Air Force... and I can say with confidence that it's ALWAYS broken
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zanger wrote:Ideally you should run every day. The only muscle you're actually exercising is your heart, there is no 'recovery' time for your heart muscle. Pretty much all athletes run every day, but they cycle through their muscle group workouts. The best way to structure running workouts is to alternate stamina v. speed every other day. So, you'll go for a 25 min jog one day, and run a mile as fast as you can the next. Or, because running is actually bad for your feet and shins if you do it too much, alternate jogging and biking.
Other running tips for conserving:
Keep your body straight, and don't sway it while running.
Move your arms opposite in tune with your leg on the same side, and swing your arms parallel to the direction of your run (no cross-body arm swinging).
I really don't know that I can agree with this at all. If I were a more motivated individual I'd post up some sources for info but:
1) You CAN run every day, but there is nothing that says that it's ideal. In fact, you can quickly run into all sorts of problems with overtraining and injuries related to that. Look at the list of problems ultra-marathon runners will have during the course of their training. Yes, everyone's body works differently, and some people's body react differently to exercise, but to suggest running every day is the ideal is quite a stretch. I will agree to what you said about varying their workouts, but even professional runners will allow themselves recovery time.
2) Only muscle you're exercising is your heart? False on a deep level. Your exercising your calf muscles, quads, hamstrings, gleuts, core muscles, and even your chest is exercised (albeit not as much as your lower body).
3) There is no recovery time for your heart muscle? Go and run a 5k in 18 minutes, and then wait 30 minutes and try to do the same thing again. Tell me your results. Yes, your heart is ALWAYS pumping (it never stops to recover itself), but to suggest that there is no recovery time after exertion for it is kind of ridiculous.
4) All athletes run every day? I wonder what many professional powerlifters, swimmers, skiers, snowboarders, etc. would have to say about that.
Bonus) There actually is a slight sway that occurs when you run (especially after getting into your rhythm) and it's natural and not harmful.
Since it's just a friendly thread on a VN board, I'm not going to spend the time to throw up the info pages I have on the stuff I talked about. I'd like to think that I have a decent say in the matter since I'm currently a PTL for my squadron, have been a competition runner since high school, competed with fighting sports (Taekwondo competed since high school, and MMA since college).
Now I really need to add that I really don't mean to sound like a dick with that all (which I probably did and I apologize) but it's always upsetting when I see people getting hurt from making training mistakes. It turns people off from exercising and staying fit.
