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Title: Couch to 5k
Post by: Townhallsavoy on May 14, 2011, 12:35:59 PM
Has anyone tried this running program? 

I've always been a sissy when it comes to running, but I'm going to give this one a shot.

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/index.shtml 
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Townhallsavoy on May 16, 2011, 10:21:22 AM
Y'all some fatties. 

I did the first workout on Saturday.  It really was easy until the very end.  Doing the second workout today. 
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: AUTiger1 on May 16, 2011, 10:26:29 AM
Y'all some fatties. 

I did the first workout on Saturday.  It really was easy until the very end.  Doing the second workout today.

My wife and one of the neighbor ladies are thinking about something like this, I don't know if it's the exact one or not.  I am at that point in my diet where I have hit the plateau and need something.  I may look into this.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Godfather on May 16, 2011, 10:33:17 AM
My COD Sniper is constantly running, he makes me tired...these Cheetos and beer taste so good.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Saniflush on May 16, 2011, 10:45:02 AM
My COD Sniper is constantly running,

Well maybe that's why you constantly get your ass kicked by 10 year olds.  he should be sniping and not running.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Jumbo on May 16, 2011, 01:06:15 PM
I've perfected the couch portion of the workout. #winning
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: The Prowler on May 16, 2011, 08:54:46 PM
I've perfected the naked, sitting in the bean bag, eating cheetos part.  It's one of the last phases.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Godfather on May 16, 2011, 11:16:36 PM
I said...these pretzels are making me thirsty
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Jumbo on May 17, 2011, 03:48:37 AM
I said...these pretzels are making me thirsty
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-qNIfj82e1E/SWzCAhtyt4I/AAAAAAAAANc/RHScavjD2Ks/s400/Seinfeld_Kenny+Rogers+Roaster.jpg)
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: GarMan on May 17, 2011, 10:03:07 AM
I've perfected the naked, sitting in the bean bag, eating cheetos part.  It's one of the last phases. 

I bet you're ripped...

(http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Random/ripped_japanese_dude.jpg)
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: MarkChand on June 14, 2011, 01:43:11 PM
Hey THS, are you still doing this program? My wife and I started yesterday. Session 1 was not bad.  The first 3 weeks don't look too bad, after that it seems to get a little tougher.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Buzz Killington on June 14, 2011, 03:10:13 PM
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Bad chicken...mess you up!
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Aubie16 on June 14, 2011, 03:22:44 PM
That program is made for fatties and/or old people.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Townhallsavoy on June 14, 2011, 03:26:26 PM
That program is made for fatties.

It is. 

But it works. 

Mark - I'm still on the program.  Sort of.  It was too easy for me, so during Week 2, I decided to up the workouts. 

I went from struggling to jog 2 minutes to now jogging 1.1 miles around my block which includes a pretty steep hill.  Takes me about 11 minutes. 

I'm on week 5 now, and I'm going to go back to the Couch to 5k program.  I'm going to focus on speed and also start really incorporating strength training along with it. 

Stick with it.  It works, and I feel ten times better than I did before I started. 
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: GH2001 on June 14, 2011, 04:19:43 PM
That program is made for fatties and/or old people.

This man speaks troof.

If people would make physical activity part of their lifestyle (not just a diet or a one time thing), programs like these wouldn't need to exist.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: AU_Tiger_2000 on June 14, 2011, 04:38:41 PM
This man speaks troof.

If people would make physical activity part of their lifestyle (not just a diet or a one time thing), programs like these wouldn't need to exist.

If people could think for themselves Obama wouldn't be president.

If people didn't reproduce with goats there would be no Bammer fans.

If people only bought what they needed they wouldn't have any debt.

If everyone was just like me the world would be a better place.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Kaos on June 14, 2011, 04:54:10 PM
Has anyone tried this running program? 

I've always been a sissy when it comes to running, but I'm going to give this one a shot.

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/index.shtml

Got to call bullshit on this.

Week Three:  "Jog, half mile in five minutes"

That's not jogging.  That's fucking flat out running.  Fuck that. 
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: GH2001 on June 14, 2011, 05:03:17 PM
If people could think for themselves Obama wouldn't be president.

If people didn't reproduce with goats there would be no Bammer fans.

If people only bought what they needed they wouldn't have any debt.

If everyone was just like me the world would be a better place.
So you're telling me your're fat?
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Vandy Vol on June 14, 2011, 05:55:56 PM
Got to call bullshit on this.

Week Three:  "Jog, half mile in five minutes"

That's not jogging.  That's fucking flat out running.  Fuck that.

Running?  Sure, if you're a giant tortoise.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: AUTiger1 on June 15, 2011, 12:18:43 AM
Running?  Sure, if you're a giant tortoise.

Was about to say this, but then I thought about it.  I haven't really ran since HS Cross Country, haven't had the need to.  If I tried to jog half a mile now, it would be flat out running, but pretty sure if I got my fat ass into shape that I would be able to get to at least a 7 minute mile, but running seems harsh now.  Unless something is trying to kill me, I don't see me doing more than fast walking.

I have lost 30lbs since March but I have had to do as GH has said, make some sort of exercise a part of daily life, which is usually walking 3 miles while pushing "mini-me" in his stroller everyday that I can and make the lifestyle change of eating better. 
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: AU_Tiger_2000 on June 15, 2011, 01:06:22 AM
So you're telling me your're fat?

Not only am I fat, I have a couch.
Title: Re: Couch to 5k
Post by: Vandy Vol on June 15, 2011, 02:13:21 AM
Was about to say this, but then I thought about it.  I haven't really ran since HS Cross Country, haven't had the need to.  If I tried to jog half a mile now, it would be flat out running, but pretty sure if I got my fat ass into shape that I would be able to get to at least a 7 minute mile, but running seems harsh now.  Unless something is trying to kill me, I don't see me doing more than fast walking.

I have lost 30lbs since March but I have had to do as GH has said, make some sort of exercise a part of daily life, which is usually walking 3 miles while pushing "mini-me" in his stroller everyday that I can and make the lifestyle change of eating better.

Yeah, I'm certainly not one to preach about fitness; I haven't ran since intramural sports in college, and haven't worked out regularly in about a year and a half.

I don't necessarily know that I could get up and jog a half mile in five minutes right now, but in three weeks?  Definitely a possibility.  Not to be the dork who always pulls out statistics, numbers, and other shit, but the average walking pace is 2-3 miles per hour.  At that rate, you'd walk a quarter of a mile in five minutes.  Given that fact, a half mile in five minutes doesn't require that much speed to really qualify as "flat out running."