Comments on: Long Distance Running Can KILL You http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:17:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Ken http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-50894 Ken Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:06:57 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-50894 The research repeatedly shows that long distance running is bad for your joints and your cardiovascular system, contrary to popular belief. You sound like another case of someone who has suffered as a result of thinking they were doing the right thing in running marathons. I would recommend sticking to high intensity interval training rather than long distance steady state cardio. It's your call whether to run another marathon, is it worth it? That's for you to decide The research repeatedly shows that long distance running is bad for your joints and your cardiovascular system, contrary to popular belief. You sound like another case of someone who has suffered as a result of thinking they were doing the right thing in running marathons. I would recommend sticking to high intensity interval training rather than long distance steady state cardio. It’s your call whether to run another marathon, is it worth it? That’s for you to decide

]]> By: Bill Wheatley-Heckman http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-50874 Bill Wheatley-Heckman Tue, 03 Dec 2013 02:01:54 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-50874 I am a 59 year old runner who has completed 24 marathons in the past 23 years. I qualified for Boston in April of 2014 but was just tested with a calcium score of 926 with 767 of that being in the LAD artery. My dual isotope stress test was OK. I am considering to run or not to run. Your opinion......????? This article looks like it is about me.....higher calcium and plaque....older runner....many marathons, etc.....???? Is it unsafe to run one last marathon? I am a 59 year old runner who has completed 24 marathons in the past 23 years. I qualified for Boston in April of 2014 but was just tested with a calcium score of 926 with 767 of that being in the LAD artery. My dual isotope stress test was OK. I am considering to run or not to run. Your opinion……????? This article looks like it is about me…..higher calcium and plaque….older runner….many marathons, etc…..???? Is it unsafe to run one last marathon?

]]> By: John http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-41203 John Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:09:29 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-41203 Distance runners don't have to look like skinny weaklings, as you so put it. My girlfriend (and many women, to be honest) is more attracted to a lean, tone, distance runner body than bulky, abnormal, overly muscular looking body. Also, your comparison for who would you rather look like features a black man in what looks like his mid 20s against a guy who looks at least double that. Also, not every DR is that skinny. Being in shape isn't defined by your body type. Distance runners don’t have to look like skinny weaklings, as you so put it. My girlfriend (and many women, to be honest) is more attracted to a lean, tone, distance runner body than bulky, abnormal, overly muscular looking body. Also, your comparison for who would you rather look like features a black man in what looks like his mid 20s against a guy who looks at least double that. Also, not every DR is that skinny. Being in shape isn’t defined by your body type.

]]> By: Ken http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-24608 Ken Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:49:28 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-24608 The research bears out. Long distance is a relative term. Steady state running for many hours is not what our bodies were built for, hence the stress response from our endocrine system (i.e. cortisol) and the associated stress on our tendons and ligaments. Were we made to move? Absolutely. Were we made to run long distances in a steady fashion for hours on end? Absolutely not. The research bears out. Long distance is a relative term. Steady state running for many hours is not what our bodies were built for, hence the stress response from our endocrine system (i.e. cortisol) and the associated stress on our tendons and ligaments. Were we made to move? Absolutely. Were we made to run long distances in a steady fashion for hours on end? Absolutely not.

]]> By: High Blood Pressure During Exercise http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-23895 High Blood Pressure During Exercise Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:50:50 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-23895 [...] runners should not have plaque buildup.. Most of the studies I have seen dont bear this out. http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/l...-can-kill-you/ [...] [...] runners should not have plaque buildup.. Most of the studies I have seen dont bear this out. http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/l…-can-kill-you/ [...]

]]> By: Jordan http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-22771 Jordan Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:21:25 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-22771 This article is completely WRONG. Humans were made to run long distances. Our bodies are more fit than any other creature to run long distances. Obviously the author has never done a long run in their life. A long run may hurt, but your perspective on the world changes. Long distance runners are some of the greatest athletes there are and most do not look like that picture. The author will never know the joy of distance running because, like many people, he is not willing to go through the pain. This article is completely WRONG. Humans were made to run long distances. Our bodies are more fit than any other creature to run long distances. Obviously the author has never done a long run in their life. A long run may hurt, but your perspective on the world changes. Long distance runners are some of the greatest athletes there are and most do not look like that picture. The author will never know the joy of distance running because, like many people, he is not willing to go through the pain.

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]]> By: Jacob http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-3928 Jacob Sun, 01 May 2011 19:36:47 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-3928 Great article. As a runner myself, I need to point out a few observations. The "Marathon versus Sprinter" photo implies that if you want to look like one over the other, then you should exercise like one over the other. The two photos however, are of elites in their respective field. They are elites, due to auto-selection of the particular sport they are training in, not the other way around. It makes just as much sense to say, if you want to be a young black man, then do sprints, but if you want to be an old bald white man, do marathons. See my point? I would like to see the results of similar studies done on sprinters or HIT folks to see what their heart examinations reveal. I've heard too many anecdotal cases of power lifters and bodybuilders that fall dead in the gym from a heart attack. Only with such a study can you draw the conclusion that that HIT is better for your heart than low intensity long duration running. Great article.

As a runner myself, I need to point out a few observations.

The “Marathon versus Sprinter” photo implies that if you want to look like one over the other, then you should exercise like one over the other. The two photos however, are of elites in their respective field. They are elites, due to auto-selection of the particular sport they are training in, not the other way around. It makes just as much sense to say, if you want to be a young black man, then do sprints, but if you want to be an old bald white man, do marathons. See my point?

I would like to see the results of similar studies done on sprinters or HIT folks to see what their heart examinations reveal. I’ve heard too many anecdotal cases of power lifters and bodybuilders that fall dead in the gym from a heart attack. Only with such a study can you draw the conclusion that that HIT is better for your heart than low intensity long duration running.

]]> By: Ken http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-3026 Ken Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:49:30 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-3026 That is an excellent point regarding the overuse injuries. High Intensity Interval Training is the way to go :) That is an excellent point regarding the overuse injuries. High Intensity Interval Training is the way to go :)

]]> By: Dr James Proodian http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/long-distance-running-can-kill-you/#comment-2960 Dr James Proodian Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:53:38 +0000 http://www.unstoppablestrength.com/?p=327#comment-2960 Very good....this must be a topic of major concern in so many ways. Outside of the accurate data you presented on basic human physiology the cost of repetitive injuries like those with runners is through the roof. Pick up some weights and interval train....high intensity low duration = less stress on joints, ligamnets, disc and cartilage. Very good….this must be a topic of major concern in so many ways. Outside of the accurate data you presented on basic human physiology the cost of repetitive injuries like those with runners is through the roof. Pick up some weights and interval train….high intensity low duration = less stress on joints, ligamnets, disc and cartilage.

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