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posted by munequita

I want to increase my miles ran per hour.. and run like a mile in 8 mins.. what is a good diet to follow to help me reach my goal...

thanks,
ebatz

posted by wrstlng135

3-5g of amino acids one before cadio helps target fat.

posted by wrstlng135

sh*t meant one hour

posted by jwcronk

bananas...lots of them. I ran for the Army 10-mile team when I was in. I ate alot of bananas. If you burn out fast, pasta will help too, but not always the best for fat loss. Try running and doing fartleks (run 100-300 meters - then sprint the distance between two telephone polls), fartleks really make you work. Running normally with short (30 sec or so - believe me - 30 secs will feel longer) bursts of sprinting will help improve times. Otherwise, eat fish, rice, veggies, maybe get a Juicer (jack lalane juicer - you know). What you put into your body is what becomes your fuel tank when you run. Oh, and lots of water.

posted by munequita

you mentioned to eat fish,.. is chicken not good for a runner.. and the rice,, does it matter if white or brown... ...

also, are amino acids safe for a female to take.. what effects would it have on me...

ebatz

posted by jwcronk

Chicken is great too, I just mentioned fish for the Omega 3 - which is an important supp. - amino acids are great for women too - men and women both need them in their diets- and use them the same - I eat whole grain rice just because, well, I dont know - someone said it was better. I dont know if there is a real difference.

posted by CUTS

gatorade!

posted by munequita

gatorade... really... ?? I prefer to eat or drink more natural grown foods... are there any that I can use....

ebatz

posted by mattsimonton

Propel is a good source of extra energy that I have found. I ate Pasta on sprint days and Protein on distance days. witch I ran 5 days a week alternating the two work outs. My team was required to run 50 miles every two weeks with rest on Sat. and Sun. I would load up on carbs 2 days before a big race also. and I ran a 6:30 mile at 155 ibs. I hope you can find some useful info in this and good luck
the new guy

posted by A.B

no pluggging companys without approval...

posted by munequita

i will try the propel... thank for the tips... mattsimonton

posted by canibalistic_js

WTF, Why not clen & t-3.

posted by munequita

clen & t-3?? what does that mean.. i am still new to this.....did i offend anybody...

posted by canibalistic_js

Look here;

http://www.bbforums.com/showthread.php?t=148

posted by munequita

i do not think i would need that.. i am not that rich to use that.. any other suggestions

posted by canibalistic_js

It's cheaper than all of that other stuff your taking, if that's the issue.

posted by munequita

thanks for the info

posted by CUTS

serious? i was kidding! :banghead:

posted by wrstlng135

^what about when we discuss supplemetal?

posted by mattsimonton

right now I am on a get lean or die tryin stage of my life and I am running 2.5-3 miles(reasonable pace) at 5:30 in the morning then coming home and eating a half cup oats 2tbsp honey and a bananna if I have one and I have found that with that I have more energy and I am not hungary. I went out too eat and I could barely get a medium size plate down of chinese. (I do 1 carb night for fuel for the week) I do this early in the week (mon-tues) also run a couple of fartleks and see what your body tells ya after a week of it you will know if yoiu need to modify your diet
I hope you can savage some info here
matt

posted by mattsimonton

woops salvage lol oh and I am trying to get myself to eat some source of protein but I just cannot stomach it cause I am not hungary after brkfst. I usually just eat brkfst and a can of fruit a day. but that is one thing I will not recomend
matt

posted by jcvaughn26

EPO j/k Don't even look up what that is.

I don't know what your physical potential is but I think you just need to run more often if you are still at 8 minute miles. Also don't drink carbonated drinks that will help you. Work on your running form as well and your breathing. the little things will make a big difference.

posted by mattsimonton

fartleks are one of the best training routines for distance stamina.
matt

posted by munequita

i am still not clear on what fartleks are?? Besides that I am getting great advice.. I have tried eating the banana for breakfast and it does help me throughout the day... I eat it with oatmeal... It fills me up and I have energy for running.. I am still trying to get up in the morning to run but i just cannot do it... i guess i am too tired or lazy to do it. I used to .. but what can I do... any tips on how all of you get up early in the morning and do it..I really do appreciate all your tips

ebatz

posted by TomSizeMore

Hmmmm, not much help here. I naturally wake up every couple of hours to take a pee, so waking up in the A.M. is an easy thing for me to do. U may want to try and drink a lot of water before bed, and again in the middle of the night when you get up to go the bathroom. This will ensure you get out of bed early.

Can't help you on the Fartleks, but it sure sounds funny. Oh, and Maltodextrin is a great source of early morning carbs. You can order from Truprotien.com.

posted by jcvaughn26

fartleck is interval training basically. Jog 100m sprint 100m not necissarily in those intervals jog some then sprint so on. In track we what we called fartleck was when you had everyone running in a line and the back person would sprint to the front and when that guy got the front the next one went. You get the picture.

posted by munequita

oh ok.. i get it.... i will try with the water thing.. i used to get up in the mornings and run but now it is getting so hard... hmmmm.. maybe the water thing will help.....

now i understand the fartleks thing... i have a treadmill at home.. a manual one so i guess i will just do intervals on that.... thanks for the help..

posted by mattsimonton

they help tremendously with breathing and stamina
matt

posted by munequita

i tried it and i am out of breath from doing that.. that really does work you out... but i will keep trying it out...

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