Fitness for I-Day!?!?
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Think Lasse Virén from the '72/'76 Olympics.
Oh, I forgot; most of you weren't BORN then...
He was a MASTER at blood doping...
Got him a few VERY nice Olympic medals!
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I'm not so convinced you won't!
but in the case that you wanted to... you'd actually be below your baseline hematocrit (amount of red blood cells traveling through your blood vessels) level for a while. How blood doping works is along the same lines as donating blood. Take a unit of blood out, preserve it for a while, let your body replace the lost RBCs, then put the blood that was previously removed, and reinsert it into your body.
Truthfully, I have no idea how to actually perform blood doping but from what I understand, it takes quite a bit of skill and some decent equipment.
However... there are easier ways to increase your hematocrit rating such as finding ways to increase the level of the hormone erythropoietin which stimulates the production of RBCs.
In any case, it doesn't really matter, the body will self regulate to get the proper amount of RBCs it needs. Blood Doping is only temporary since the unneeded extra cells will die off without replacement, and i'm pretty sure erythropoietin stimulation curbs the body's natural ability to produce it.
Damn, I loved Anatomy and Physiology class...
on the topic of fitness and health..
went to the clinic after my morning final today because i've been getting dizzy the past few days.. they did a few blood pressure/ pulse tests.. my pulse never got above 45. ridiculous.
and i dont even run much here, just once or twice a week over the past few weeks... but they gave me some meds and i should be good to go.
as for i-day: just be able to do ALOT of everything. that's as simple as you can get it lol
went to the clinic after my morning final today because i've been getting dizzy the past few days.. they did a few blood pressure/ pulse tests.. my pulse never got above 45. ridiculous.
and i dont even run much here, just once or twice a week over the past few weeks... but they gave me some meds and i should be good to go.
as for i-day: just be able to do ALOT of everything. that's as simple as you can get it lol
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Haha yeah, I read that on Wikipedia too lol
but no, it looks too complicated and I don't necessarily like needles in my arms or elsewhere. lol
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Think Lasse Virén from the '72/'76 Olympics.
Oh, I forgot; most of you weren't BORN then...
He was a MASTER at blood doping...
Got him a few VERY nice Olympic medals!
Don't have to have been alive back then to know the name
. Without Limits is a very good movie about Steve Prefontaine, which of course, includes his '72 loss to Virén in the 5k.
UGH... My strained Hip Flexor is still not any better. So I STILL CAN'T RUN.
This is such a downer. I'm getting so worried its unbelievable. I can only hope it heals soon.
And when I do start running, should I be looking to run at a fast pace or should I be looking at doing a good pace over a long distance?
This is such a downer. I'm getting so worried its unbelievable. I can only hope it heals soon.
And when I do start running, should I be looking to run at a fast pace or should I be looking at doing a good pace over a long distance?
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I keep some of the things they said in mind. For example, run the mile at 8min. I am basically just going to the gym every day, working on different muscles. for example, lower body yesterday, upperbody + some abs today, abs + endurance tomorrow, then repeat until june 25th. All with running at least a mile each day (endurance days more than a mile). you can't go wrong with this.
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i was working out and running almost everyday, then i got shin splints....took 2 weeks off and my shins are back to normal. Gonna start running again this week, lets see how it goes....
Also, i heard from most cadets that i spoke to while at orientation that as long as your in pretty "fit" condition to focus more on the aerobics than the physcial parts, especially if you really havent run in the past. Although you get whipped into running condition pretty quickly, cadets told me that if you show up in very good running condition, BCT will go much smoothly. So thats what im focusing on more, but not giving up the physical part either, just more running.
Also, i heard from most cadets that i spoke to while at orientation that as long as your in pretty "fit" condition to focus more on the aerobics than the physcial parts, especially if you really havent run in the past. Although you get whipped into running condition pretty quickly, cadets told me that if you show up in very good running condition, BCT will go much smoothly. So thats what im focusing on more, but not giving up the physical part either, just more running.
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by physical part, you mean pushups, sit ups, strength conditioning?
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I understand the worry (I was there.. twice lol). You will be fine. Relax. Enjoy your last days!
Stop stressin!
Stop stressin!
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haha, won't be a problem for me =) i'm an Arizona boy, born and raised, 0% humidity is perfect.