running && weights?????

[ambeeg3]

i just finished training for my first 5k, it only had me running around 3 miles 3x per week.. and kinda had a little walk/run/walk in the beginning so i thought it was perfect for my cardio plan along with weights. but now, i want to train for a 10k, which is going to have me running about 6 miles a few times a week, if not more than 3x. and then a half marathon, marathon.. and so on. im really into running, always have been, ive just never put in the time and dedication to actually train for an actual race with it. i was just wondering.. will all this running mess up all the hard work i put into my weight training??

[amyfit]

i just finished training for my first 5k, it only had me running around 3 miles 3x per week.. and kinda had a little walk/run/walk in the beginning so i thought it was perfect for my cardio plan along with weights. but now, i want to train for a 10k, which is going to have me running about 6 miles a few times a week, if not more than 3x. and then a half marathon, marathon.. and so on. im really into running, always have been, ive just never put in the time and dedication to actually train for an actual race with it. i was just wondering.. will all this running mess up all the hard work i put into my weight training??
I didn't have a problem with it. Running built my legs up very fast and I had to concentrate on bringing up my upper body to match my lower body. I've done everything from 5k's to an Ironman Triathlon and never really lost a whole lot of much. It did, however make me so tired that I didn't want to train with weights. That started happening with the marathon and ironman training though. Now this is just me. I have a friend who used to train with me and once we got over 3 hours a week of running she lost weight (muscle) like it was nobody's business. So much so, that her chest would get sunken in. She tried drinking weight gainers and everything while training, no help.
Everyone is different, watch you body and adjust accordingly your weights to your running and vice versa. It all depends on your goals......

[ambeeg3]

I didn't have a problem with it. Running built my legs up very fast and I had to concentrate on bringing up my upper body to match my lower body. I've done everything from 5k's to an Ironman Triathlon and never really lost a whole lot of much. It did, however make me so tired that I didn't want to train with weights. That started happening with the marathon and ironman training though. Now this is just me. I have a friend who used to train with me and once we got over 3 hours a week of running she lost weight (muscle) like it was nobody's business. So much so, that her chest would get sunken in. She tried drinking weight gainers and everything while training, no help.
Everyone is different, watch you body and adjust accordingly your weights to your running and vice versa. It all depends on your goals......


Thanks, yeah, running is building up my legs too. Thats one reason why i started it, because i couldnt find anything to make my legs even budge, and i heard running did it real well, and it did pretty fast, so im really happy with it. I work my upper body really heavy about 3 x per week, its matches pretty well, so i feel good with that.. ive already lost 5 pounds, but im also in the process of cutting right now for my first bikini competition in november. Thats why i thought losing weight might be ok, because i know bikini doesnt look at muscle as much, and i got some fat to lose, i just didnt want to lose TOO much muscle, cause like i said, i have worked really hard for the muscle i do have. IM trying to keep my protein intake really high, even though my calories are a little low.. so maybe i will perserve as much muscle as possible.

[Cape1]

Ambeeg3,

It's not really so much that running will kill your progress in the weight room as much as it is a case of over-use problems. If you can compensate for the stress by way of nutrition, you will be fine. Just watch out for over-use injuries that are the trademark of running all the time.

Now, personally, when I build up to jogging long distances, my leg strength really suffers. When my leg strength is up there, my jogging suffers. My belief is that I can't push as much weight because my legs are tired from running. If I don't run as much I can push plenty of weight but then I loose some running condition. Sprints, by the way, are like the best of both worlds.

There is a reason for the difference in muscularity between someone like TO and the guy who won the Boston Marathon last year and my suspicion is that it ties right back to training and nutrition.