Loose fat... Long run or short run?

[Squire]

Originally Posted by RDJ

He's on a fat free diet on those days as well I assume?

No idea. He sometimes goes on about different types of fats, but I zone out at that point. For the record, I don't carb cycle. I eat piles of carbs all the time and anything else that takes my fancy. If I wanted to shift fat I'd definitely give it a try though. It seems to work very well

[RDJ]

Of course it works, everything works as long as you eat less than you need. The person who started this thread boxes so health and performance are important when choosing a diet. He's not an oiled up sack of muscles and bones that needs to look good in a g-string.

[AndrewFFC]

Sprinting requires a lot of msucle tissue, look at the average 100m sprinter then compare him to a marathon runner. If you run distances your body will adapt, you will lose alot of fat and muscle mass which will mean you lose weight.

[donizhere]

id say long distance runs you'd lose more,

its cause your burning energy for longer period of time

[stocks]

UPDATE:

Hi guys,

I've been running short distances for the last two weeks like 2.7 mile sprints and im struggling... my diet is very good but im maintaining 81.5 kg and its not moving. Four weeks ago i did two weeks of long distance and lost 2kg.

Cheers for all the advice

[donizhere]

Originally Posted by stocks

UPDATE:

Hi guys,

I've been running short distances for the last two weeks like 2.7 mile sprints and im struggling... my diet is very good but im maintaining 81.5 kg and its not moving. Four weeks ago i did two weeks of long distance and lost 2kg.

Cheers for all the advice

yep, its all about long distance for losing weight, loads of people have said/proved this.

even long distance walking is meant to lose you weight

[RDJ]

Originally Posted by stocks

UPDATE:

Hi guys,

I've been running short distances for the last two weeks like 2.7 mile sprints and im struggling... my diet is very good but im maintaining 81.5 kg and its not moving. Four weeks ago i did two weeks of long distance and lost 2kg.

Cheers for all the advice

A few things ...

1) This thread is two days old. How the hell can you give a two week update just after asking your question
2) You can not do a 2.7 mile sprint.

[RDJ]

Originally Posted by donizhere

even long distance walking is meant to lose you weight

Of course it does, walking requires energy.

[stocks]

Originally Posted by RDJ

A few things ...

1) This thread is two days old. How the hell can you give a two week update just after asking your question
2) You can not do a 2.7 mile sprint.

1. I did not start training two days ago and i asked for advice to which would benifit me more, short or long distance.
2. clearly! i push my self as hard as i can with sprints between lamp posts over the distance. but the long runs i dont i try to pace my self.

[ed7890]

Originally Posted by stocks

1. I did not start training two days ago and i asked for advice to which would benifit me more, short or long distance.
2. clearly! i push my self as hard as i can with sprints between lamp posts over the distance. but the long runs i dont i try to pace my self.

If you're doing sprints you'll be building up muscles in your legs, so your weight might not change, but you will be getting slimmer.

[KillSomething]

Originally Posted by stocks

1. I did not start training two days ago and i asked for advice to which would benifit me more, short or long distance.
2. clearly! i push my self as hard as i can with sprints between lamp posts over the distance. but the long runs i dont i try to pace my self.

I bet you're eating more. But still, I'd go with long distance until you get closer to your target. I've been dropping 2-3 lb a week and I'm only going about 8-10min per mile.

Also, what you're doing is interval training. It's great for becoming a better runner, but it's going to tire you out faster than a steady run and it'll make you more sore. Also, you'll probably want to eat more for some reason, at least that's my experience. Long slow running makes you feel...skinny I guess.

[stocks]

Originally Posted by KillSomething

I bet you're eating more. But still, I'd go with long distance until you get closer to your target. I've been dropping 2-3 lb a week and I'm only going about 8-10min per mile.

Also, what you're doing is interval training. It's great for becoming a better runner, but it's going to tire you out faster than a steady run and it'll make you more sore. Also, you'll probably want to eat more for some reason, at least that's my experience. Long slow running makes you feel...skinny I guess.

Im not eating more but i starving all the time!

Yea im sticking with the long distance for now going to try doing early mornings next week

I suppose i just have to be patient and wait for the results

I really appreciate all the advice from this thread its great to hear every ones views so i can try a bit of every thing.


Cheers all