There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, then walk down.
I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm... I'm thinking it could be developed into a competitive event... it's probably the only thing not yet in the Olympics...
Sam the Bam wrote: > There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, > I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. > Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, > then walk down.
> I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, > days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm... > I'm thinking it could be developed into a competitive event... > it's probably the only thing not yet in the Olympics...
> Sam
Great way to get fit. For added fun stick on a backpack full of weights.
On Jul 23, 9:12 pm, Sam the Bam <samtheb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, > I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. > Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, > then walk down.
> I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, > days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm... > I'm thinking it could be developed into a competitive event... > it's probably the only thing not yet in the Olympics...
> Sam
yes. run as hard as you can. stairs are interval training tools. an elevator down would be best so as to keep stress off your patela tendons on the eccentric phase descent.
> Sam the Bam wrote: >> There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, >> I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. >> Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, >> then walk down.
>> I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, >> days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm... >> I'm thinking it could be developed into a competitive event... >> it's probably the only thing not yet in the Olympics...
>> Sam
> Great way to get fit. For added fun stick on a backpack full of weights.
> Fraser
Great way to break a neck <G> especially if you are my age, weight, and eyesight. You must have a decent sense of balance to keep from pitching forward. To me it smacks of punishment by sadistic coaches <G>. Take care -- Stanley L. Moore "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." Joseph Conrad
Stanley Moore wrote: > "Fraser Johnston" <fra...@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote in message > news:6eq4gsF88oknU1@mid.individual.net... >> Sam the Bam wrote: >>> There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, >>> I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. >>> Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, >>> then walk down.
>>> I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, >>> days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm... >>> I'm thinking it could be developed into a competitive event... >>> it's probably the only thing not yet in the Olympics...
>>> Sam
>> Great way to get fit. For added fun stick on a backpack full of weights.
>> Fraser
> Great way to break a neck <G> especially if you are my age, weight, and > eyesight. You must have a decent sense of balance to keep from pitching > forward. To me it smacks of punishment by sadistic coaches <G>. Take care
I used the run the stairs when I lived in a townhouse. Used to run to the top then do 10 pushups, 10 situps and 10 squats, then down and back up again. 10 of those and it would be a great workout in not much time at all.
Sam the Bam wrote: > There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, > I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. > Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, > then walk down.
> I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, > days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm... > I'm thinking it could be developed into a competitive event... > it's probably the only thing not yet in the Olympics...
> Sam
Try it really fast and with scissors! That'll give you an awesome pump.
On 24 jul, 03:12, Sam the Bam <samtheb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, > I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. > Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, > then walk down.
> I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, > days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm... > I'm thinking it could be developed into a competitive event... > it's probably the only thing not yet in the Olympics...
> Sam
Best not do run there if you are carrying a pair of scissors, imo
On Jul 23, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
> > There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, > > I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. > > Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, > > then walk down.
> > I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, > > days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm...
> Try it really fast and with scissors! That'll give you an awesome pump.
scissors? Is this one of those things I don't really want to know?
>There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, >I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. >Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, >then walk down.
>I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, >days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm... >I'm thinking it could be developed into a competitive event... >it's probably the only thing not yet in the Olympics...
You get good at what you do - walk up stairs leaning on the banister, you get good at it. *Always* run up any stairs, anywhere - get good at that instead.
> > There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, > > I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. > > Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, > > then walk down.
> > I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, > > days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm...
> Try it really fast and with scissors! That'll give you an awesome pump.
scissors? Is this one of those things I don't really want to know?
[Again with the quoting thing]
Never run with scissors unless you're really, really slow.
On Jul 23, "travis...@aol.cominyrface" <travis...@aol.com> wrote:
> > There's a stadium nearby, the gates are usually open, > > I want to start running the stairs, never did that before. > > Anyone have any experience? I plan to sprint up, > > then walk down.
> > I'm looking for suggestions on pace, number of sets, > > days per week, etc. What would be considered the norm...
> yes. run as hard as you can. stairs are interval training tools. an > elevator down would be best so as to keep stress off your patela > tendons on the eccentric phase descent.
Elevator? No elevator.... but I am concerned about my knees. The stairs are concrete, I'm not keen on pounding up those. I usually run on grass or a track with a springy surface.
Descending could be damaging?
Of course when I seek medical advice, I always come to Usenet first...
