doing that bit more.
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KellyW posted 14 weeks ago.
I use an inhaler too and it jacks up my heart rate. But its better than not breathing!
I think its great to habe those stretch days where yo do more than usual. Then drop back to your usual patient increments of progress. That's how we get better.
Sometimes if you overtrain or are dehydrated that will jack up your heart rate. But I bote for the inhaler!
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kylie posted 14 weeks ago.
Inhalers mess with me big time. An extra bit of swim like that probably wasn't the problem -- generally you are safe adding more swimming than planned.
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gfd posted 14 weeks ago.
+1 to Kylie and the added swimming. The only problem I ever encountered from adding on to my planned swim work was some slight muscle soreness in my shoulders.
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Amish posted 14 weeks ago.
A) I hate jellyfish. I totally get it about being high strung.
b) +1 to the inhaler wierdness
c) I figure the only way you get better is if you push on your limits -- and break through plateaus (of course being mindful of them, and knowing when to stop aka not hurting yourself)
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sasquatch posted 14 weeks ago.
In answer to your questions:
a) Yes, it can mess with your body, but normally fatigue is the symptom, not an erratic HR. That was proabbly due to the inhaler....
b) The key to improving is recovery. As long as you can recover and continue working out, you are fine with increasing. There is another thread about the 10% rule. This is sort of the same thing. Use recovery as your guide and you will be fine. If you wake up and your legs feel great and your excited to go, then go. If you wake up and feel off and your legs are sore, either take the day off, or use it as an easy recovery day.
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Warrior posted 14 weeks ago.
thanks folks, Going for the same run now, will take the inhaler after see what difference it makes.
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Warrior posted 14 weeks ago.
Okay run done. Get this, I did my core excercise, heart monitor and all. I go out the door walk a bit and take off up hill at my usual spot. I get a lot farther than the other day, this is good. Then double beep. So I walk, my heart rate zone is 142 bpm. I am quickly up to 152. I take deep breaths but the rate wont go down. I have to practically stop after 2 mins of walking slowly and I touch the strap around my chest, I look at the watch, it's reading 79 and it beeps one time. Off I go still up hill. One beep, ah okay I need to run a little faster to get into the zone, one beep, huh I need to go a little faster and harder, I am puffing and huffing and I am busting a lung all uphill, one beep. I am looking at all the cut grass around me thinking oh shit, I should have taken the inhaler, one beep, I stop nearly winded, one beep. I look at the watch still 79.
So when I readjusted the strap to be over my heart and not half way down my belly it was all better.
I got further and ran longer distances in between than usual.
I have learned three things, take the inhaler after the run.
Make sure your equipment is on and functioning correctly.
Never forget to laugh.
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I post way too much I know. Anyway today, it was hot cloudy. I went for my swim. 250meters out and of course 250 back. However the sea was a bit rough. I had got stung by a jelly the other day, so as the water wasn't so clear I was a bit edgy about getting stung. I had gone about 200 meters, realising that when I stopped the swell was big enough to block out my view of the marker bouy. I thought heck, swim in and go along the shore, at least there is less chance of being stung.
I swam back and then did about another 100 meters, parallel to the shore.
I got out, the clouds cleared there was sun. I down my lunch, waited a few minutes, debated the wisdom of getting back in. I had already done my distance and I had planned a run. (is this long winded yet?)
I got in swam about another 250 meters.
This evening when I went on my run, my heart rate was all over the place. It could be because I am on an inhaler and I took it before my run. But I have two questions. a) Does anyone know it is likely doing more than planned can mess with your body during the day.
b) is it advisable to push on a little more than planned, should I just suck it up so to speak, or should I go back to my patient style of just tiny little improvements each week?
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