One definition of Stamina is:
That is something that I would like to have - but severely lack. For that I will blame my conventional weight training routines over the last few years.
Most personal trainers and fitness advisors have a standard rep (repetition) range that they will prescribe. It goes something like this:
What's Disappointing
When I changed my style of working out I discovered that I was very weak in the area of stamina. I would find 20 repetitions of an exercise both mentally and physically challenging.
If your goal is simply to build big muscles, then endurance or stamina is not necessarily an issue. But, if, like me, your goal is functional fitness - then it's time to shake things up a bit.
I'm so used to pumping out 8 reps of an exercise, then resting, then eventually pushing out another 6-8 reps. Nowadays (thanks to Crossfit) there are a few larger sets getting thrown in the mix. Of course, I am hopeless with these large sets (20 reps or more), and they always end up "broken" (i.e. instead of 20 reps at once, they end up something like 10 then 6 then 4).
Here's hoping I will grow some stamina...
Enduring strength and energy
That is something that I would like to have - but severely lack. For that I will blame my conventional weight training routines over the last few years.
Most personal trainers and fitness advisors have a standard rep (repetition) range that they will prescribe. It goes something like this:
- < 6 reps per set: Strength training
- 6-12 reps per set: Hypertrophy (i.e. get bigger muscles)
- > 12 reps: Endurance training.
What's Disappointing
When I changed my style of working out I discovered that I was very weak in the area of stamina. I would find 20 repetitions of an exercise both mentally and physically challenging.
If your goal is simply to build big muscles, then endurance or stamina is not necessarily an issue. But, if, like me, your goal is functional fitness - then it's time to shake things up a bit.
I'm so used to pumping out 8 reps of an exercise, then resting, then eventually pushing out another 6-8 reps. Nowadays (thanks to Crossfit) there are a few larger sets getting thrown in the mix. Of course, I am hopeless with these large sets (20 reps or more), and they always end up "broken" (i.e. instead of 20 reps at once, they end up something like 10 then 6 then 4).
Here's hoping I will grow some stamina...
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4 Comments:
thats great and all but i thought you were reffering to stamina as in endurance running, could someone please post something on that topic? also what are your sources for this article
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Anonymous at 7:57 PM
you know stamina comes in many different ways for instance i would like stamina for running but you could have stamina for something else and since i have tried to gain stamina for running i found one thing that works the most. RUN thats it and not on a treadmill outside in rugged tarain thats all ofcourse you have to eat right and drink water but the best thing to do is run the more you run the more indurance you gain to run its that simple
timothy
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Anonymous at 8:35 PM
Its completely right to say that the only way you can gain stamina is by running and only running.The more you practice running the faster and tougher you'll get.But its not necessary that you dont run on a treadmill.Infact running on a treadmill is more safe from injuries.
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Nasr at 9:06 AM
it is a lot more safer if you have a program like alternating 1 minute of running and 2 minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes and gradually increasing the time and distance per week or two as you move on. specially if you're new to running, you should read and ask veteran runners, coz, if you're just gonna run, most likely result would be frustrations, injuries and/or even end up killing yourself.
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Anonymous at 6:28 PM
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