Hello everyone!!
This site seems awesome, glad to be a part of it now!
Today was day three of my BFR training. So far it's been interesting for sure, and I definitly think its something I will continue to do. I never really had an urge to run, and it didn't come till after I read "Born To Run." I know it probably sounds lame that a book really made me start running, but it did. Something in it struck a nerve in me, and made me want to go out there and do what my body was designed to do. Run. Another thing that inspired me we're my VFF's. I LOVE to hike, and these babies really allow you to feel the earth as it was intended. I also noticed it felt great/liberating to walk in my VFF's compared to my almost 200$ hiking boots I bought. No pain either, besides tissue damage that is expect when getting used to them. After seeing how great they are on the trail I wanted to see how they performed for what they were designed to do.
I never really was into running, and in fact disliked it once I began to get older. I can remember running laps around the track as a kid, and being great at it. But once I turned 16 or so I slowly began not enjoying running because of the discomfort. My knee always at the end of a run would feel "used" up, and just really had to force myself through the last bits of the run. Then I graduated and began my LAZY boring lifestyle. I am 5' 10' 145 lbs, and in relatively good shape, but still out of shape. Now, I want to change that and become a distance machine. Hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction.
Alright so, I will give you a re-cap on how its been going so far.
Day1: Went smooth, but kept it short as my feet definitly weren't ready to run bare for long. Five minutes on asphalt, and then did 5 min on my VFF KSO's. Had some stomach cramps, and still felt my knee getting a little annoyed. Resulted in nice and sore calves, as well as tender feet.
Day2: Another short day. Maybe ran a little more then 5 min in my barefeet, and walked another five barefoot. After that I turned around and ran the 10 in my VFF's. Resulted in just about same as Day1, but my calves definitly felt a little tighter.
Day3: Today I was able to run a little further. 10 min barefoot, and then 10 min VFF's. I noticed 5 min after running with the vibrams I began feeling a little pain in the top of my foot right under the toes. I was able to fix this by adjusting my stride which I found to be amazing!! Just by making a slight adjustment the pain went 100% away!! Knee annoyance was basically gone the whole time as well. It seemed once my calves began to fatigue, my knee started to suffer. Is that normal? Or is happening because of a form issue? Also, I don't know if I'm just out of shape, but HOLY COW my calves are feeling NICE! Is it normal for them to be this tired after just 10 min of running?
Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated!! Thanks for your help in advance!!!
This site seems awesome, glad to be a part of it now!
Today was day three of my BFR training. So far it's been interesting for sure, and I definitly think its something I will continue to do. I never really had an urge to run, and it didn't come till after I read "Born To Run." I know it probably sounds lame that a book really made me start running, but it did. Something in it struck a nerve in me, and made me want to go out there and do what my body was designed to do. Run. Another thing that inspired me we're my VFF's. I LOVE to hike, and these babies really allow you to feel the earth as it was intended. I also noticed it felt great/liberating to walk in my VFF's compared to my almost 200$ hiking boots I bought. No pain either, besides tissue damage that is expect when getting used to them. After seeing how great they are on the trail I wanted to see how they performed for what they were designed to do.
I never really was into running, and in fact disliked it once I began to get older. I can remember running laps around the track as a kid, and being great at it. But once I turned 16 or so I slowly began not enjoying running because of the discomfort. My knee always at the end of a run would feel "used" up, and just really had to force myself through the last bits of the run. Then I graduated and began my LAZY boring lifestyle. I am 5' 10' 145 lbs, and in relatively good shape, but still out of shape. Now, I want to change that and become a distance machine. Hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction.
Alright so, I will give you a re-cap on how its been going so far.
Day1: Went smooth, but kept it short as my feet definitly weren't ready to run bare for long. Five minutes on asphalt, and then did 5 min on my VFF KSO's. Had some stomach cramps, and still felt my knee getting a little annoyed. Resulted in nice and sore calves, as well as tender feet.
Day2: Another short day. Maybe ran a little more then 5 min in my barefeet, and walked another five barefoot. After that I turned around and ran the 10 in my VFF's. Resulted in just about same as Day1, but my calves definitly felt a little tighter.
Day3: Today I was able to run a little further. 10 min barefoot, and then 10 min VFF's. I noticed 5 min after running with the vibrams I began feeling a little pain in the top of my foot right under the toes. I was able to fix this by adjusting my stride which I found to be amazing!! Just by making a slight adjustment the pain went 100% away!! Knee annoyance was basically gone the whole time as well. It seemed once my calves began to fatigue, my knee started to suffer. Is that normal? Or is happening because of a form issue? Also, I don't know if I'm just out of shape, but HOLY COW my calves are feeling NICE! Is it normal for them to be this tired after just 10 min of running?
Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated!! Thanks for your help in advance!!!