Question for people who do Track

[Future DJ King]

I don't know if JOBOO is taking into consideration that you are doing heavy leg and back lifts( "squats, power cleans") and doing b-ball practice. All that work and running the kind of mileage JOBOO is talking about is overtraining especially for a high school junior. I have read that you have had at least 2 athletic injuries and maybe you body is telling you to slow down. I don't expect a teenager to take this advice seriously though. Whatever its your life, but just consider slowing down (not stopping) a little for a month and see what it does to your time.

 

[Steve]

DJ king, I know most teens might not take advice, but regardless of whether I follow advice or not, I appreciate people who give it to me, thanks. I do know I have limits, and do listen to my body. I realized I was overtraining 2-3 months back, lifting weights about 6 days a week while balling too. Diesel informed me I was overtraining, I changed now to about 3-4 times weights a week (different body parts), and have noticed muscle gains already.

My foot/ankle injury was because I was jumping up for a loose ball and this 6'7" dude landed on my damn left foot, then I was at the gym playing and a guy crashed on my right ankle after a rebound, 1 week after my foot heeled.. I'm good now though.

Also, once bball season starts in 3 weeks, I won't be able to run the track everyday probably anyways, cause of bball games etc... so I know I gotta rest my legs/body some times, but I just wanna get in what I can now.

Joobo also isn't like telling me to run non-stop, he's just telling me what I need to do to get to where I want to be. At least he said, "Don't run more than 8 miles a day" lol, and take it slow as I was just starting out. I know I have to push myself to see gains, but I'm not going to over-do it.

Anyways, I hope to be successful, and I'll post my progress!

Thanks,
Steve


[This message has been edited by Steve (edited 09-28-2002).]

 

[J0B00]

DJ King, I appreciate your comments, but the guy asked a question and I answered it from a runner's perspective. I'm not aware of the current weight lifting regime that Steve follows now, but I DID give him some weight workouts that I thought might help him. And if he does things right, I don't think those workouts that I gave him are anywhere close to overtraining, even if you combine them with Basketball and his weightlifting. If I told you what kinds of workouts I'm doing right now, you'd say that I was overtraining too. Taking a month off is definately something Steve SHOULD NOT do! I can feel a difference (i.e. stiff, heavy legs) if I take only 2 days off from my running. I know that a month off for Steve would put him right back at the 6:00 mile mark again. I'm sure thats not where he wants to go.

I'm not trying to sound like I know everything about Cross Country and Track, but I'm not stupid and I know what has worked for me and for tons of other people. I also remember what it was like when I started running. I felt like I was tired all the time. I was lifting weights and running. But I set a PR almost every week that I raced. And I'm still improving. In fact, I just dropped 54 seconds off of my 8K time at a Cross Country meet today.


Anyway, Steve, I think you should continue to try and follow the advice I have given you as close as you can. I understand you are gonna be busy with basketball. Do what you can and try to get in as many miles as you can. Listen to your body and take a day off or two when you feel you need it. By all means though, DO NOT go any longer than 4 days without getting some sort of running in.

 

[J0B00]

Hows everything coming Steve?? Its the end of cross country season, so if all is going well, you might want to pick up the intensity of your runs a little.