The Flopnuts Fatties Thread

[The Franchise]

****ing life.

I've been doing better on the food part but the exercise part just isn't there. Excuses I know but with the wife starting up school again.....it's hard to find time in the evening. And with my kids being punks during the middle of the night.....it's hard as **** to get up at 5 am to work out. I've got to figure something out.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

****ing life.

I've been doing better on the food part but the exercise part just isn't there. Excuses I know but with the wife starting up school again.....it's hard to find time in the evening. And with my kids being punks during the middle of the night.....it's hard as **** to get up at 5 am to work out. I've got to figure something out.

I just started sprint-8. It's a really quick workout three times a week for 20 minutes, but it's intense as all hell. 30 seconds of balls-to-the-wall sprints followed by 90 seconds of jogging repeated 8 times. Couple minutes of jogging before and after for warm up and cool down, and that's it.

I run about 3-4 miles 3-4 times a week, do boxing/light mma training twice a week and have just started this. I'm a shade under 170 pounds and in pretty good shape, but this kicks my ass in a completely different way.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Saul Badguy

I just started sprint-8. It's a really quick workout three times a week for 20 minutes, but it's intense as all hell. 30 seconds of balls-to-the-wall sprints followed by 90 seconds of jogging repeated 8 times. Couple minutes of jogging before and after for warm up and cool down, and that's it.

I run about 3-4 miles 3-4 times a week, do boxing/light mma training twice a week and have just started this. I'm a shade under 170 pounds and in pretty good shape, but this kicks my ass in a completely different way.

So it seems like it's basically the same premise as Couch to 5k....just with sprinting?

I might have to try that out.

Is there a website on it? Does it get progressively harder with longer sprint times and shorter jog times?

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

So it seems like it's basically the same premise as Couch to 5k....just with sprinting?

I might have to try that out.

Is there a website on it? Does it get progressively harder with longer sprint times and shorter jog times?

No need for a website but there are plenty. There is no progression. You just run harder/faster as you improve, but the splits stay the same. You might not be able to go eight rounds at first depending on what kind of shape you're in, so it's okay to start at four or five and work your way up. I was able to go all eight my first time, but the eighth one about killed me. I wouldn't have been able to go nine.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Saul Badguy

No need for a website but there are plenty. There is no progression. You just run harder/faster as you improve, but the splits stay the same. You might not be able to go eight rounds at first depending on what kind of shape you're in, so it's okay to start at four or five and work your way up. I was able to go all eight my first time, but the eighth one about killed me. I wouldn't have been able to go nine.

Cool....I'll definitely look at integrating that into my workout. The faster the better considering my lack of time.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Cool....I'll definitely look at integrating that into my workout. The faster the better considering my lack of time.

It's hard to find an excuse to puss out on a 20 minute workout three times a week. Trust me, I try.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by Saul Badguy

I just started sprint-8. It's a really quick workout three times a week for 20 minutes, but it's intense as all hell. 30 seconds of balls-to-the-wall sprints followed by 90 seconds of jogging repeated 8 times. Couple minutes of jogging before and after for warm up and cool down, and that's it.

I run about 3-4 miles 3-4 times a week, do boxing/light mma training twice a week and have just started this. I'm a shade under 170 pounds and in pretty good shape, but this kicks my ass in a completely different way.

So its basically HIIT 400m sprints? Sounds like fun. I'll stick to prowler pushes.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Saul Badguy

I just started sprint-8. It's a really quick workout three times a week for 20 minutes, but it's intense as all hell. 30 seconds of balls-to-the-wall sprints followed by 90 seconds of jogging repeated 8 times. Couple minutes of jogging before and after for warm up and cool down, and that's it.

I run about 3-4 miles 3-4 times a week, do boxing/light mma training twice a week and have just started this. I'm a shade under 170 pounds and in pretty good shape, but this kicks my ass in a completely different way.

My wife and I both did Sprint 8 for years. It's a good, quick sprint program. Fun to see your progress as your max speed and "recovery" speeds climb. I think I was recovering at like 7.5 or 8 by the time I finished doing it and sprinting at like 14 or 15? I can't remember, though. That was the last running program I ever did (though I've been considering getting back on a sprinting program).

And yeah, basically a quick HIIT program for the treadmill.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by NewChief

My wife and I both did Sprint 8 for years. It's a good, quick sprint program. Fun to see your progress as your max speed and "recovery" speeds climb. I think I was recovering at like 7.5 or 8 by the time I finished doing it and sprinting at like 14 or 15? I can't remember, though. That was the last running program I ever did (though I've been considering getting back on a sprinting program).

And yeah, basically a quick HIIT program for the treadmill.

Did your quads develop really quickly when you did it? Mine are really getting big quickly. I wish the rest of my body was seeing results like this. In three months of distance running and cross-fit, my legs didn't do shit compared to a few weeks of sprints.