It doesn't really look like much in timelapse mode... but these really took it out of me... I actually felt sick by the 5th one and was breathing crazy heavy... it took a good five minutes to calm down.
That said... if I'm going to do a quarter mile (400 meters) in under a minute and a half... these crazy hardcore death sprints are exactly what I need.
The far bottom left corner is the roof of our house, so our driveway has a decent incline.
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Awesome workout mate. The more of these i see, the more i think you need to make an overdramatic montage of you training for the "big day".
hahah agreed!!! you should do that adam!
Hahahaha, oh lordy.
I will keep that in mind... I'm pretty sure I can come up with something... who doesn't love an amazing montage? Wonder if the Team America peeps can help me with that.
i just finished my hike when i read this.
can you do a tutorial on exactly how you post your videos?
Nice dude! Hiking is so good... I love it actually but don't do it nearly enough.
Sure thing! I'll whip something up on the weekend for you.
It does look intense still!!!
Even in hilarious timelapse.... You know I wasn't actually going that fast right? :P
Uphill sprints are the absolute worst/best. I have never had better run times than after training uphill/stairs. It is mega killer though, especially on the knees :/
Hahaha, your comment is such an emotional rollercoaster Beth! I can definitely see the benefit to them, and they do absolutely make me want to lie down on the spot for half an hour, but man, it is tough. I can't imagine it'll ever get easier though... I'll just get to the gate faster... which is exciting in itself.
Awwww hell yeah! Hill sprints are deadly -- good work. You managed to fight gravity and exhaustion at the same time. 400m in 90s is pretty gnarly. When I'm training for races (I'm not the greatest runner by any means), I'm pretty fired up if I manage to get in shape for a 4:50min/km pace. 400m in 90s is 3:45min/km. That's quick, bud! Keep it up!
SO deadly!
It is weird though, it's so steep that unless you're really pushing your sprint, it feels like you're running on the spot and not exerting any energy. I have to drive my arms really hard just to gain any distance.
I mean, there's a big difference between 400m and running a couple of kms. I have no endurance or conditioning at the moment, so a 5km seems so far to me now... but my partner can punch those out a couple of times a week. Still, I will get the 90!
way to keep fit my friend... I just attacked you on steempuknet...
then I realized your item count is off the scale... wooow.... it seems you really are some kind of ninja... lol
My friend... you absolutely killed it yesterday... well done! I'm going to have to up my game to give you some competition.
lol... trust me, your game is already sky high... I am the one who needs to get pumped to give you some competition... what ever you are doing it is working, keep it up... I attacked you twice yesterday and got destroyed both times... lol... I had to accept defeat and retreat... Right now I am in the process of training and strengthening up to take my revenge on you. .. Way to hit the ground running, you the man... for now. hahaha.
Hahahaha, do you want to know my secret? I'll share it with you since you are such a worthy adversary. I left my browser open on Steem overnight while I was sleeping, and when I woke up there were so many equipment chests. It only worked two nights, it didn't work last night... but maybe give it a try?
You still won the most fights for the day... that's the important stat!
hahaha... thanks for the tip bro... I will definitely give it a try... yes it is, I put a lot of time into so it is good to see my name on the leader board. =D
Well, actually it does look like a lot to me :) I got tired just watching it, haha. Good stuff!
Hahaha, that counts as your exercise doesn't it...? I honestly had no idea people would actually watch a video of me being terrible at hills. I love this platform so hard.
great workout mate. keep it up nice sharing @aussieninja
Thanks @kamchore! Thanks so much for the support and comments, I really appreciate it!
Well done :)
Thanks Nora! Well done to you getting mentioned in Aggroed's post... that was amazing. I was so excited for you.
OH YEAH! You're killin it! I would be absolutely on the ground sobbing if I attempted that!
Thanks CaityCat! I so want to kill it harder, faster, better, but thanks for the support. The video cut out before I collapsed in an unmanly sobbing mess... shame.
I do something similar on the winding street leading up to our high rise here in KL, usually at night because it's too hot in the sun... and hit the gym every weekday... not training for anything special though, just to combat diabetes and advancing age and stuff... :) Yeah so I know how tough it is, good job!
BTW recently read an article about how interval training is the best training - beats aerobic training AND weight training in how many dormant beneficial genes with rejuvenating effects it triggers. :)
It's definitely something I'm trying to work on including in my workouts... especially since obstacle courses require sprinting strength but also a huge amount of endurance. I'm actually going to include some P90X workouts into my week.Hi @Stahlberg... would you mind expanding on that... do you mean like HIIT?
Cool, yeah HIIT, it could have been this study, or it could have been a different one, in any case they all seem to come to the same conclusion :)
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(17)30099-2
Okay, you've absolutely convinced me. I've now interval training into my week! It's in my latest blog post... added all the reasons, etc. Thank you so much for sharing this and adding to my fitness knowledge.
I grew up on the top of an extinct volcano so hills like that and steeper are familiar. I have sene people jogging/running up and down them (not training for any Ninja show, we didn't have them or know about them back in those days XD) and I was always yeh bugger that, but have ridden up and down them a few times XD Don't think I've seen anyone sprint them though :O
So pushing yourself and all is awesome but please try not to get to that sick stage :D
You did? Are you secretly a mountain goat posing as a person? When you talk about the kids I didn't think you were being so literal.
Hahaha, I can promise you here and now that I will never, ever, ever run up something like this just for fun. It's all for a purpose and I totally wouldn't do this if I didn't have to. My guts churn at the thought of sprinting up a volcano.
LoL! XD
Well I wouldn't sprint up the hills either XD Nobody I've seen sprints up, they're either jogging or walking or if they were jogging they're sometimes walking at a certain point because the hill climbs are pretty hard work XD
If you can make out the angle of the roads coming down the hill, that's about what we're dealing with on a daily basis XD There's another shortcut that goes straight down from the top of the hill past the small collection of buildings at the top, past the water tank in the middle, which spat you out near the red buildings at the bottom; I don't know how many if any people use it now, but we weren't technically supposed to back then either, just everyone did XD
Not far from where the photo was taken is a similarly pitched jungle track that comes out near the museum which is not far from the beach in the bottom right.
Oh wow. Everyone there must have had the calves of Hercules! It looks so steep and so far... In Melbourne there is a spot called Thousand Steps which is kind of in a beautiful rain-foresty type area... and it gets so many fitness types and tourists and it is so crazy deathly steep. I miss that guy... but he was an hour away from us in Melbs and my driveway is right here. Like I can see it now...
Well depends on whether they were the types that would walk/run/ride their nearest hill every day ;D Most sensible people drive (because steep hills are steep and tiring!) and you'd only walk as a mode of transport if you were a fitness buff/liked walking/didn't have your license/a car/people that could drive you.
Even when I go back we'll be out going somewhere and we'll see this random car parked out on the side of the road somewhere because the driver has gone to that particular hill and are now going for their daily exercise which is a walk/run up/down the hill away from the car and then back again.
I was definitely a lot fitter when I was living there than here anyway and not just because I was a reasonably active kid once XD
Hahaha, cars kill everyone's fitness. I was a monster when I had to ride my bike everywhere... even up the crazy hills.
I thought the same about Wellington, everyone must be so fit just walking up that hill all the time.
Oh you are working very hard. I remember that I didnt similar things years ago. I feel very lazy now a days :)
Haha, thank you!
It is hard finding your feet in a new city... and I don't remember Istanbul being too hilly, it's such a big city! Thanks so much for the comment, hope you're doing well and back in the routine.