HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU TO GET BACK IN SHAPE?

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Ай бұрын

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU TO GET BACK IN SHAPE?
Sometimes we take time off from our runs. It may be work, but you can get back in shape.
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@eml454 Ай бұрын

I had over 4 years completely off training and then it took about 6-12 months of hard consistent effort to get back to where I was (including a lot of cross training to avoid injury). For me that mental battle to start again was harder than the training itself!

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

Great job getting back to it! I can completely understand the struggle of getting back in shape considering you knew what being in shape felt like. It seems easier to start for the first time as each little step of fitness is being experienced for the first time.

@dazdarren9926 Ай бұрын

I took 3 weeks off after my Fall marathon last year and I still havent been able to regain my level of fitness but mostly due to other life factors. I could use one of those Matt’s kicks in the butt

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

It sounds like you just need a new goal! Do you have any events coming up during the summer or fall? If not, it’s time to start planning!

@tinalewis6782 Ай бұрын

Hi Matt - I’ve had several 2 to 3 week breaks from working out over the years. Although at the time I was convinced that I would turn into a blob after a week, that didn’t happen. In most cases the rest did me a lot of good. The first workout back was tough but not as tough as I expected. Now in my 60s I have more frequent “forced modifications” rather than outright breaks. Fortunately I’m experienced in workout modifications - a very useful skill! 😊

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

Workout modification sure is a valuable life skill! Also, it’s funny you say you thought you’d turn into a blob with a short break, because I’ve felt the same way. I also found the rest did me good and coming back was not as difficult as expected! Who knew! 😁

@epiwah1 Ай бұрын

My vo2max dropped from 55 to 45 in 2021 and it has recently climbed back to 48. It’s damn hard for me to find the time to exercise at previous levels but I am determined to get there by 2026. Since 2021, or Covid, I have been unable to complete even a 50k but I’m not giving up and I firmly believe that I have at least 1 more embarrassing 100 miler DNF in me. 😂

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

You’ve proved yourself so many times, that I know you have it in you, but building back can be more difficult than we expect! I think we both have at least one more 100 mile DNF in us! In other news, I just signed up for the Durty B-EE-RR-UN. I have low expectations but am hoping to cover at least 50k in those 6 hours!

@Kelly_Ben Ай бұрын

"Most people don't take a prolonged break. " 😅 Then there's me. Living in the north, I've always taken every icy freezing winter off running... 4-6 months EVERY YEAR. Then i gripe that i have so little improvement year after year. My spring races are always awful, summer is sweltering hot, then fall comes and I'm a SUPERSTAR... for a month or two, then winter hits. I only took off 2 months this past winter, so hopefully 2025 will be even better.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

You are always a superstar! You just choose to show the world during the fall!

@slimnick6452 Ай бұрын

Same. I run on a treadmill during the icy winters, but that performance never translates to running outside.

@largeeddie Ай бұрын

Good stuff, Matt! My mindset these days is to never let fitness slip away if I can help it. Pro athletes can take an off-season break because their untrained base level is very high and they respond extremely well to training and that's why they're professional athletes. Also pretty much by definition they're in their 20s and 30s and it comes back more quickly then, although more slowly in late 30s than in early 20s. A lot of careers seem to end that way. I remember a video that you did, late last year maybe, about the decline of performance with age and how much of it happens when there's a break in activity and we never regain our previous level. The running fitness I had in the late 1990s and early 2000s isn't coming back and I'd guess that the same might be true 15 years from now looking back at where I am now.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

Yep. It's a good opportunity to stay in the moment as it's likely the best shape we'll be in for the rest of our lives.

@largeeddie Ай бұрын

@@its_Matt_B_ I've heard ex-pro runners say that no one runs the best race of their life and says, "Yeah, that's it, I did it." We always think ahead to a bigger goal or what we'll do when we really put it all together in a race. When I tied my PR in a hot, hilly evening 5k, I never considered that it could be my last sub 20, but it seems that way now. And I hope that my last sub 25 isn't my last sub 25 ever but I can't say that for sure. I've gotten a lot out of running and you're right, we should take a little time to appreciate what we're able to do, apart from what we're hoping to be able to do.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

@@largeeddie Us never considering a specific dip in performance sounds a lot like an evolutionary adaptation. It was the same for me with running

@annewright3486 Ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video with your motivational positivity Matt! After two injuries this past year, I can definitely vouch for how fast you can lose fitness!

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

Thanks for always watching, Anne! Sorry you've had some down time from injuries, but you're running strong now and better because you went through it! 🙌🏽 Wishing you continued health!

@annewright3486 Ай бұрын

@@its_Matt_B_thank you Matt! And yes, it’s been rough, but I’ve learned a lot and I feel like I’m finally on a good path now!

@Deadbuck73 Ай бұрын

My longest break was years long… surprisingly I came back within a year. That is to say I was able to get out and run albeit slowly, but for about any distance… another year from that and I was chasing pb’s… I gotta get out there today!

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

I think it’s pretty common to take years off, especially when kids are young and we’re focusing on careers and whatnot. Did you get out for a run yet?

@Deadbuck73 Ай бұрын

@@its_Matt_B_ not yet. So far I ended up at Lowe’s and the plumbing supply house. Currently at piano lessons and then home to make dinner and mow the lawn! I got this! 😂

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

@@Deadbuck73 Today seems like a good excuse for a rest day!

@Deadbuck73 Ай бұрын

@@its_Matt_B_ hoping for a bike ride with my baby after dinner! Kebabs are on the grill!

@Deadbuck73 Ай бұрын

@@its_Matt_B_ 5 miles around the neighborhood! Way to end a day. More to come…!

@charlesjolley700 Ай бұрын

If you are pushing 50 (or over 50), the answer is that you will not be in shape ever again. The joys of being old.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

I know where you’re coming from, but this is totally untrue unless you’re comparing a 50 year old to someone younger. I’m pushing 50 and I think I’m doing ok. My wife is over 50 and she is still ripped and can out do me in any physical event.

@alanshrimpton6787 Ай бұрын

I can't ever remember doing nothing. My partner even accuses me of running in my sleep because I jostle so much.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

The very best way to avoid getting back in shape is to always be in shape! 👊🏽 Keep jostling!

@eric-running-to-chamonix Ай бұрын

I have tracked my running in TrainingPeaks since I started. It's not a perfect measure of relative fitness, but is better than anything else I know of, including Fitness & Freshness on Strava. I'm going into the hardest race I've ever done (Speedgoat) with a fitness measure that is approximately the same as my first 50k last year. Scary. I've had a choppy build since January with a noticeable nosedive into that trough after the NYC Marathon. I was my all-time fittest going into the Vermont Half and Canyons 25k in Spring 2022, with results to back that up. Weightlifting this winter made me stronger but was a blow to my running fitness. And bad weather avoidance has been the other factor. My racing this year is finished in mid-October (Kodiak 100k) so I need to remember to only take three weeks off and start training seriously for the spring races as early as November. In my two-year experience, running fitness goes down quickly, but fortunately also goes back up quickly with consistent and progressive training.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

I’ve never used Training Peaks, but I also don’t put any stock in Strava’s Fitness and Freshness. I’m curious how the weight training negatively affected your running? Will you continue to weight train, but tweak it a little to maintain running fitness? I was just looking at the Kodiak 100k and it looks like a phenomenal race!

@eric-running-to-chamonix Ай бұрын

@@its_Matt_B_ I was new to heavy weights and needed to figure things out, so I tended to skip runs. But also, when you combine them, it's a hard-to-manage increased time commitment, including the additional recovery and prehab work. If I was retired, it would be ideal. But I have a relatively intense job with deadlines. I'm now a somewhat experienced lifter, so it is easier to manage. But it's a bad time in the race schedule for the physical stress. I will definitely continue to lift heavy. But it will be more of a winter and transition activity, while I try to work on my running base. I may also do lighter weights bodybuilding during race season. In any event, improved mobility and strength is good at my age.

@TolunayOrkun 29 күн бұрын

@@its_Matt_B_ I reached out to Strava for inconsistencies regarding training load recorded in similar activities. It turns out load is recorded based on your zones at the time of the activity and if the zones were incorrect or not setup at all, the number is bogus and then fitness and freshness score is based on training loads calculated. Strava recalculated my training loads based on my then current zone setup which is fairly representative (in terms of HR) for the time period and after re-calculation some extreme peaks on fitness and freshness has updated and became much more useful. But there is no way for user to force a recalculation. They should allow user to change the zones for past activities and re-calculate training load for that activity.

@mawilliams777 Ай бұрын

Not sure why you were reluctant to discuss age😂 don’t worry, you are definitely in the middle to lower group as it happens, I’m 59 tomorrow, so just revel in your 40s. The only problem that I have is patience, oh and doing too much and not recovering enough after injury, then there’s weight, sleep, in fact patience isn’t the only problem I have! But I do lose my fitness much quicker than I used to for sure, even after missing an easy run or two I can feel it, initially its easy to get it back, but i have just been out for 8 weeks after trying to come back too quickly, hard lesson to learn that one, but the sick feeling of knowing it was my fault extending the injury has given me an almost pathological fear of doing too much, too soon.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

Patience (or the lack of) with our training is definitely a relatable shortcoming! 🤣 Your new fear of doing too much too soon is based in self-preservation and probably a wise inclination to listen too! I am reveling in my 40s. For sure the best decade yet!

@mawilliams777 Ай бұрын

Yeh, 40s were great, but they have overlapped my 50s so well there was hardly any difference! In fact there isn’t!!!! Life is great.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

@@mawilliams777 Agreed! I’m glad to be here! 😄

@Wings_nut Ай бұрын

I was out for a year due to recurring injuries. When I laced up the sneakers, it was like starting over. Ugh!

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

Coming back can be more challenging than starting for the first time; we know where we’ve been and are fully aware of the work required to get back!

@Wings_nut Ай бұрын

@@its_Matt_B_ indeed

@justoutlaw6423 Ай бұрын

Dealing with posterior tibialis tendonitis and can barely walk. I can swim and ride a bike but I wonder if my running fitness will be completely gone once i recover.

@its_Matt_B_ Ай бұрын

If you’re still swimming and riding I think you’re going to be surprised how quickly you get back into running shape. I’ve had a few injuries where I could only ride and swim and I managed to maintain fitness!