20-Somethings - Couch Potato to 5K

Hello,

I am new to 3FC, I have been reading online about a Couch Potato to 5k workout guide, i have posted about it on my blog, but alas, im new, so no-one reads :smug:

Has anyone tried it? Does it work? what do you all think about it?
I am 21 240lbs and 5'6", just wasnt sure if it was worth trying or just a waste of time...let me know you thoughts on it.

Thank you very much!!!:D

I'm on week 4 ..And honest to god i could barley run a minute before haha now i run for 5! so YES it is worth it.

I'm on week 4 ..And honest to god i could barley run a minute before haha now i run for 5! so YES it is worth it.

did you find that you had to stop or stall on certain days/weeks
- It says if its too hard to just stay on that level

What did you do on the other 4 days of the week when you werent working out?
- its a 3 day a week program, (from the one i read) did you rest or do weights?

Thank you for you feeback!

When i felt like i need to stop or gasp for air of course id take it slow , and that usually happens on the first day of each new week .
And im doing the 30 DAY SHRED Daily even when on the C25K days .

When i felt like i need to stop or gasp for air of course id take it slow , and that usually happens on the first day of each new week .
And im doing the 30 DAY SHRED Daily even when on the C25K days .

not sure what the 30 day shred is....but i better stick to one routine at a time until i loose this "pudge" i have going....lol

Thanks so much again for you imput!

Your welcome! check out the other threads for more info on the 20 day shred! and check out the " I love running " thread :D

I am starting couch to 5k after thanksgiving so we could do it kinda together!

bakabeth, that sounds great to me...what day would you like to start? I could do it either sunday or monday...I will be out of town until saturday night.

After thanksgiving sounds great!!!

This should be a lot of fun and we can keep each other motivated!
I vote we start monday then i can use the treadmill at work (im in iowa its too cold to run outside)

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Can't wait to get started

I LOVE C25K. Just completed it!!!!

On my "off" days, I would honestly just take the day off, did the 30DS once in awhile or another work out DVD but if I were you, I would lift weights. Weight lifting really does put a kick in the butt in the weight loss.

Do it, and keep with it!!!! I LOVED IT and before this I HATED RUNNING!!!!

Monday sounds great to me...I will use the treadmill at my apartment fitness center. I can't wait...i hate running too Jamiejo, but I really want to like it. I liked it when I was in highschool, but now it just seems like alot of work...but I guess that is the kick in the A** that I need. We can use this blog to keep ourselves accountable. YAY!!

Mind if I join you all also? I did one week of just random running/walking and took a look at the c25k and it sounds good :)

Jessie I'm completely with you! I used to run XC and track in high school and well...obviously...I've since given up? Is it just me or does it seem like getting back in shape is much more difficult now than when we were younger?

How Can You Be A Packer And A Bears Fan?!?!?!

;)

packersbearsfan...it is so so so much harder!! i can remember a time in high school when a good friend of mine and I would decide to go out on a run, and 10 miles later we would decide we were done....now I don't think I could do a minute! Of course you can join...the more the better...are we going to do it monday wednesday and friday?

ooh can i join also? I just looked the plan over to and i was thinking about starting it after thanksgiving to! This will be great!

I started running in July using that program. It is awesome!! I had never been able to run before. Today I ran for over 33 minutes straight! I am even going to run a half marathon in March!

I highly suggest finding or making podcasts with music you like. Robert Ullery(sp?) has the first I listened to, and his instructions are great but he uses techno music. I did get used to it after a while and I started using the time to think. There are hiphop ones at kissmyblackass.org -her week 4 was a little too vulgar for me, AND she didn't do the vocal cues that week but I listen to her week 3 podcast now even though I am running the whole time.

HTH!!

LOL JaimeJo I'm a Bear's fan that moved to WI (Gutsy move I know!) and ended up doing something I swore I would never do, date a Packer Fan and now I'm marrying him!

Jessie I know what you mean! I completely miss that (and how much I weighed then too! ;)) I'm all for M W F, starting this Monday if that works for everyone?

Thin4Good - What did you look up on for Podcasts to find those? I could totally use the cues vs. staring at a clock on the treadmill! :)

I love, love love it!!! I am on week 3 and am sooo not a runner. I do the 30 DS or the BL workout even on the days I run. Exercise 7 days a week has kept my weight loss regular!

c25k.com has Robert's podcasts. :)

This sounds great! I'm really excited for us all to get started

I would like to join in as well!

I am so excited to start this on monday.....have to admit that I have not had the best few days...so getting back on track is a must! Hope you all had a great thanksgiving!

Jessie you to!

I cant wait for all of us to start monday to, and M-W-F works great for me, as long as it is good for everyone else

I just found this thread and I did Week One Day One this morning! I'm planning on Day 2 tomorrow, so I'd love to do this with you guys!

I have started this program so many times before but I always just get bored and quit. I'm not too out of shape because I play lacrosse so I can run a mile or so just fine, but I have a lot of trouble every time I try to increase that mile, so I figure that a program might make it easier for me to improve.

Maybe this will help keep me from flaking out like usual.

Is everyone excited to start tomorrow?

soooooo excited, and will be even more when I can figure out how to get the darn podcast on to my ipod..hehehehe any ideas?

Sooooo excited too!!!

i will be starting today, had a lot go on over the weekend, but i gotta stick to it...dont want to be the one that quit before she even started...haha...We can do this!!

And yes i think since its 3 days per week, i will work out M-W-F and maybe on the weekend :)

So, how'd everyone do today?
I've already done Day 1, so I'm excited to jump in with you guys on Wednesday for Day 2!

Day 1 also complete :) Day 2 coming up!

theres still time before the day is over, but i have not started yet, i have alot of things going on right now that really suck

If you miss today, pick it up tomorrow :) or use it to destress. I found that it did help tonight and I was seriously upset today.

Jessiebear- have you figured out the podcast yet?

just in case- you have to right click on the link, then click, "save as" - save it somewhere you can find it easily, then you can put it on your mp3 player however you do that. Mine has software I have to go through but my son's is really easy. On his you just drag the file into the window for the player.

Well i did day 1 workout 1 today, it wasnt to bad, i def sweat!

Day 2! I'm actually excited for it? I must be out of my mind!

me too packersfan, im actually about to start day 2 as we speak! hope everyone else is doing good!

im a bit late for posting, but i did Wk Day 1 on monday i could only go 15 minutes instead of 20 gave my self a break for 5 mins and did 10 min. on the stair step...so i think i did pretty good. however when my sister and i were at the gym her car got broke into......not a good night, Wk1 day 2 tonight...we shall see how it goes!

did wk1 day2 woot, for some reason i had harder time than day 1..week one almost done girls! we're doing great lets keep it up!

Its crazy, i sweat more doing 20 mins on a treadmill, than 40 mins on the elpitcal and eliptical burns more!

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Well, I just got back from my Day 2, and it was a little easier than last time because this time I ran on a treadmill and I ran outside last time, but it was still pretty fun. I'm excited for Day 3 on Friday!

Yeah definitely more soreness in the legs than I was expecting but overall it was ok :) Day 2 done :)

Woot! Week 1 almost over! We can do it girls! Great job!

Week 1 day 3 coming right up :)

My husband and I started the couch potato to 5k this summer, but quit in week 2. I think it was lack of motivation and the fact that my husband is in much better shape than I am. I would love to start it up again, but I live in Maine and it's damn cold to get up at 6am and run and I do not have the motive after work, and it's cold then too. I think about starting it again all the time, but thinking isn't doing.

amanda where in Maine are you from?? I used to live in chelsea/augusta, but i moved out here to vegas about 4 months ago, turns out it didint work out and me and my bf and our kids are comming back home! I never thought i would miss Maine until i left it!

I live right outside Portland. I would love to move to Vegas, is it warm??

it is very warm! Total total culture difference! In maine if someone knocks on your door, its no big deal, here im not allowed to answer! No one is really friendly because everyone is worried that your going to mug them, and in the paper they show a map of your area and all the break ins that occured that week, and there are alway at least 30 per week, and at east five are at gun point, its fun but kinda scary if your not used to dstuff like that! But were moving back dec 15th! we go to portland all the time maybe one day we could meet at the mall or something! Though my faorite place to go around the mall there is newbury comics, love that store!

lol back to the orignal point of the thread, ive been using a treadmill for now becuase i know when we get back i wont want to go outside!

I live in an apartment complex that has 2 other buildings in the area. One of the buildings (not mine) as a gym that I can use for free. To call it a gym is an overstatement, it more like gym equipment that sometimes works. There is no changing room, so I used to change after work and go, but now it's so cold. I know I need to get back to using it, but the idea makes me sick to my stomach for some reason.

BTW, I am in love with Newbury Comics. I will PM you my email and we can talk there.

Awesome!

Week 1 completed!!! Are you guys ready for week 2!

Did you guys feel a diffrence between day 1 and 3? I did, Day three i started to get tired, but it was a good tired, like your working yourself out tired, not the OMG i think i may die kinda is this every going to end tired.

Yep, I finished my Week 1 too!
I'm going to have to tweak next week a little, and run Sunday, Tuesday, Friday to work around my lacrosse practices, but that's alright.

I thought it just got easier as the week went on. I ran faster every time, and when I did day 3, I felt well enough at the end that instead of just jogging for the final minute, I ran half a mile at 10 minute speed! I haven't run that much, that fast, since last spring!

its going to take me a month to finish week 4 lol

Well I just did my W2D1 early, and I didn't have too much trouble!
Good luck tomorrow, everyone!

I'm looking forward to Day1 week2 :)! Good job Viatre on getting it in early!

week 2 day 1 completed, i tried it today just listening to headphones and not watching tv, and wow what a difference in my stamina for some reason! I even went a little longer than 20 mins, becuase i felt like i could!

Congrats!
I always listen to my iPod and it really helps motivate me! Today I was listening to the new Kanye album, so that was extra fun.

Just did W2D2! It was a little harder because I've had a really long day, but I did it! Only one day more then on to W3!

woot week 2 day 2 completed, where has everyone else gone?

I'm about to go do W2D4 - just repeating W2's intervals, because I was having a really hard time with it last night and don't think I'm able to step up to W3 yet. Maybe over the weekend I'll move to W3.

It's getting pretty lonely here!

Where's everyone at?
I just completed week 2. Starting week 3 on Sunday! Anyone still with me?

im still with you! Stating week three on monday, i hear this when alot ofpeople quit! we CAN do it girls!

I'm debating on whether or not I want to try this at the gym on the treadmill or come Spring. Too much cold and snow weather for me :P

I am going to start this on Monday. I know I am a few weeks behind yall but i am going to participate in a 5K in Jan. I also participated in on on Friday but came in dead last...lol here is the post on that...
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158536

Awesome! Week 3 here we come!

And I'm glad you guys are joining us!

ive been on week 4 for about a month lol

yeah more people, im glad yiu guys are joining us to

lol so what if you hve been on week four for a month jahjah, id rather do the dae week for a month than gie up all together, good for you!

so i am jump'ed in tuesday, decided to start from week 3 day 1 because i could do that, week 3 day 3 tonight.... but that half mile ( 4 laps on 200 meter track) seems like alot for tuesday... lets get it done

I just did my W3D1! I'm planning on D2 tuesday and D3 friday!

Week four does look like a big jump to some harder stuff, but bring it on!

in the same thought, i am also doing http://hundredpushups.com/ system at the same time.. its a 9 week thing to get you to 100 push ups, but with my upper body it seems it will take about the same amount of time s the 5k

yeah more people, im glad yiu guys are joining us to

lol so what if you hve been on week four for a month jahjah, id rather do the dae week for a month than gie up all together, good for you!

It all depends on when my son takes his naps and lately his timing has been impossible! and i will never run on the treadmill while he's awake he gets curious and wants to jump on lol

in the same thought, i am also doing http://hundredpushups.com/ system at the same time.. its a 9 week thing to get you to 100 push ups, but with my upper body it seems it will take about the same amount of time s the 5k

Wow that sounds awesome!! seeing as i can only do 1 push up before collapsing lol

W3D2 done!

I'm afraid I'm getting shin splints though... I limited myself to forty minutes on the treadmill and instead of doing more on that, did thirty minutes on the stationary bike, since that isn't weight bearing... But I really can't get shin splints right now! I need to be able to run 10 minutes straight in early January and it'd be best if I was doing so a LOT faster! My coach wants us running eight minute miles and right now I'm hovering around 12! Agh!

So, while I'm not even hoping to run an eight minute mile, a ten minute might be attainable - if I don't get those stupid shin splints again!

W4D2 complete!

I'm still here too! Just been busy and not having enough time to post :)

I thik im going to just stick with week 4 whenever ii can untill spring. I got a major cold yesterday from running out :(

did w4d1 tuesday, w4d2 tomarrow

the only thing is that half mile run... i did it really slow, best way i could say it... at that pace i felt i could have gone on for 2 more laps or such... i guess i need to pick up the speed

Hey guys. I just finished W3D3! I'm going to have to wait until Monday to start W4 though since I'm going camping tomorrow and Sunday.

I'm also running pretty slowly. Today, though, I started the running sections at about 5.3, but for the last three minute run I popped it up to 6.0 and didn't have too much trouble! That was pretty cool! Also, I made myself walk faster this time, between 3.5 and 4.0, instead of my usual flat 3.5!