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@cupofdaisies You have to just get started and see how you feel I lift heavy, and run a shitton. In February I completed a 100 mile ultramarathon and benched 405 3 days later. I tend to run 70-80 miles per week, while lifting heavy 2-4x, but it has taken me years to fine tune the...

@hightechredneck I decided to lose weight and start running in 2019 at the age of 32, coming from a lifting background. I was 265+lb, strong, but not fit at all. My first mile was ~11.5 minutes and I was absolutely wrecked at the end, dying and gasping for air. Fast forward 4.5 years, and at...

@called4christ Oh yea, absolutely when you are pregnant or postpartum recovery is already extremely difficult, without even factoring in exercise or sleep deprivation. When my wife was postpartum she would definitely not be waking up at 4-5am to lift or run, but now, a few years later, she can...

@called4christ These are the kinds of things that feel good to say, but aren't actually true in reality unless taken to the extremes. Like, if you have to choose between 8 hours of sleep with no exercise, or 7 hours & exercise, 7 plus exercise is going to be better for most people. But if you...

@michele303 Those are some decent intermediate lifts, nice work. Since you asked, I have squatted 606, benched 465, deadlifted 765, set a state record for the deadlift, ran a 5:35 mile, completed multiple marathons and 3 ultras, as well as took second place in a trail ultra marathon, all in...

@mom2nhl When you run ultramarathons you have to learn how to run through the night on low sleep. Hundred milers can take 24+ hours depending on the course, and if you've never ran on low sleep in the dark, it can be a struggle, so practicing it makes a big difference. This weekend my wife is...

@michele303 What notable accomplishments has that experience brought you?

@mom2nhl My wife and I start getting ready for bed right after our kids do, according to Garmin I've fallen asleep by 9:01 on average over the last year, and been awake by 4:23, for an average of 7:22 of sleep per night.

@colleen05 3 scoops of caffeinated tailwind + 1 packet of LMNT in a 16oz bottle before the morning run really helps lol

@michele303 No there isnt.

@redeemedsinner My daily morning run is usually 4-8 miles, once per week it's 16-20+, and once per month I extend that one to 26+ miles, occasionally reaching 50+ miles and beyond, but usually 26-40ish I average 70-80 miles per week, with 2-3 lifting days

@pal1322 Oh, I lift too, I just do that during lunch on workdays. Mornings are for running for me. I've had long runs where I woke up as "early" as 11:30 PM to get done before the wife and kids got up. Like these 3 runs that all started around midnight But when you are trying to go 30-50...

@redeemedsinner As a father of 3 young kids, I had to move beyond the idea that I get to workout AND have a full night of sleep. Short nights filled with interruptions will happen. I train anyway. I lift and run, and do it all before 5:30am, or during my lunch hour at work. Which means it...

@michele303 I'm the same age as OP, used to weigh 270lb, and can run a 5:35 mile and deadlift 600+ now. His goals aren't unreasonable, they are just difficult. There is nothing wrong with setting lofty goals, in fact, I think the fact that I always set my goals high and beyond what most would...