Comments on: Running for Bodybuilders

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sat, 09 May 2015 13:44:34 +0000

I’ll admit I always hated running.

Recently, after some prodding from this article and an expanding waistline, I started running for the first time in way over a decade.

I’m 40+, 220 lbs when pretty fit, and carry a lot of muscle. The running is a good way to keep my body fat low or at least help. Man does diet matter more as I’ve gotten older.

I’ve found running is just so effective time wise. I’d rather go for a bike ride usually, but 30-40 minutes running is like a couple hours on the bike in terms of effect!

And I’ve started to actually look forward to and enjoy my runs. I even have run a couple of races – just 5Ks, but they were great!

By: Rodney McQ

Rodney McQ — Mon, 05 May 2014 02:01:07 +0000

After I read this about two months ago I started running for the first time since probably high school.
Just came back to say it’s been great. I don’t love running, although I sometimes can enjoy it, but I can do it anywhere, including on treadmills in crappy hotel “exercise rooms.”

I travel some for work, work long hours when I do, and it’s made a difference in keeping my bodyfat down

By: Ted Baldwin

Ted Baldwin — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 03:45:07 +0000

Fred, somewhat similarly to you, I do not run all year long. I’ll take months of at a time from running (for example if biking or skiing a lot).

Unlike you, I love to run in the summer barefoot on the beach with waves occasionally getting my feet wet. If you decide to run barefoot, start very slowly – the stresses on your feet and legs are very different!

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 02:41:47 +0000

I’m running about 2-3 times a week, 2-4 miles depending on how I feel and how much time I am. This time of year it’s soooo easy to put on bodyfat with diminished hours of daylight and activity as it’s cold out.

Usually I run in the colder months on the treadmill at the gym, sometimes outside weather permitting. When it’d warm there are more fun things to do outside!

Great article – more bodybuilders should run. We’d look better in general.