As someone who started running a month ago I quit smoking yesterday

> quit yesterday
> already has to post about it

So you didn't quit?

about 0.2 seconds daily / mile

>>40443049
I'm thinking ahead - trying to gauge the improvements I'll see - maybe that'll top my 2 months quit before :^)
>>40443079
This is going to be slow going it seems

>>40442959
Your lungs are already fucked but you might as well stop there

>>40443502
After smoking 0-4 a day for just a year and a half, they'll definitely be back on track in time

>>40442959
Impossible to tell. As a beginner your time will improve quickly anyway, and as a very casual smoker the differences will be imperceptible when combined with the novice improvements you'll make.
Shit thread senpai, but good job "quitting smoking" if you can call it that.

>>40443613
This seems like a double edged comment
Gives me hope that I'll be at my goal in not too much time at least

On the subject though:

Are there any common mistakes for running/tips that could help me cut more seconds off that time?

>>40443734
run faster

>>40443734
Use good form (look forward and slightly upward, keep good posture, land with a "full foot", don't clench your fists), time your runs, stay hydrated, increase the distance of runs and pace yourself appropriately, and you'll see your speed improve over time.

>>40443734
When you run, think and focus on the different muscles in your legs - make sure you utilise every last bit of stored energy in your quads, hams and calves - you'll take the aerobic pressure off for a short while by alternating running styles

I smoke 1-2 cigs a day.
Will my times go up if I quit?

>>40444389
>1-2 cigs a day
how are your highschool grades?

>>40442959
the fact that you can run 5 miles in 24 minutes proves this is bullshit...sorry

>>40444407
24 minutes is a pretty standard 5k time

>>40443982
At the minute I'm doing a mixture of 2 mile runs with a total of a 50ft increase in altitude, 3 miler with no altitude change and a 4-6 miler cross country
>>40444256
When I run I feel alright for the most part and then I get a tight feeling in my chest as I struggle for breath, I'm going to try the focussing on different parts of muscle next
>>40444389
It seems like it would help from a running aspect but also from a general health aspect as well, so why not quit before that 1-2 increases to 3-4 etc

>>40444422
Yeah not for a smoker.

>>40444407
>>40444422
I started off at about 30-35 minutes for my 5k about a month and a week ago
The past few weeks I've been cutting 15 seconds off a week

Planning on joining the navy and need to get my 3 milers down to sub 22, hoping to do that as quickly as possible
Aiming for sub 24 this weekend - with the new lack of smoking and my 2 other runs a week I hope this becomes possible

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>>40444444
nigger what

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>>40444444
>tight feeling in my chest as I struggle for breath,
This is a smoking lung issue. Maybe you should get this checked out with a doctor

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>>40444606
If it persists for a few weeks after I stop smoking I will
Last time I took a couple month break was because it physically hurt to inhale sometimes but it went away as I stopped, alas the cravings persisted and I gave in
Not this time though, this time I know it's do it or forever be wishing I had've

>>40444407
He said 5K, which is 3.1 miles bruh

>>40444444
WHAT THE FUCKKKK

I smoked a pack per day and ran a 5k in 28 minutes with 0 training. Not bragging about this at all, i know its not an impressive time.

The effects smoking has on lungs is wayyyyy over stated.

>>40444713
I coughed up a fuck tonne of gunk my first run after becoming a smoker - it seems to be more detrimental to some than other's

>>40444727
Ew, thats sickening.

>>40444763
If that's enough to put you off smoking, you're welcome

You guys aren't fucking smoking
2 packs a day or go home

>>40444444
Wasted

kys

I quit weed and started smoking, how much will 3-4 ciggies a day interfere with my gains?

Damn, just quit today. Pray for me lads.

>>40446215
More so than the weed would
Honestly if I wasn't going into the navy I'd still be smoking it but baccy was all I had left
>>40446399
Good luck anon, you've got this

>>40444444

>get a tight feeling in my chest as I struggle for breath
>mfw i check em

>>40444465
If you're not a fat slob who sits all day, then 24 minutes is pretty easily achievable even for a smoker. OP suggests that 24 minutes is his best right now, meaning it isn't even easy for him.

Just because your cardio is a fucking trainwreck doesn't mean others can't do it.

Sincerely, a 16:40 5k runner with a resting hr above 60 bpm.

Smoking is fucking lame. Your cucking yourself by giving your money to a corporation to destroy your health.

t. ex smoker

going on 5 weeks no smoking here

>>40442959
When I stopped smoking billies my lungs immediately cleared up and stopped being painful when I run. I imagine cigarettes aren't as bad as that.
Now the fatigue but no stabbing chest pain.

>>40447007
OP here, how long did it take you to get to that sub 20 mark? And subsequently down to 16:40?

I'm working on gaining mass alongside callisthenics which won't help my times but as much as I enjoy running, that's not the only aspect to prep for the navy
>>40447028
I've done most common drugs, some not so common ones as well yet tobacco was the last one to go

>>40444713
>The effects smoking has on lungs is wayyyyy over stated.
Everybody knows that the effects come later on in life dude. Obviously you'll be able to do mediocre physical activities.

>>40444986
My nigga
I'm 18 smoke 2 packs of reds a day and play intramural soccer
Was the smoking is bad for you a meme

>>40447007
I was never a smoker, so my results are not comparable to yours. But if you're training appropriately, and you've actually quit smoking, you should be able to see 2 and a half minutes drop off your time in 2-3 months, even lifting as well.

Props on joining the navy, as well. I'm doing the same.

>>40447212
Shit, was meant for:
>>40447079

>>40447212
which country are you from/which role are you applying for?
British trying to go Royal marine commando

Need to hit that sub 22:00 3 miler and gain 10kg

But I've got a good few months left before applying so we can hope

>>40447257
US. I'm not comfortable revealing the specialty I am going in to because it is not very large, and so I'd be easily identifiable - suffice to say I will be an officer.

I'm done with the application. Have my physical screening tomorrow. Then it's just up to them to make an offer.

>>40447462
That's a smart move, I made inquiries before, all I need to do is put the weight on and cut my running time down then I'll be straight into the other academic tests etc but it's more or less a given that I'll get through that

Good luck to you, but it sounds like you've got a good head on your shoulders and should be fine

>>40447555
To you too, man. Trips bless you.

>>40444407
5k you retard. 24 minutes is not a fast 5k.

>>40442959
10 a day for 5 years, still do a lot of cardio, scared of quitting

>>40447930
Make it 9.. Then 8.. So forth and you'll get there
You survived prior to those 5 years without it