I just moved to NE Florida from Vancouver BC 10 weeks ago and I was horrible in heat and I mean horrible. (Former bodybuilder is carrying more muscle than most)
That said, I’ve dedicated to heat training the last 5 weeks and last week I was 90 minutes in 102F and didn’t have any trouble and now just came in from a humid AF 87F 12mile tempo run and I didn’t drink any water. Despite having a sweat rate of 3L/hr ( I know that wasn’t smart)
Here are my tips:
-Ditch the A/C in your vehicle and crack the window. That 1 or so you spend driving in AC hurts your heat adaption.
-When you go for an early morning or treadmill run; wear long sleeves or a hoodie so when you run in the heat in shorts and t-shirt, the wind will make a more pronounced impact.
- Cycle indoors without the fan. This will cause the biggest heat adaption as your body will learn to sweat more efficiently.
-Go in the sauna for 20 minutes 2-3x a week after a swim (Can build on that as your adapt).
Bring water though as some people say it’s better to do it dehydrated but it will trash your system so the risk isn’t worth the gain.
-hydrate like crazy! I’m doing this protocol and I go to be dehydrated after driving 2.5-3 gallons of water a day so take your hydration seriously.
I rain 6x a week in heat for 4 weeks and had little improvement in my heat running but after just 2 weeks of this I started to notice a lot of comfortability in the heat.
Best of luck and train safe!
That said, I’ve dedicated to heat training the last 5 weeks and last week I was 90 minutes in 102F and didn’t have any trouble and now just came in from a humid AF 87F 12mile tempo run and I didn’t drink any water. Despite having a sweat rate of 3L/hr ( I know that wasn’t smart)
Here are my tips:
-Ditch the A/C in your vehicle and crack the window. That 1 or so you spend driving in AC hurts your heat adaption.
-When you go for an early morning or treadmill run; wear long sleeves or a hoodie so when you run in the heat in shorts and t-shirt, the wind will make a more pronounced impact.
- Cycle indoors without the fan. This will cause the biggest heat adaption as your body will learn to sweat more efficiently.
-Go in the sauna for 20 minutes 2-3x a week after a swim (Can build on that as your adapt).
Bring water though as some people say it’s better to do it dehydrated but it will trash your system so the risk isn’t worth the gain.
-hydrate like crazy! I’m doing this protocol and I go to be dehydrated after driving 2.5-3 gallons of water a day so take your hydration seriously.
I rain 6x a week in heat for 4 weeks and had little improvement in my heat running but after just 2 weeks of this I started to notice a lot of comfortability in the heat.
Best of luck and train safe!
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BGildenstern: Jun 15, 19 10:51