incline on treadmill

[jook]

Hi Guys.

Weather is getting a bit brutal and I thought why not try and use the treadmills more instead of walking around with constant calves that are about to pop.

I like the treadmill and especially that one can run with high cadance no problem but how much incline should the treadmill have.

I brought one of those this that can see when the surface is eaven..I had to get the treadmill to 3 percent incline in order to achive that - also that made me sweat even more

But what are your recomendations on this. I know you use the treadmill a lot and I am beginning to see why

[doc]

i dont quite under stand
sometreadmills have an incline already in it but are labelled 0%  as it manufacturers say it equals the running on the road .
we do not run on the tread mill to get the feel of running on the road
we use it different  ays
we use it flat  as to  develop cadence , the higher you go the less cadence
we use it as a less eccentric way to run  long  , so less pounding on the boy
if you have it at an incline  and run for a long time , can cause some back injuries ,
so  its a great tool  you just have to be careful .

[jook]

thanks

yeah but that 0 precent incline on the treadmill is fooling you..ever tried looking at the sweat on it..it runs "down hill".

I can run fast on the treadmill and never ever run under 95 cadance on it when breaking the sweat but figured that I at least had to run on even surface in order to get some out of things that are not speed work!

About incline..jiss I learned about that once when trying to impress some chicks at the gym running a 6 percent incline..killed my achilles and did not work on the girls..go figure.

But back to my question..by taking the incline on the treadmill for good means trusting the ones that set it up and my experience that it's better to trust yourself and check things.

On the forum I picked up guidelines for speedwork and getting the legspeed but I don't get outside anymore really so figured I should try and mimic the outside on some of the training.

Am I lost or on track ?

[tim_sleepless]

thanks

yeah but that 0 precent incline on the treadmill is fooling you..ever tried looking at the sweat on it..it runs "down hill".

That could well be the floor, not the treadmill. In my basement, I have to run it on +4 to be level. Although at times in the past I've run it on +2 (so effectively -2), to practice running fast over long periods without knackering myself aerobically too much... although I've no idea if this is "Team TBB approved" or not.

[StephenBayliss]

Most of the treadmill running should be flat.  Just use a spirit level if you are not sure and make sure it is level.

[doc]

approved

[pb]

"we use it as a less eccentric way to run  long"

is that to run long what I think a run long is, ie  2 h  plus 

[DamienC]

To clarify, treadmills are designed to run on horizontal ground, and with a design feature that 1.1% will equate to running on flat ground outside.  It was designed this way originally, as in it's original form the teadmill was designed not for training, but for rehabilitation for people learning to walk again.  This "downhill" feeling made it easier for the patients to relearn walking, without it actually going downhill.

[jook]

Great answers..thank you..now back on the treadmill