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re: What sounds like the better workout? Swim 1 mi., run 5 mi., or bike 25 mi.?
Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:22 pm to Artie Rome
Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:22 pm to Artie Rome
You're clueless
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Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:24 pm to LSUzealot
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You have no idea what you are talking about
How so? I burn a lot more calories riding 25 miles than swimming a mile. That's a fact.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:29 pm to Artie Rome
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How so? I burn a lot more calories riding 25 miles than swimming a mile. That's a fact.
This is the OT, remember? It's follow the leader around here, if you go against the grain you're a moron.
biking 25 miles is easily the most strenuous activity out of the 3 in the OP.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:46 pm to hi2ulol
I know. Forget my own actual experience. I'm still wrong and have no idea what I'm talking about.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:48 pm to hi2ulol
I'm one of the few suckers who replied honestly when it comes to fitness threads on the OT. I'm in decent shape and nothing more and I don't think a 25 mile bike ride is very strenuous. It is basically the equivalent of a 12K.
Now doing it in an hour is tough but swimming a mile is tougher for most people. If you have a swimming background or never rode a bike, I can see it being different but not for the average person.
Now doing it in an hour is tough but swimming a mile is tougher for most people. If you have a swimming background or never rode a bike, I can see it being different but not for the average person.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:56 pm to East Coast Band
Edit: Didn't read the OP correctly. Hardest to do under an hour:
1. Bike 25 miles
2. Swim 1 mile
3. Run 5 miles
1. Bike 25 miles
2. Swim 1 mile
3. Run 5 miles
This post was edited on 8/10/14 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:57 pm to hi2ulol
ETA: Nevermind
This post was edited on 8/10/14 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 8/10/14 at 5:59 pm to ragincajun03
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Umm...no. And I have experience with all three.
Someone submit it to mythbusters then, they'll prove the OT wrong
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:01 pm to Keys Open Doors
I'm in decent shape and used to ride a lot. On a mountain bike with slicks I could ride 25 miles at about a 17-18 mph pace. So that's 1:20 to ride 25 miles. I swim a mile in about 35 minutes. So yeah. The bike is a lot tougher. And the run would fall in the middle.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:15 pm to Artie Rome
See what you described is more strenuous than a typical bike ride that I would do in a workout, stationary or on the road.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:15 pm to hi2ulol
Riding 25 miles = very easy
Riding 25 miles in one hour= elite status. I ride at times as much as 200miles/week and can't get 25 in an hour. It's extremely difficult.
Riding 25 miles in one hour= elite status. I ride at times as much as 200miles/week and can't get 25 in an hour. It's extremely difficult.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:19 pm to East Coast Band
Swimming is easy if you doggy paddle and take your time
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:27 pm to East Coast Band
Depends on the pace
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:32 pm to East Coast Band
For everybody even talking about biking they are forgetting the most important thing. It depends on what type of bike you have. I promise you there are many bikes that y'all wouldn't be cruising 25 miles on.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:42 pm to biglego
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Swimming is easy if you doggy paddle and take your time
I know what you are getting at but no. Treading water is not easy.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:43 pm to East Coast Band
It has to be swimming. You use more muscles. Watch the Tour de France and you'll see riders with huge legs and pencil arms.
Personally I haven't swam a cumulative mile in my life. Probably not even half that. But I have run over 5 miles dozens of times. Biked 25 miles plenty of times but most of that leisurely. Just the fact that you can bike 25 miles leisurely without even sweating makes that the easiest.
Personally I haven't swam a cumulative mile in my life. Probably not even half that. But I have run over 5 miles dozens of times. Biked 25 miles plenty of times but most of that leisurely. Just the fact that you can bike 25 miles leisurely without even sweating makes that the easiest.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:46 pm to tigerskin
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It depends on what type of bike you have
No, it depends on what kind of terrain you are biking. 25 miles all downhill is easy cheesy, 25 miles all flat is easy, 25 miles all uphill is kill yourself territory (if not well prepped for it).
Posted on 8/10/14 at 6:58 pm to hi2ulol
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Someone submit it to mythbusters then, they'll prove the OT wrong
Apologies, did not read the OP thoroughly enough. Just simply biking 25 miles would be easiest, but OP asked for under an hour.
So...yeah, the bike would be toughest. Running would be by far the easiest bc of the slow arse pace needed for under an hour.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 7:02 pm to ragincajun03
The average person can't swim a mile period. Even if given 2 hours.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 7:12 pm to LSUzealot
Nor could the average person bike 25 miles/hr for even 5 miles.
I've swam a mile once. Don't remember how long it took. 10 years ago, I've run 5 miles in 30 minutes or less probably over 100 times. I've NEVER biked at a 25 MPH pace.
I've swam a mile once. Don't remember how long it took. 10 years ago, I've run 5 miles in 30 minutes or less probably over 100 times. I've NEVER biked at a 25 MPH pace.
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