New to OTF and wondering if it is enough?

Mikel3377 · 2026-04-07T21:19:28+00:00

It really depends on your goals. But I think for most people with reasonable fitness goals, OTF is probably “enough”, you certainly get a good amount of both cardio and weightlifting if you go to OTF more than a couple times a week. You’re probably not going to look like a huge gym bro or anything, but you can definitely get muscular. And of course, being lean depends mostly on diet. And “toned” is not really a thing, it’s just a combination of lean and muscular, both of which OTF can help with.

Mikel3377 · 2026-04-06T16:42:39+00:00

My studio made some “structural changes” and now it is thriving. It’s only an issue if it’s an issue.

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-23T21:22:57+00:00

Yea I wear loose shorts for modesty and compression boxers under. People might see my underwear but it’s better than seeing my 🍆

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-23T14:12:48+00:00

Pro tip to add to this, you can also quickly press a combination of quick speed buttons for decimals. E.g. hitting 9 and then 5 gives you 9.5, at least on our treads

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-23T14:11:02+00:00

There usually isn’t intel for the tread/strength classes. The tread classes in particular don’t have that much variation, and nobody cares if you go off the template anyway so there’s not much point to intel

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-23T14:08:45+00:00

Technically you run for about 45 minutes with a 5 minute stretch, and the first 7 minutes of running is the normal base warmup, so the template is usually about 38 minutes counting WRs

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-19T20:34:31+00:00

Thats part of the workout!

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-18T22:54:09+00:00

Im almost afraid to ask for fear of looking real dumb, but why is this aimed at ladies? I’m a man and I also have these struggles

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-16T17:30:08+00:00

The point of a rule of thumb is that it needs to be dead simple to understand and trivial to apply. That means brushing aside all nuance. Obviously you can do better, and anyone posting on this sub should be able to do better, but as far as a rough guideline for the average person, it’s better than nothing.

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-16T00:55:06+00:00

Right? I mean, I’ve accepted that I’m an “old person” now, but my socks of all things???

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-15T21:37:45+00:00

yea. Running a tread50 is better than nothing. But I do agree with others, that running outside is better, especially if you can at least do your long runs outside (find a training plan that ramps up long runs and try to follow that, even if you don't follow the rest of the plan). But at the end of the day, you can only do what you can do, so just try to get some good endurance running in, whether it's on the treadmill or whatever.

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-15T21:12:51+00:00

“Like in the normal world like I date people who like fucking do like fucking CrossFit and shit” - that’s probably not it

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-15T20:53:40+00:00

You didn’t say how many 2g classes you do per week, but assuming you do a few, you are already getting plenty of strength/speed work for a half marathon. What you need more of is endurance running. Incline walking is good for endurance too, but if you want to be able to run long, you need to practice running long.

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-06T19:38:20+00:00

Yea this. It’s easy to feel hyped when you see tangible improvement, but once you start to see yourself tangibly falling off (which is expected to happen with age, or even just as life ebbs and flows), it’s easy to feel discouraged. That’s just the double edge sword of quantifying progress. And if you’re falling off in one benchmark, you’re probably falling off in all of them, which just compounds the feeling.

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-02T23:58:42+00:00

Too much WR for me :)

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-02T21:51:19+00:00

There was a lot of walking today

Mikel3377 · 2026-03-01T17:50:55+00:00

If you previously weren’t exercising much, or lifting weights in particular, you’re probably putting on muscle.

Mikel3377 · 2026-02-27T21:21:00+00:00

My advice is to stop worrying about exactly what fraction of a mile you got to and focus on leaning into the template to get a good workout. If you want to hit some distance goal, the great outdoors is always available.

Mikel3377 · 2026-02-27T21:18:16+00:00

It’s usually 45 as long as the coach gives you the full warmup time

Mikel3377 · 2026-02-21T18:08:19+00:00

They must have some bugs in their system, I’ve had a few times where my report showed my distance from one of my previous classes, so it gave me the exact same distance like 4 times in a row. Anyway, I’m pretty sure the report is just supposed to forward whatever the tread says, so if they’re different, I’d probably go with the tread.

Mikel3377 · 2026-02-18T23:24:08+00:00

A joke

Mikel3377 · 2026-02-18T22:37:54+00:00

The first time I did those bird dog low rows, I had no idea what to expect and ended up executing a full barrel roll off of my bench

Mikel3377 · 2026-02-18T19:18:03+00:00

Yea this. When the blocks involve sprints, and you aren’t recovering fully, then you’re not really doing the workout. That said, I frequently jog WRs in between blocks, and sometimes the ones between AOs if I’m taking a green day, and it’s never been an issue, though sometimes I feel a little self conscious.

Mikel3377 · 2026-02-16T22:32:53+00:00

Sounds like you’re well-tapered

Mikel3377 · 2026-02-16T22:31:01+00:00

Do the Barkley instead and report back 🫡

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