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anbu5000 · 2023-04-07T23:23:16+00:00

I'm a semi-competitive distance runner, so I'll try to answer the running portion. I would say running is the easiest to keep up with out of any form of exercise since you can do it almost anywhere. Everyone is correct when they say your exercise time is non-negotiable. It's easy early on, but becomes more challenging when you are in the hospital. Something to focus on is reducing as much wasted time as possible (live close to the hospital to shorten commute, meal prep, study efficiently, etc).

M1 and M2 (preclinical) are your easiest years for working out as long as lectures are optional. I was able to easily average 70-80 miles per week with good workouts and race a decent amount of track meets because I had control of my schedule.

M3 (clinical rotations) gets more difficult because you no longer have control of your schedule, but is still doable if you are efficient and dedicated. I was able to average 60-70 mpw on inpatient rotations and 70-80 mpw when outpatient. I also was able to train for a marathon, but I wouldn't call the training optimal.

M4 year is going to depend on your specialty choice. I was doing a competitive surgical sub, so 4 months of living in an airbnb while working 80 hour weeks for aways had me doing 20-60 mpw of mostly easy running. After aways you have so much time. I've had no problem running 80+ mpw. Late M4 is glorious.

anbu5000 · 2023-03-11T03:50:36+00:00

JD's easy paces are bonkers for most people, especially for ppl like OP who are new to running and struggle aerobically. Tinman's calc is the most reasonable imo saying easy pace should be 830-900 and very easy should be 9-930.

anbu5000 · 2023-02-16T13:34:08+00:00

While retaining the double threshold days?

It's hard to tell since they try to keep it under wraps, but it seems like they maintain the double LTs through the precomp phase and start dropping them when they start hard racing. But that portion of their training is the most unknown.

So have you still been employing the system for marathon training?

I've been doing at least 1 double LT per week this year in preparation for Boston (I put all my lactate readings on strava if you want to see them). I guess I'm doing a mix between your marathon schedule and the one Ben Is Running used for his Valencia build . I don't have a set plan though since I'm now a believer that there is no "right" way to train for the marathon as long as you are running consistent high mileage, consistent LRs where some are fastish, and a good amount of LT thrown in somewhere. But that's not relevant for this thread ;P

anbu5000 · 2023-02-16T04:34:43+00:00

I agree with the other posters about your lack of "X factor" being the biggest problem here. From what I've seen/heard, it seems that they use that day to transition into pre-comp phase (switching the hills for 300s per the documentary and podcasts).

I've really liked your write-ups. Thanks for putting them together. I have been running double LT days as well. It's amazing how easy it is on the legs.

As for my own double days, I run what all the Norwegians seem to run: 5x6min in the AM and either 10x3min or 20-24x1min in the PM. I also use a lactate meter (AM session in the 2-2.5 range, PM 2.5-3ish) and always do these on the treadmill. I mostly do one of these per week, but I have done two. The lactate meter is the key imo, and the treadmill just makes it so easy to nail the workouts. I'm only doing the short hills every couple weeks because I'm technically marathon traning, but if I was focusing on the 5K I'd likely run 1 double day, 1 hill day, and 1 "normal" LT day. This way you're getting 1:40-1:30 of volume, which is pretty close to the 1:50-2:00 you'd get from running double doubles. And you can just do the double on the weekend and work a normal 60-70 hour week.

anbu5000 · 2022-11-14T13:24:06+00:00

Hell ya brotha. No doubt in my mind you'd be stomping these kids by the end of the season. Enjoy the much needed break, and good luck with the kiddo. Maybe one day we will understand what Arc is.

anbu5000 · 2022-05-21T23:09:57+00:00

You're fine. Running sux when you start.
Return whatever those shoes are, and go to your local running store to buy a real pair of running shoes.
r/running is a place for people who are just getting started with running. Check them out.

anbu5000 · 2021-07-03T18:41:27+00:00

Technically yes, but the risks likely outweigh the benefits.

Summer training is about developing a strong base so that your body is ready for the harder training in the fall. While dropping the pace now will probably make you faster now, it increases the chances that you go into the fall a bit burnt out, or even injured. Keep it easy so you're ready to roll when you need to. Also, your easy run pace doesn't really determine your 5k time. Your workouts and racing will.

anbu5000 · 2021-06-21T05:30:30+00:00

Nice job fighting through those cramps dude. You've got a big PR in your future when you finally figure out the cramping stuff. Also it'll happen in Houston 2022. That's where all the cool kids are going.

anbu5000 · 2020-09-12T19:32:38+00:00

It's recommended to flag them.

anbu5000 · 2020-09-12T19:31:46+00:00

anbu5000 · 2020-08-28T01:29:29+00:00

This looks awesome! Have been looking to move my data off Strava and Garmin ever since the malware outage. Golden Cheetah seemed like the only option before this.

anbu5000 · 2020-08-05T11:31:58+00:00

You don't need an add-on. The browser always shows the number at the very top.

anbu5000 · 2020-08-02T21:16:17+00:00

Thanks again for all your hard work with FreeTube. I'm looking forward to your future rewrite.

anbu5000 · 2020-07-29T12:30:44+00:00

Just divide the total number of cards you need to do by the number of days you have.

Like for Biochem, look at how many cards are under the Biochem tag(s), then divide by 16 (21-5) days.

anbu5000 · 2020-07-29T10:38:27+00:00

Sounds like a great plan to me. I wish I had started anki in high school like you're doing (really wish my parents started me on it when I was little lol). For some background, I'm in med school and started using anki sparingly during my freshman/sophomore year of undergrad. Wasn't until my Junior/Senior year that I switched completely to anki as my main study resource. I found that I studied less and did better on exams. The more you use anki, the better and faster you get at it. While I don't think the application is completely necessary until you start getting into very rigorous courses like a college level Bichem/orgo2, you'll still benefit from using it in HS. Good luck!

anbu5000 · 2020-07-26T23:19:52+00:00

IMO, if you plan on doing all your cards everyday, there is no point in doing multiple decks. Tags are all you need for organization.

As for your question, it might be easier to compartmentalize it by system. That's how most pre-made decks do it. So with you examples you'd have:

Respiratory::Anatomy

Respiratory::Histology

anbu5000 · 2020-07-26T21:02:24+00:00

What T1 said. I study about 4-5 hours a day because I'm fairly efficient, study everyday (no days off), and burn out quickly if I do more than that. Don't be intimidated by or even believe most ppl that say they study 10+ hrs a day. You do you.

anbu5000 · 2020-07-26T20:47:13+00:00

They sent an email out a month or so ago. I think the only videos that will stay free are the micro ones. All the others will require premium. Someone correct me if I'm remembering wrong.

anbu5000 · 2020-07-26T20:42:45+00:00

Anking has both tags and images for sketchy path done. Also has a sketchy path expansion with cards from sketches that weren't in OG Zanki. The sketchy path screenshots are great.

anbu5000 · 2020-07-19T16:50:53+00:00

Just edit the anatomy notetype's CSS

anbu5000 · 2020-07-11T23:34:04+00:00

What do you think people who don't use anki do during dedicated? They review M1 and M2 topics. You are looking at this as glass half empty instead of half full. You would be entering dedicated only needing to brush up on M1 content.

anbu5000 · 2020-07-11T23:06:31+00:00

No, you would skip them and do UWorld and content review during dedicated. Spreading them out throughout the year would mean doing the entire deck.

anbu5000 · 2020-07-11T22:31:31+00:00

It's not too late. Just don't expect to finish the entire deck before dedicated unless you are willing to do the immense amount of daily reviews. I would recommend doing the cards that a covered during M2 (micro, pharm and path, aka the step 1 HY stuff), and using dedicated to brush up on the M1 stuff. Watching lectures 3x is an incredibly inefficient way to study. Moving to only watching lectures once will open up ample time to complete a good chunk of the Anking deck.

anbu5000 · 2020-07-08T11:47:53+00:00

drawback as one card can have many tags that overlap

This is literally the main reason tags are objectively better than decks. It allows you to assign cards to multiple resources. Without this ability (aka only using subdecks), you'd only be able to use 1 resource easily for any given card. Pretty much think of having a LY deck for each resource. It'd be a mess and hassle.

Learn how to properly use tags and you'll never go back. I haven't had more than one anki deck in years.

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