The Ghoulie's: We Are Doing What We Are Loving December Challenge (Page 10)

2009-12-04 4:42 AM

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iowagander - 2009-12-03 8:33 PM

aspeelma - 2009-12-03 4:28 PM Swim question for you allWhen you are exhaling in the water, are you doing so through your nose or your mouth?

Both here, same for running. I know I'm supposed to breathe through my nose, but it never feels like I get enough air flow. Does anyone else have that problem?

When I'm running I breathe through my mouth, I feel the same way, like I'm not getting enough air. I've heard you should breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, but honestly that just makes me feel winded.

2009-12-04 4:43 AM

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Good morning Ghoulies!!!

What good things does everyone have planned for today?

2009-12-04 6:16 AM

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funny you should mention the exhaling thing w swimming.

i was just reading an article on swimsmooth.com on that very subject.

i never realized, but i was holding my breath until the final seconds right before i inhaled.

i was actually looking for a solution to my hips dropping issue, and stumbled on the exhaling info since your lungs full of air from NOT exhaling can be a main reason why your hips drop.

that said, i believe, and i need to chk the article again, that they suggest that you can exhale through your nose AND mouth, forcefully. and to exhale the entire time your head is underwater.

i found (when i went to the pool to practice) that it was 'easier' to exhale through my mouth ie i get more of a forceful exhale that way, but i do get some air out of my nose as well.

i still getting used to the noise and the bubbles.....

weird at first.

but i did notice a difference in my head being positioned more 'properly' and my hips staying level to the water.

i didnt notice any change in my pace/speed. if anything i was a little slower since it was screwing up my flipturns a bit until got the timing down again.....

ill see if i can scrounge up the link to the article.

cool beans.
stacieb

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2009-12-04 6:19 AM

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BREATHING TOP TIPS
http://www.swimsmooth.com/breathing.html

BREATHING-EXHALATION
http://www.swimsmooth.com/exhalation.html

the article says you can breathe through your mouth or your nose or both, it doesnt matter.

HAPPY SWIMMING.
stacieb

2009-12-04 6:28 AM

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2009-12-04 6:30 AM

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2009-12-04 6:30 AM

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disturbed275 - 2009-12-03 5:07 PM

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skrtrnr - 2009-12-03 1:36 PM

AFTERNOON GHOULIES.

let me start out by saying...

i do NOT possess the patience to iron clothing.

there. i said it. its true.

i get not even 1/2 done ironing my sons clothes for his concert this evening and i just wanted to throw the blasted iron out the window.

what a frigging WASTE OF TIME!

but they were wrinkled as all get out and im a good mom and i dont want him to look hideous on his 'BIG NIGHT'

so. i iron.

BAH!

got my 1 hr of spin, 20 mins of a run and 40 mins of ST in today.

only to find out that the Fitness Center at the Y is gonna be CLOSED completely from 12/14-18.

at least the pool will be open, the spin classes will still be going on and the indoor track will be open, but now i need to figure out what im gonna do to get my ST in.

and just when i was starting to get in the groove.

this is just SH&T ASTIC.

im gonna be the QUEEN OF IMPROVISATION this December. yes, indeedy i am!

i think the whole topsy turvy-ness is just HYSTERICAL. its just what i need to learn how to be flexible and adjust.

as far as the ST goes (im thinking out loud here) i can a portion of what i was doing and then add in some different exercises that dont require machines....then i can just do it here at home. its not my first choice, but it will be better than doing nothing and losing momentum.....

i'll i need to do is score me a pair of 5 to 10 lb handweights, which im fairly certain my brother and sister in law have a pair that they dont use on a regular basis.

then i need to blow up my stability ball and i should be all set.

see. im already a GHOULIE w a going forward PLAN.

woot!
stacieb

Stacie, I do not own an iron. Donate yours to Goodwill and free yourself. If clothes come out of the dryer wrinkled, it is how the designer intended for them to be worn. Since I'm usually in suits (which have to go to dry cleaners) or sweats, it has worked out.

Now for ST at home. I don't have time to write it up now, but I'll put together a synopsis of what I do and post later tonight (it will help pass the time while I have to listen to my training web-x.) I rarely lift at the gym. My focus is isometric strengthening and core work. While I hate them, push-ups are a great exercise. You can do it all at home without alot of stuff.

Gotta run. Catch up on all the fun later.

KIM> id love to read what you do (im always looking for new ideas/alternatives et al)

when you get a chance.....

as for the iron.

i just may have to do that.

the ironboard. definately!

teehee
stacieb

Stacy, I do ALL my ST at home. It is too far for me to go to the gym. I would never ever ever do ST. A series of lunges/ squats/ ab work/ pushups is the usual. I have a medine ball routine that I like but need to get back to. Anything you can do at the gym you can do better at home. That goes for lots of things other than ST, too!

I'll echo that sentiment. I do all my ST at home as well, mainly because I don't like crowded gyms and waiting for equipment. I have a pull up bar, a set of 25 and 10 pound dumbells, a stability ball, and a few of those stretchy rubber band thingies. The possibilities are endless as far as what exercises I can do in an ST session.

thanks NEAL.

after i started thinking about, i thought, this really isnt gonna be as 'hard' as i thought....there IS so much that i can do at home 'in the meantime'

and i need to find my stretchy rubber band thingies.

theyre around here somewheres.

stacieb

2009-12-04 6:31 AM

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2009-12-04 6:32 AM

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kcarroll - 2009-12-03 6:45 PM Stacie, as promised...a few thoughts on ST while your gym is closed. You've probably done most of these in one class or another. I used to do an early morning bootcamp, where we met at a local park and never needed anything other than a 5 lb weight. I just think we can do alot with our own body weight vs machines.

Planks, super planks, side planks, kick overs, etc.
Russian twists - sit up with feet off floor (V) and twist side to side with weight in hand
Push ups, reverse push ups (I particularly detest these)
Tricep Dips
Wall squats (stability ball is good here)
Lunges: side, walking, curtsey, etc
Single leg balance - stand on one leg with other at 90 degrees. Hold for 60 secs. Contract hammies. Ouch.
Hip raises - ball good here too

If you have some hand weights and a ball you can take it even further and do just about anything that the gym offers. Hope this gives you a few new ideas. No rocket science here. I just find that with my travel schedule there are other good ways to stay toned rather than relying on machines.

KIM. you sure can hook a girl up.

thanks so much.

im gonna copy, paste and print out this list!

WHOOP!
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2009-12-04 6:32 AM

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wgraves7582 - 2009-12-04 6:31 AM Morning everyone!

morning BILL.

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2009-12-04 6:37 AM

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kcarroll - 2009-12-03 7:57 PM

aspeelma - 2009-12-03 7:28 PM Swim question for you allWhen you are exhaling in the water, are you doing so through your nose or your mouth?

I usually exhale through the mouth, but was told I should do so through the nose. Mostly, I work to remember to exhale under water vs trying to exhale and inhale when I'm breathing.

That is the key have an empty chamber when you start to turn your head so you can get in as much as air as possible.

I do both depending on condition of nasal passages but most likely mainly through the mouth!

I noticed a big difference in my swimming once I stopped trying to exhale and inhale and the same time. Now it's a slow exhale, mainly through the nostrils, while my head is underwater.

2009-12-04 6:40 AM

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aspeelma - 2009-12-04 5:42 AM

iowagander - 2009-12-03 8:33 PM

aspeelma - 2009-12-03 4:28 PM Swim question for you allWhen you are exhaling in the water, are you doing so through your nose or your mouth?

Both here, same for running. I know I'm supposed to breathe through my nose, but it never feels like I get enough air flow. Does anyone else have that problem?

Ann - that is the key to work up to for running - not that I am any good at it. They say that if you breathe through your nose and exhale through your mouth your H/R is lower because you are more relaxed. That is how we breathe when we are born so we should try and return to that - but it is hard. It makes you slow way down but if you can build your endurance up from that point it will help (supposedly - I have not met anyone who was comfortable with it!)

if IT you mean breathing through your nose out through your mouth while running....so not true.

YOU'VE MET ME!

its technique i learned in yoga and zen meditation, so the 'generalization' to running and cycling was very easy/comfortable for me.

in fact, i dont think i could breath the 'other way' if i tried, its become such second nature to me....and this from a self-professed breath holder for years and years.

i never thought about how it applies to swimming, but after reading the swimsmooth articles, i know.

so if i can just get it to translate to my swimming, ill be all set!

i CAN attest to the HR drop in fact, i tested out the theory and wore my heart rate monitor to check/prove the theory....works like a charm.

and i can attest to the relaxation and increase endurance that occurs as result of breathing this way, so it worth the 'effort' to do so....it takes some awareness at first and then some intentionality on your part, but i can/does become 2nd nature......

start out just in your daily activities, take a few minutes a day to think about breathing this way. i started out breathing at every red light...just a few inhalations/exhalations, then 'build up' from there.

HAPPY BREATHING!

stacieb

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2009-12-04 6:43 AM

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wgraves7582 - 2009-12-04 6:30 AM

aspeelma - 2009-12-04 5:42 AM

iowagander - 2009-12-03 8:33 PM

aspeelma - 2009-12-03 4:28 PM Swim question for you allWhen you are exhaling in the water, are you doing so through your nose or your mouth?

Both here, same for running. I know I'm supposed to breathe through my nose, but it never feels like I get enough air flow. Does anyone else have that problem?

Ann - that is the key to work up to for running - not that I am any good at it. They say that if you breathe through your nose and exhale through your mouth your H/R is lower because you are more relaxed. That is how we breathe when we are born so we should try and return to that - but it is hard. It makes you slow way down but if you can build your endurance up from that point it will help (supposedly - I have not met anyone who was comfortable with it!)

I read something by Andy Potts once that said whenever he starts on the run leg of a triathlon he will breath in and out through his nose for awhile. If he can't do that comfortably, then he knows the pace is too hard.

I've never been able to breathe through my nose comfortably, but thankfully breathing too hard isn't a limiting factor in the majority of my runs so that's one tidbit of advice I choose not to follow.

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iowagander - 2009-12-03 7:35 PM Time for dinner. Chicken and pasta with steamed broccoli tonight. Yum!

oh man.

beat my craptastic dinner from WENDYS.

blecho!

next time im coming to your house TOM!

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2009-12-04 6:47 AM

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mornin' GHOULIES.

its a much anticipated day off for me.

im hookin' up w Mr Claus first thing.

hoping to cross off some items on my CHRISTMAS LIST.

manohpete, not sure why the Claus thought Wild Thing 1-3 deserve anything but coal in their stockings.

he sure doesnt live in MY house.

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2009-12-04 6:57 AM

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skrtrnr - 2009-12-04 7:43 AM

iowagander - 2009-12-03 7:35 PM Time for dinner. Chicken and pasta with steamed broccoli tonight. Yum!

oh man.

beat my craptastic dinner from WENDYS.

blecho!

next time im coming to your house TOM!

stacieb

Wow Stacie I had the same thing - went with chili and potato but am still feeling it this morning!

GREAT MINDS think ALIKE.

same xact order.

and oh my yes, im feeling it this morning.

i always feel its a 'good sign' when my body 'revolts' after i eat fast food.

but manohpete its 'painful'

stacieb

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2009-12-04 8:11 AM

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Morning everyone. It's Friday! Yeah! It's Friday! Whoo Hoo!! Did I mention it is Friday?!?!?!?!

2009-12-04 8:19 AM

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Thanks everyone for the breathing advice.

I think part of my problem may be I've been exhaling through my mouth, while my face is in the water. I only breathe every 4 strokes because I can exhale so much more through my mouth than my nose. I then gulp a giant breath which sometimes makes me feel a little ill after all that gulping. I tried exhaling through my nose last night and it was weird. I will try that, and have to breathe every second stroke now.

I have tried to breathe in through my nose and out through my mouth while running, but can only do it when I actually think about it. Some times I just don't want to think, I just want to be. I will try to work on this as well.