BB's Really Beginner Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 10)

Mountaindan - 2011-01-05 8:44 PM

Congratulations everyone on the excellent times! I am still trying to shake off the jet lag, but hope to get it done before this weekend and the snow that is on the way! I am not looking forward to my times, I will be running on some hilly terrain and I haven't seen a hill in several month's.
good luck to everyone nursing injuries, I hope that you have a speedy recovery!!

Mike_D - 2011-01-05 9:17 PM

^^  THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS -- Excellent post -- as good as anything I've read on BT about starting to swim. I've just started as well (july 2010) and agree with the above completely. My "A-ha!" moments have come in the last 6-8 weeks, and its amazing how one day you feel like you can just keep going and going. The golf analogy is spot on.

Keep at it - it will come, and you'll be finding those moments where it all clicks.

Boston Beginner - 2010-12-28 11:39 AM

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crlarner - 2011-01-05 8:59 PM

lol. Spinning is an a## kicker stationary bike routine lead by a trainer that is built by a brick-s##t house that tells you you are not working hard enough and you need to increase the tension on the bike you pansy! No, seriously, it is a class workout routine that involves intervals on a special kind of stationary bike. It is set to music, usually techno, and it is a pretty good workout. You work your tail off.

Mountaindan - 2011-01-05 9:44 PM

Congratulations everyone on the excellent times! I am still trying to shake off the jet lag, but hope to get it done before this weekend and the snow that is on the way! I am not looking forward to my times, I will be running on some hilly terrain and I haven't seen a hill in several month's.
good luck to everyone nursing injuries, I hope that you have a speedy recovery!!

croixfan - 2011-01-05 8:52 PM

Marcus I've got 3 different TI videos -- Freestyle, 10 Lessons, and Breathing + the book (have a fourth video on open water swimming that I have yet to watch).  They start you with "superman gliding" -- just pushing off with your arms extended.  Then they move to "skating" where you have an arm extende, the other back on your hip, and "off" your stomach (think of the body at 45 degrees).  Then they work on having you "roll" to where you have your face up in what they call "sweet spot" where you grab a breath.  The basic ideas of the early drills are to teach you how to relax and get balanced in the water.  It's hard to do them justice / the video works really well.  Of the videos, I think the 10 Lessons one is the best.  However, they're each about $20-$30 so I'd encourage you to watch them.

Prior to last year I'd never swam -- I could survive, but first time in the pool I could not make 25 yards.  I still am a very poor swimmer; HOWEVER, I'm getting there and my self-confidence is improving with each passing day.  One thing I have found is that this is not a linear process.  Last year I actually took some lessons and after four weeks I could NOT swim -- bizarre, but true.  A few weeks later it came back.  I've also noticed that you experience moments where you "get it".  These are the times where you feel balanced, you rotate your body to generate a ton of power, and breathing is effortless.  At first they come infrequently.  With time, they have gotten more and more common (I can actually go all out for 25 meters/yards now and feel like this!).

I've also noticed that swimming's a lot like golf.  The harder you try, the worse it goes.  You need to do the opposite of what you think (push down on your chest to float).  And great times are followed by terrible.  That said, we need to realize we are not pros and relax and enjoy the experience.

Hope some of this helps.  Feel free to drop me a PM if you have something specific or toss the thoughts out here and we can all see how we might be able to help.

Mountaindan - 2011-01-05 9:44 PM

Congratulations everyone on the excellent times! I am still trying to shake off the jet lag, but hope to get it done before this weekend and the snow that is on the way! I am not looking forward to my times, I will be running on some hilly terrain and I haven't seen a hill in several month's.
good luck to everyone nursing injuries, I hope that you have a speedy recovery!!

Mike_D - 2011-01-06 7:42 AM Welcome back, Dan!

Question for everyone -- what do you eat for snacks during the day? I do try the 5/6 smaller meals approach to eating, but I have to say I could eat constantly all day and probably not feel satisfied. My appetite is ridiculous. At the office, I have a few things to munch on -- almonds, some fruit, hummis, some granola bars, etc, but I'm looking for some other suggestions. Note: I can't stand most raw veggies.

Mike_D - 2011-01-06 6:42 AM Welcome back, Dan!

Question for everyone -- what do you eat for snacks during the day? I do try the 5/6 smaller meals approach to eating, but I have to say I could eat constantly all day and probably not feel satisfied. My appetite is ridiculous. At the office, I have a few things to munch on -- almonds, some fruit, hummis, some granola bars, etc, but I'm looking for some other suggestions. Note: I can't stand most raw veggies.

Ail - 2011-01-06 11:09 AM OK I am back at work and back on track for training. So I have been reading all the pages of notes since I last logged in. Wow some of you are crazy great runners, and all look to be doing really well on your respective plans. Congrats to all. So here is my silly question. The time trials spreadsheet, where do I find it. I am going to do my run one today. I hope it will all give you a great laugh to look at tomorrow!  5K on the treadmill at 1% incline here I come (after work). I need to find a course outside that is free of traffic, lights, and college students trying to text/drive and not looking at say the people on the sidewalk........

Ail - 2011-01-06 12:09 PM OK I am back at work and back on track for training. So I have been reading all the pages of notes since I last logged in. Wow some of you are crazy great runners, and all look to be doing really well on your respective plans. Congrats to all. So here is my silly question. The time trials spreadsheet, where do I find it. I am going to do my run one today. I hope it will all give you a great laugh to look at tomorrow!  5K on the treadmill at 1% incline here I come (after work). I need to find a course outside that is free of traffic, lights, and college students trying to text/drive and not looking at say the people on the sidewalk........

Mike_D - 2011-01-06 3:17 PM

Give it he11, Ail!

LOL @ the college students comment. I'd have thought drunken gamblers would be LV's biggest hazard??

otisbrown - 2011-01-06 3:39 PM

Ail,
The spreadsheet is something BB was putting together.  Everyone has just posted their times to the forum.  
 Good luck tonight, I'm sure you will keel it. 

Ail - 2011-01-06 3:52 PM

I am actually in Athens, GA home of the University of Georgia and the always fun Bulldawg Nation (yes it is spelled that way intentionally). I also happen to work at the University, so I get to play "avoid death" on a daily basis. When the kids are gone, like now, all the "locals" do dances of joy each time they get into their cars.......and it takes 15 min less to get anywhere, regardless of destination or distance with them gone.....

Another dumb question. This getting back to work thing is killing my brain. How do I leave inspires? I am having a senior moment!  

Boston Beginner - 2011-01-06 9:33 PM

Yes, it's 100% my fault.  I promise I will do it soon.  The first 2 weeks after the end of the calendar quarter is my busiest time.  Bear with me for one more week.

Mike_D - 2011-01-06 11:46 AM In honor of new bike day, I've changed my avatar to show off the new baby

otisbrown - 2011-01-05 7:32 PM

I have a few questions about bike training.  What does spinning mean?  To me all motion on a bike is spinning.  So what is meant by the term? 
Also when using the stationary bike what level should it be set to or how do you determine the appropriate level?