Colin Cook's Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 11)

michgirlsk - 2010-05-13 6:01 PM Assuming it's not an abnormally hot day, how much fluid should be consumed during a sprint tri?  I have a 20 oz bottle of G2 I was thinking of taking along.  Do you think that would work?

shake-n-bake - 2010-05-13 9:35 PM Colin
I think I'm ready to push it, I've been doing two runs per week, I do a short and a long run per week, time is based off what the program says that I've been following in my training log... Look forward to the plan...also if you find some nutrition tips in that class I would like to hear so i can trick this body and get some weight coming off.... Thanks Colin

Tim 1


Very good Tim!  With that said, if possible, I would like to see you running at least 3 times per week.  I would like to see you doing 1 strength based workout, 1 long run, and 1 recovery run.

I'm really eager to have you get some hill repeats.  This should be a great way for you to get faster/stronger and will be the safest way to do so with your injury.  Running on hills is very low impact so its great for people rebounding or battling an injury.  How long are your typical long runs?  From what I can see from your logs, its seems to be about 45 minutes.  Is that true?  If so, I'd like possibly push that up to an hour, with the hill repeat workout being about 45 minutes, and the recovery run about 30.  Those time frames seem doable?

Sorry about the delay on the response, I just have been swamped with the certification course and then trying to catch up on work yesterday.  I'll be faster with my responses now and we should be able to get this in place for you very quickly.

sbright - 2010-05-14 5:18 PM The past two times I've been swimming my calves and/or feet have been cramping up a little.  Anyone have any ideas why?  Oddly, they're fine when I run and bike. 

jedwards001 - 2010-05-15 3:42 AM Hi everyone,

Uhhhh, we're in trouble (my daughter and I).  I was really slammed at work over the past couple of weeks and our training kind of went by the wayside--meaning nothing but a bike ride or two.

Anyway, we've been catching up on everyone's posts and we're really motivated now (also helps that our tri date has magically jumped a few weeks closer).

Hope everyone has a great weekend and promise to post again soon with an actual training update.

Joni (and Chloe)

ET1SW47 - 2010-05-16 12:46 PM Hey Colin,

I finally am starting to be able to breath while swimming.  My time has gone from 700m/36m to 700m/24m.  I have done 100m/2:09m   which brings to a question of training.  Is it better to do groups of shorter distances faster or just keep working on the distance.... or maybe both?

Slowboy3094 - 2010-05-16 6:49 PM Had a good training fun today.  8 miles in about an hour and a half.  My longest run to date.  I ran out of energy the last 2 miles or so.  But the legs felt ok and I was really winded.  I need to think about bringing some form of nutrition.  I still have not figured out my workouts with my new food plan.  I need to find a balance. 

hockeyhands - 2010-05-18 9:54 AM

Hey Tim,

I forgot to mention something I think you may be interested.  The presenter that went over nutrition really made a lot of sense.  His name is Bob Seebohar and he made a lot of sense with his nutrition ideas.  He's a dietician and works with the US Olympic Tri team.  He's slogan is "Eat to train, don't train to eat."  He went over the way it works is the course, but I also bought his booked "Metabolic Efficiency Training -Teaching the body to burn more fat."  I'm really looking forward to reading it (if I can find the time), but I really think his methods could help you.  You can buy the book from his site here if you're interested.

cquin534 - 2010-05-20 2:34 PM Hi Colin,

Just had 1 question and 1 comment. I tried that sailboat drill today and then immediately swam 3, 100 yard sets. I noticed that my legs stayed closer together and I felt much better. The catchup drills have also improved my breathing, so a little progress at least.
My question is about supplements. I'm just curious here, but do you take any supplements/vitamins if you don't mind my asking? I used to cycle on and off creatine when I was lifting more, but it seems fairly pointless now. Just interested to see if you take anything since this is a new style of training for me.
Thanks

Slowboy30
94 - 2010-05-20 7:10 PM Sorry I have been crazy busy at work the last 3 days.  I did not train at all but, what I do is somewhat physical so I did not lose any performance. 

So back in the saddle today.  I did not ride but did yoga and muay thai training.  I am feeling more and more in shape each day.

But, I wanted to inform everyone that since I started my nutritional plan that I have lost roughly 8 lbs in 8 days.  But, I do not fell tired and I just need to balance my meals prior to workouts to not loss energy.  I do not and hope not to loss that much weight as I progress.  I have another week of the strictest part of the plan. 

I am down to my Marine Corps weight again.

My nutritionist suggest brown rice products instead of wheat products.  I had organic brown rice pasta last night and it taste better than the other stuff.  They have other products such as tortillas, so you may want to give it a try.  

shake-n-bake - 2010-05-20 9:36 PM Hey Slowboy
Congrats on the weight loss could you give me some tips because after doing twenty weeks of training I thought I would drop some weight but haven't lost none and it is very frustrating.... My food intake is clean...how many calories do u take in a day??

thanks
tim


I would highly suggest meeting with a nutritionist because each person is different.  However, one of her main concerns with me is that I may be training too much which can be counterproductive and I may actually gain weight.  I know it sounds strange but it makes sense the way she explains it.  So, I have the first couple of weeks taken a few more days off.

I do not count calories so I do not know.  Because of the food plan she wants me to eat when I am hungry it just has to be the right food.  Basically I can eat all the organic, grass fed meat I want with vegetables, some fruit, nuts.  NO wheat, sugar, dairy, or processed foods.  I have become pretty creative with making different meals.  Another major issues is alternating foods every 4 days.  SO if I ate chicken tonight then I would not eat it again for 4 days.  This has been the most difficult part. 

 

hockeyhands - 2010-05-19 9:03 AM Hi Everyone,

There is a new drill I would you all to try in the pool, especially those of you that have trouble with your kicking and keeping your legs in tight.  I learned about this drill last weekend and I had my swimmers in my tri class do it this morning and they really liked it and felt it helped.  The drill is called the "sailboat drill."  Unfortunately I couldn't find any youtube videos showing it, but what you want to do is put a kick board in between your legs and hold/squeeze it there with your legs.  The kick board should come up out of the water and look like a sail.  You will not be able to kick during the drill, but just swim your regular free style concentrating on keep the kick board securely in between your legs.  This will force your legs to stay in tight.  It may be a little tricky turning around at the wall.

I hope I explained that properly.  Does that make sense?