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 2024-06-14 5:17 PM in reply to: #5288958 |
 399  |  Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPENYay for another Chiefs fan in here! Legit question: do we three-peat this season? Sorry about the genetics.  I have been tinkering with my bedtime routine to see if there is anything that helps me stay asleep a bit longer. I appear to be ok on 7 hours for now, I'm just not sure if that's ideal or sustainable. Great job on your training today!! It's full on summer here, so heat and humidity are standard. It will be 70*F and humid for my long run tomorrow morning, which will feel cool. It's currently 86*F outside. |
| 2024-06-15 5:12 AM in reply to: robertChiefsFan |
Expert 4930   Middle River, Maryland Silver member | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN We had a cooking hot day here, too. Sunny and low 90s with plenty of humidity. This weekend is supposed to be nice so long ride today and long run tomorrow. I continued the run streak to 4 with a 3-mile treadmill run with 10 minutes at tempo. I need to throw in a swim sometime this weekend as well. Great topic on sleep. While I'm not Gretchen level we go to bed around 8:30 every night anticipating getting up at 5:30. I don't always get to sleep quickly or once in a while I wake up at 3 AM for a couple of hours. I've messed around with different sleep aids including the pain medication that Gretchen is speaking of (I think), Benadryl, melatonin...they all work to a degree but I don't want to be dependent on them so I use them sporadically. I also seem to go through these cycles where I'll sleep great for a week or so, then not so much. Must be the moon or something. |
| 2024-06-15 6:07 AM in reply to: #5288959 |
| 399 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Sleep is such a weird thing. I got almost 8 hours last night and did nothing different, except it being a rest day and a very low stress day at work. Busy day today, starting with a 7 mile Z2 long run in 75* weather. Disc golf with a friend for Father's Day (a day early, but it works), friends over this evening for dinner and board games, driving lessons for our daughter, and building some more on a Gundam model kit with our son. Have a wonderful day everyone! |
| 2024-06-15 8:43 AM in reply to: robertChiefsFan |
1943 , Kronobergs lan | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN I also try to get at least 8 hours sleep every night. Bed at 10, sleep around 11 and up at between 7 and 8 (whenever I wake up, I’ve stopped using a alarm clock a couple of years ago). Quality of sleep is not great though, quite common for women my age. Today, I am doing sometimes I don’t normally do: a rest day on a Saturday. Normally, Saturdays are a big training day, it’s usually long ride or long run day but I am a little run down today, migraine or something so just a walk with the dog and a dip in the lake to try and cure my headache. Long run tomorrow, I should be back on track then. Oh and day 6 of strength training challenge of course. |
| 2024-06-15 9:15 AM in reply to: #5288962 |
Member 3149 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Nat—hope that head feels better soon!! Good call on the Saturday rest day. I’m at the halftime break for my Saturday training. Up at 5 for a 90’. Critical velocity interval bike and 64’ cruise interval run brick. Both were tough at the end of a three week training block and a pretty big week. But, they are done! Second half of the day starts at 10, with a double swim session, which will be separated by lunch with the swim team. I don’t normally do double of a single sport in one day, but my schedule is all screwed up this week because of travel. The second swim was supposed to be tomorrow, but tomorrow Father’s Day (happy Father’s Day to our dads here, if I don’t make it on tomorrow!!), so no swimming for me. I’m going to go visit my dad. One more note on sleep. I’ve found if I eat a high protein snack right before I sleep, I sleep much better. Depending on what my other macros look like, this could be anything from a protein shake to a couple of string cheese sticks or…on really good days when I totaly wiffed on my calorie goals, a snickers with peanut butter smeared all over it. It helps me not wake up hungry in the middle of the night, which is a big problem for me. |
| 2024-06-16 3:42 AM in reply to: 0 |
| 1943 , Kronobergs lan | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Happy father’s day to all the dads out there! Hope the 2nd half of your day went well Gretchen. Headache is defeated, energy levels are up, looking forward to a nice 10-12k leisurely run this afternoon. One more week work then I go on annual leave (part one, part two in August). Not doing anything special other than a couple of day/overnight trips so plenty of time to get some proper training in. Have a great Sunday! Oh, and day 7 of the 5 minutes strength challenge is in the books! Edited by Rollergirl 2024-06-16 4:01 AM |
| 2024-06-16 6:13 AM in reply to: #5283710 |
Member 3149 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Happy Father’s Day to the dads in our group!! Rest day here, which I need. And this coming week is a rest week, which I really need! My left knee has a little niggle that I think showed up when I got my new power meter and cleats. I already adjusted everything, so hopefully it goes away with a bit of rest. Yesterday’s swim went well. I was able to get the total yardage I needed done with my masters group, so I didn’t have to go back. That was nice. Even if it meant swimming down the middle of the pool while the rest of the team changed the lane lines from long course to short course. |
| 2024-06-16 6:21 AM in reply to: drfoodlove |
| 399 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Great job on the weekend training everyone! Happy Father's Day to all the fathers and father figures in here. My 7 mile run turned into an 8 mile run yesterday when everything was feeling great. Stayed in zone 2 perfectly and felt amazing. Rest day today. Have a great day everyone! |
| 2024-06-16 5:17 PM in reply to: robertChiefsFan |
Regular 1781 Auckland, North Island | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Wow, busy weekend here in BDAS world. Sleep: I find I need 7-8 hours a night, If I get down around 6 hours the next day or 2 is definitely a struggle. We aim for in bed by 9, but this does not always happen. I also find that If I do an evening workout, especially with some hard intervals, getting to sleep post workout is a challenge. Mr Garmin has upgraded itself recently and I now have a 'sleep coach' feature. It usually says 7hr 50 min required, for what it's worth. Bodyweight Exercises: Thanks for the suggestions guys. I had forgotten about bulgarian split squats, they were one of my key physio exercises getting over the IT band issues, will definitely re introduce. I do not think I am capable of a pistol squat though... maybe one day. Follow-up question, when doing these short, 5-10 minute habit forming workouts do you think it's worth doing 'focus' days? i.e. leg day, followed by core day etc. dto give the muscle groups a rest? Or am I over complicating things? Fathers day Well hope Mike and Robert had a good one. In this part of the world we don't get fathers day till September. So in this case that must mean I'm living in the past instead of the future. |
| 2024-06-16 6:10 PM in reply to: bulfrog |
Regular 1781 Auckland, North Island | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN @Robert. Its a happy day when you're having such a nice run, you add miles. Nice to see. @Nat, How long are you going to be on leave for? Hope that your 10-12k run was as nice as Roberts. @Nicole, how did the body hold up after the pickle ball? @Gretchen, As usual, wow, just wow. 90 min bike, 60min brick run. Followed by 2 swim workouts? You have definitely earned that rest week. @Mike, Great work on the run streak. Keep it up! @Me, Taper week done and dusted, but got my first red box in training peaks for this training block. Instead of running Sunday I did a 5k walk with Mrs Bullfrog. (she's entered a 5km series over winter as a bit of a goal, and to help with her progress post surgery) So that was nice to be able to give something back and help her achieve something rather than always being the one receiving the help and support like normal. The bodyweight challenge continues. Day 8 done this morning (squats, plank, pushups) For the week: S/B: 0 Run: x6, 5hr, 36km. Strength and Mobility, x7, 32minutes. Into race week now, so rest and recovery is going to be the big focus, and of course time so start watching the weather forecast. |
| 2024-06-17 2:53 AM in reply to: 0 |
| 1943 , Kronobergs lan | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Originally posted by bulfrog Bodyweight Exercises: Thanks for the suggestions guys. I had forgotten about bulgarian split squats, they were one of my key physio exercises getting over the IT band issues, will definitely re introduce. I do not think I am capable of a pistol squat though... maybe one day. Follow-up question, when doing these short, 5-10 minute habit forming workouts do you think it's worth doing 'focus' days? i.e. leg day, followed by core day etc. dto give the muscle groups a rest? Or am I over complicating things? For now, I am just happy to do 5 minutes a day, I don't think any muscle groups need rest from doing for ex 10 situps or 20 squatts But yes, once it's as natural as brushing our teeth everyday, maybe we should do 5 minutes focus, it would be more efficient I think. Edited by Rollergirl 2024-06-17 8:39 AM |
| 2024-06-17 3:05 AM in reply to: bulfrog |
| 1943 , Kronobergs lan | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Originally posted by bulfrog @Nat, How long are you going to be on leave for? Hope that your 10-12k run was as nice as Roberts. 2 weeks for now (another 3 in August). The run was nice but oh so flucking slow. (comparing with these easy nice runs last year, not comparing with a 3k) Originally posted by bulfrog @Me, Taper week done and dusted, but got my first red box in training peaks for this training block. Instead of running Sunday I did a 5k walk with Mrs Bullfrog. (she's entered a 5km series over winter as a bit of a goal, and to help with her progress post surgery) So that was nice to be able to give something back and help her achieve something rather than always being the one receiving the help and support like normal. The bodyweight challenge continues. Day 8 done this morning (squats, plank, pushups) For the week: S/B: 0 Run: x6, 5hr, 36km. Strength and Mobility, x7, 32minutes. Into race week now, so rest and recovery is going to be the big focus, and of course time so start watching the weather forecast. Nice to do something with Mrs B. Hope the post surgery progress is going according to plan. She may be wanting to try a tri soon . Day 8 in the books for me too. Week S = 0 B = 1h56-32k R = 3h16 - 29k S= 35:44 - oh yeah! not a very active week let's call it a rest week |
| 2024-06-17 7:31 AM in reply to: 0 |
| 399 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Happy new week, everyone! Hope we're all off to a great start! 12 mile bike (57:29), consistent zone 2 effort, still riding my mtn bike (Specialized Hardrock) as I do not currently own a road bike. (I prefer dirt to roads anyway). My goal is to just build up consistency on my bike this summer, as that has always been my weakest leg. EDIT - will be lifting weights at the gym on my lunch break. For any who might be curious, my target race in September 21, and my training cycles will hopefully unfold like this: - two weeks training (this week and next week) - rest week + family vacation (Colorado for a week, so maybe sneak in some altitude runs) - train for three weeks in July - rest week first week of August + family vacation (trip to my in-laws) - 5 weeks of training leading up to taper/race week Edited by robertChiefsFan 2024-06-17 7:35 AM |
| 2024-06-17 8:03 AM in reply to: 0 |
Expert 4930 Middle River, Maryland Silver member | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Good morning, everyone. Father's Day was great around here, perfect weather, got in a 5-mile easy run with my daughter and picked crabs for a couple of hours. Good stuff. Oh, and Orioles won, we had Fleet Week in town so tons of airshow stuff in my backyard (the airport where all those things operate from is two miles from my house), the U.S. Open golf, AND U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials (watching those aliens do their thing in the water). Solid week overall, 15 miles on the run which tied my highest this year, though I seem to have forgotten where the pool is with only about a mile in the water. @Andrew: love that you're getting out walking with Mrs. BF; I do the same thing with Mrs. jmhpsu93 - happy wife happy life! @Robert: your training plan is solid - get a roadie!!! I can't imagine racing on a mountain bike (though my first tri was on a "roaded-up" hybrid, including clip-on aerobars LOL); I also have to incorporate vacations into my training plan so I just make them more run-focused; by the way, how's the thumb? @Nathalie: glad headache day was short-lived and don't sweat the slightly slower running - it'll come back @Gretchen: I think you are fine with a day off LOL; hope you had a good time with your dad @Nicole: I still need to get to Masters; definitely inspired by watching the aliens in the pool over the weekend. RE: grouping body parts for strength training, I've always done it, even more so when ST was my primary way of staying in shape twenty years ago (I'd have a chest/arms day, and a back/shoulders day, a legs day, and another core/power day). With only 5-7 minutes a day, though, just get in what you can and don't worry about it as you're not breaking down your muscles enough to worry about it. More of the same this week - keep up strength, 15 miles-ish on the run, two good rides and another couple of short ones, find the pool. My neighborhood pool opens for good starting today so I can jump over there (literally across the street from me) for a quick 600-800 when they first open at noon before anyone else gets there. It's not a lap-pool but is 22 yards long so it's worth the two-minute walk. Weather is supposed to be oppressively hot and humid this week, so mostly indoor training but we'll see how early I can get myself out there on the weekend. Have a great week, everyone! Edited by jmhpsu93 2024-06-17 9:09 AM |
| 2024-06-17 9:50 AM in reply to: 0 |
| 399 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Yeah, I'd like to get a road bike at some point, but it's currently not in the budget. LOL! My thumb is doing well enough. The nail is somehow still attached, and it's only a little bit tender when I bump it. Hoping to get back in the pool tomorrow. Edited by robertChiefsFan 2024-06-17 9:51 AM |
| 2024-06-17 11:31 AM in reply to: 0 |
| 2127 Baltimore, Maryland | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Originally posted by robertChiefsFan Sleep is such a weird thing. I got almost 8 hours last night and did nothing different, except it being a rest day and a very low stress day at work. Busy day today, starting with a 7 mile Z2 long run in 75* weather. Disc golf with a friend for Father's Day (a day early, but it works), friends over this evening for dinner and board games, driving lessons for our daughter, and building some more on a Gundam model kit with our son. Have a wonderful day everyone! I listened to a really interesting podcast recently that talked about sleep and "sleep hygiene." Very interesting! Link here in case anyone wants to listen to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-cq-fk5V1A She debunks some stuff and it's overall just really interesting. I typically aim to go to bed between 9-10, though lately have been failing b/c I'm reading this really good book that I have trouble putting down. Then I wake up around 5:30am. Probably should aim for more consistency. Maybe post-India, since anything I have now will be out the window in a couple days. Edited by nicole14e 2024-06-17 11:39 AM |
| 2024-06-17 11:51 AM in reply to: nicole14e |
| 2127 Baltimore, Maryland | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Happy father's day (regardless of when your country celebrates it  ) Mike - DO IT! You know masters is the awesomest... Nat - Love that you DEFEATED that headache! Glad you're better, and nice to use leave and focus on training! And way to crush the strength challenge so far!! Gretchen - crushing it as always. Agree you earned that rest, and hope the knee gets better soon. Robert - I guess you and your abs are still here... :-P Awesome that your run went longer, and glad your thumb is feeling better! I did masters Saturday morning and felt awesome. She had us all kind of on our own (doesn't help that I got there late...lol). I did the faster group's workout and thought I would regret it, but I didn't! Got in about 3300 yds, so longest swim yet this season. Going to go again tonight to get one more practice in before my trip. Otherwise I didn't do too much this weekend. Laid by the pool a lot. I didn't end up pickleballing...only really asked one person. It was so hot that I wasn't sure I would find anyone willing (and also wasn't certain I was willing, lol). Had some lovely dinners with friends Friday and Saturday, and did a lot of trip prep yesterday. I've been failing on my strength challenge. I did PT this morning though and it was pretty tough! Made sure to get a list of all the ones I should do on my trip, so going to start my habit there Bringing some bands and I know the hotel we will be at for most of the trip has a gym, so will scope that out when I get there. Just need to figure out what is/is not appropriate to wear while working out, since usually I show things that I typically can't there (knees/legs and shoulders!). |
| 2024-06-17 12:14 PM in reply to: nicole14e |
| 399 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Nice job on the swimming and laying by the pool, Nicole!! Yeah, me and my abs are still here, sorry.  Just got back from the gym (50 minutes strength training): 3 x 9 neutral grip pullups 4 x 10 bench press (75, 85, 85, 85) 3 x 12 close grip cable pull down (90lbs each set) 3 x 12 leg press machine (200lbs each set) 3 x 12 seated shoulder press machine (80lbs each set) 3 x 12 lat pull down (75lbs each set) 3 x 12 single arm tricep push down (25lbs each set) 3 x 15 Russian twist (15lbs kettlebell each set) 3 x 10 hip raises 2:00 plank (:30 alternates between straight arm and elbow planks) The A/C wasn't working well at the gym, unfortunately. It was gross in there. |
| 2024-06-17 2:25 PM in reply to: robertChiefsFan |
Member 3149 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Originally posted by robertChiefsFan Yay for another Chiefs fan in here! Legit question: do we three-peat this season? I honestly don't know. From the outside it looks like we could, but I swear those boys are doing everything they can off the field to make the off field stresses hurt their game. There is Butker who's mouth is getting him in trouble (rightfully so!!) and Rice who can't stay out of trouble to save his life. Reed's kid has legal trouble (I know...not necessarily the team, but something related). I'd like to see it, but I'm not sure they can hold it together for an entire season plus the playoffs again. |
| 2024-06-17 2:33 PM in reply to: nicole14e |
Member 3149 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Originally posted by nicole14e I've been failing on my strength challenge. I did PT this morning though and it was pretty tough! Made sure to get a list of all the ones I should do on my trip, so going to start my habit there Bringing some bands and I know the hotel we will be at for most of the trip has a gym, so will scope that out when I get there. Just need to figure out what is/is not appropriate to wear while working out, since usually I show things that I typically can't there (knees/legs and shoulders!). I haven't been to India, but I've spent a *fair* bit of time in Muslim (i.e. SUPER conservative) countries and generally, what I've found is that the gym is an "exception" place for local men and westerners of both sexes. As long as you are pretty conservative in your dress to get to the gym, you can probably wear your normal stuff there (fully acknowledging that I have no idea what you normally wear!). I generally toss on a t-shirt and long pants for the trip to the gym, then strip off the pants in the locker room (don't do it in the gym itself unless you can't help it!). Of course, things may be different in India!! |
| 2024-06-17 2:38 PM in reply to: 0 |
Member 3149 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Rest week is here!!!! I've already been invited to leave my wife's office twice because I was annoying her! :D This morning, 2350 yds in the pool, which was about 25% more than I was supposed to do. Oops! I'm not good with rest. Nothing else today, so I'm taking care of the life things: ordering groceries, meal planning, etc. I might even get a haircut later! Woo!! Wild life. Last week: 3 Swims 9714 yards (3:59:11) 4 Bikes 141.93 miies (8:45:11)--I think this is the week where my miles are low because Kicker wasn't recording anything...not sure 4 runs 18.98 miles (4:45:37) 0 Strength! TP recorded 16:27 (which is slightly different than if you add the discipline totals above because TP only counts actual swim time, while BT counts time in the water--yes, this annoys me a lot.) Edited by drfoodlove 2024-06-17 2:39 PM |
| 2024-06-17 3:30 PM in reply to: drfoodlove |
Expert 4930 Middle River, Maryland Silver member | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Originally posted by drfoodlove Rest week is here!!!! I've already been invited to leave my wife's office twice because I was annoying her! :D This morning, 2350 yds in the pool, which was about 25% more than I was supposed to do. Oops! I'm not good with rest. Nothing else today, so I'm taking care of the life things: ordering groceries, meal planning, etc. I might even get a haircut later! Woo!! Wild life. Last week: 3 Swims 9714 yards (3:59:11) 4 Bikes 141.93 miies (8:45:11)--I think this is the week where my miles are low because Kicker wasn't recording anything...not sure 4 runs 18.98 miles (4:45:37) 0 Strength! TP recorded 16:27 (which is slightly different than if you add the discipline totals above because TP only counts actual swim time, while BT counts time in the water--yes, this annoys me a lot.) It annoys the hell out of me, too. |
| 2024-06-17 3:55 PM in reply to: jmhpsu93 |
Regular 1781 Auckland, North Island | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Originally posted by jmhpsu93 Originally posted by drfoodlove Rest week is here!!!! I've already been invited to leave my wife's office twice because I was annoying her! :D This morning, 2350 yds in the pool, which was about 25% more than I was supposed to do. Oops! I'm not good with rest. Nothing else today, so I'm taking care of the life things: ordering groceries, meal planning, etc. I might even get a haircut later! Woo!! Wild life. Last week: 3 Swims 9714 yards (3:59:11) 4 Bikes 141.93 miies (8:45:11)--I think this is the week where my miles are low because Kicker wasn't recording anything...not sure 4 runs 18.98 miles (4:45:37) 0 Strength! TP recorded 16:27 (which is slightly different than if you add the discipline totals above because TP only counts actual swim time, while BT counts time in the water--yes, this annoys me a lot.) It annoys the hell out of me, too. Strava also only counts moving time for swimming. So stupid. Your workout length is from when you hopped into the pool, till when you get out. |
| 2024-06-18 1:20 AM in reply to: bulfrog |
| 1943 , Kronobergs lan | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Day 9(?) of the 5 minutes a day strength challenge. Was up early so had time to do a little more (11 minutes). Still same routine, just twice. It's starting to feel good |
| 2024-06-18 7:10 AM in reply to: 0 |
| 399 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN Good job on the daily strength consistency, Nat! Double workout today - morning run / lunch break swim. My run this morning was a 1-mile warm up (11:00), a 2-mile tempo run (9:27/9:14), and a 1 mile cool down. It is super humid out, and I had a head-wind into the tempo run portion. HR went right into upper zone 4, which is what I wanted. Overall, not a bad run, just not used to the humidity quite yet. Trying out my new triathlon shirt and shorts I got for Father's Day (from Amazon). So far so good. They handled both the bike and the run well. I hope everyone has a great day today! Edited by robertChiefsFan 2024-06-18 7:14 AM |
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