T3 Spring training 2013 - Closed (Page 12)

I tape during swimming only on race day.   

Congrates Hammer those times are awesome.  Thanks for the race report, it got the juices going. 2 weeks to my first race, trying stay on track and not freak out.

Hopeing to get out for a slow ride today if the weather stays good.

full race report.   

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/races-edit.asp?raceid=238811

I had a pretty good workout today.  My biking was still very difficult but I did not feel like I was dying throughout the ride today even though I took two breaks at 15 mins / 30ish mins .. both breaks were < 2 minutes.  

I began having some pain in my left ankle yesterday ... its very positional and only hurts if I turn it a certain way but I want to fall on the floor when it hits ... I am a bit worried about that but I am not running tomorrow I am just swimming / biking, strength on Tuesday so hopefully over the next 2 days it will heal up.

The biking will continue to improve if you stay after it.  Let us know how the ankle is feeling.   That is a little concerning.  

Is there any swelling in the ankle area?   

Littlewj  you might look at your bike fit.   If you seat is to low or not sitting straight it can cause knee pain.  

Run:  it looks like you are getting some great workouts in.  Keep it up.  

Blizzard warning?  Man that sucks.  I am glad that does not happen here to often.  However, our severe weather season is about to ramp up ... damn tornadoes scare me to death -_-!  Not much swelling in the ankle I dont think.  I iced it twice last night and although stiff it feels a bit better this morning.  I plan on swimming and biking  a bit today.

I did not think I had a race for several months but I think I might do one that is held in one month.  The swim and bike portions are somewhat short but it seems to be good for a first race.

 http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/directory/link-detail.asp?linkid=32910

So I've pretty much decided to go ahead and get a personal trainer certification.  I've done a good bit of online research regarding some of the different certifying agencies, etc.  I have not yet made a final decision on which to go with.  I was just wondering if anyone has any background or information to share in this area. This would be primarily for my own education as this has always something I have had a passion and interest in.  I also have an eye down the road as maybe it could lead to a part-time job or future side-business.  Any comments, suggestion, tips would be welcomed.

Thanks.

Dominion:  I would take to your gym and see what certifications they use.   I have looked into this and decided to postpone for now.   I have read and follow Joel Friells book "your best triathlon for advanced triathletes"   this book has given me a great deal of knowledge on training.   In the next few years I might follow up and get my USAT coaching cert.  

I wish I could offer more help. 

Hey Dominion I have been a personal trainer for 5 years I done my cert III & IV online.  My background was boxing and running.  I am very lucky I have had a full-time job being paid sick leave and holiday pay for 4 years, I pretty much manage the gym. 

I found doing the course online a little hard with learning about the body parts and physiology just takes alot of focus and its good to have someone to help working out some of the terminology.  The rest is not to hard.  I had manuels and dvd's.  I was working full time and got the course done in about 4 months. 

If you are just doing it for yourself you can do it alot cheaper by getting books like what hammer said.  I am actually reading that book at the moment and it is awesome.  There are some excellent books and dvd's available.

I went through an Australian company called Fitnation as it was the cheapest but I also had a couple of friends who were PT's and they helped me a  bit.  It is a very rewarding career, a lot of the time I am more of a counsellor.

Hope this has helped a bit if you have any questions let me know.

Ok here are this months totals:

I had a very long / hard workout today.  I did 4 separate workouts (25 mins between bike / swim; 10 minutes between swim / run ). and all of them were HIIT.  I am quite drained tonight but it was a rewarding day.

Thanks for the response, Run.  I'm not sure what you mean by cert III &IV.  I'm just looking for a basic "get your foot in the door" personal trainer certification.  I have narrowed it down to ACE, ISSA, and NESTA.  Still weighing the pro's and con's of each.

February Totals:

S: 8500 yards  (Would like to see this go up to around 10-12)

B: 81 miles (Way too low. This will be much improved for March)

R: 60 miles (Satisfied with this at this point in the year)

Strength: 5h 5m.  (a little low, but hey...it was a short month.)

well I dont know how to log today activity.   I volunteered for the kid sale and put on my nike plus to see how far I would walk.   in 5 hours I logged 5.3 miles carrying kid toys and furniture.    Now exhausted and todays run might not happen unless i catch a second wind.  

Dominion cert III & IV are the qualifications you need to become a personal trainer in Australia.  Hope all goes well.

Monthly totals

Swim - 13,000m - 9hrs 5min (happy with this)

Bike - 73km -  2hrs 40min (Gotta get out more)

Run - 29.40km - 3hrs 25mins (not too bad considering shin splints)

Strength - 2hrs (gonna try to double this one)

Never happy with my totals 

As far as my run is concerned, how do you think I should tailor my training for olympic distance races?  I was thinking of running 20-28 mpw max with maybe two days a week doing speed work. Does this sound reasonable?

Right now I do about 97% of my runs at a slow pace zone 2 heart rate (about 9:15 min. miles).  Everything I read here on BT says that is the best way to train. I just feel like I should probably be doing more speed sessions. I don't know if it's attainable, but my goal is to hold about  7-1/2 minute miles after the bike.