BamaDC's Mentor Group v3.0 - CLOSED (Page 14)

BamaDC - 2011-01-21 12:13 PM

What are the distances?

I hope to race every weekend this August.

titeloops - 2011-01-21 1:50 PM So what happened to this group doing the cycling program? Am I the only one doing it? Gotta tell ya, its kicking my , but it is GOOD. I test again next week, and I know I'm gonna see a nice increase in CP through the 1st 4 weeks.

cornfed - 2011-01-21 1:27 PM

Cycling program?  What cycling program?  ;-)

cornfed - 2011-01-21 2:25 PM


500 M/20KM (12 mi)/5k

pilotzs - 2011-01-21 1:53 PM

Did I hear something about a cycling program?

titeloops - 2011-01-21 12:50 PM So what happened to this group doing the cycling program? Am I the only one doing it? Gotta tell ya, its kicking my , but it is GOOD. I test again next week, and I know I'm gonna see a nice increase in CP through the 1st 4 weeks.

Another topic for you fish (Sands) I've finally founf the pool again, and I'm working on improving my catch and pull. This means i have to stop pushing down from my shoulder, and keep my elbows high. I know I'm doing it, I see almost every swimmer at the pool doing it. It's very common. I'm making the corrections, but I've slowed down dramatically. For lack of a better analogy, it feels like I'm in the small chainring spinning down a hill. Does this make since? Any suggestions? I know this will make me a better swimmer in the long run, but it's like I'm reconstructing my stroke.

BamaDC - 2011-01-21 4:50 PM

I like the Tin Cup approach, "grip it and rip it."

How long have you been swimming?

LostSheep - 2011-01-21 9:19 AM

I'm not SANDS, but I use cold tap water. I'm too cheap to fix my ice maker so the cold tap water works. Occasionally, I'll stop by the gas station and buy a bag of ice, but that's not often...

titeloops - 2011-01-21 12:50 PM

Another topic for you fish (Sands) I've finally founf the pool again, and I'm working on improving my catch and pull. This means i have to stop pushing down from my shoulder, and keep my elbows high. I know I'm doing it, I see almost every swimmer at the pool doing it. It's very common. I'm making the corrections, but I've slowed down dramatically. For lack of a better analogy, it feels like I'm in the small chainring spinning down a hill. Does this make since? Any suggestions? I know this will make me a better swimmer in the long run, but it's like I'm reconstructing my stroke.

sand101 - 2011-01-22 3:15 PM

Coldest tap water that I can get.  In the winter it is bloody cold.



Something is wrong here.  Are you short arming your stroke and not extending enough?  If you are truly getting a good high elbow and then getting a proper Early Vertical Forearm you actually should feel lots faster.  It is really hard to know what is going on here without seeing it or a video.  When I get good days where I am really getting good EVF and rotating well I can feel it immediately. 

A good drill.

And a present - I run because...

jennitris - 2011-01-23 8:38 AM I'm new to riding on a trainer and have a few questions - First, my bike computer is on my front wheel, so I have no idea of distance or mph - is this a problem?  Should I upgrade my bike computer? Is there something that will work on my rear tire?  Secondly, is riding on the trainer equivalent to riding outside?  Am I doing myself a disservice by spending all my bike time on the trainer vs outside?  Thanks for any insight!  As a stay at home mom, it's so much easier to hop on the trainer than it is to find time to ride outside, so I'm hoping I'm getting in as good of a workout!

sand101 - 2011-01-23 10:38 AM

You're getting a good workout, don't worry.  Unless you are in Miami or San Diego, it may be a bit chilly to bike outside at the moment.  Unless you want to, I wouldn't think you need to upgrade your computer.  You can go by RPE and get a great workout.  Sweating in buckets is good.  Getting off and wavering because your legs are shot is good.  Just keep hitting the trainer and when it gets time to hit the road when it warms up you will enjoy the dividends.

jennitris - 2011-01-23 1:53 PM I'm on a cycleops fluid trainer.  I seem to be getting a great workout on it, just wondered if I need to be concerned about speed or distance.  Thanks for the input.  Heading to the pool now.  It's hard to motivate to swim when it's so cold out! 

sand101 - 2011-01-23 3:44 PM Self serving update: Longest run ever for me today - 14 miles. Considering my legs were actually pretty tired from yesterday it turned out pretty well - 8:38/mile with 910 ft. of climbing. Only stopped once when my MP3 ran out of battery. I'm evidently not adroit enough to run *and* stuff my headphones up under my hat.

Now - pretty darn sore and tired. Tomorrow is a complete day off. Catching a plane tonight to Cocoa Beach. My run weather looks like it will be ~60 and sunny all week. The plan is to put in 40 miles this week. We'll see how that goes.

LostSheep - 2011-01-23 6:39 PM

You go sir, you go! Very well done. I did my 14 two weeks ago as my longest and felt pretty beat up. And there's no stinking way I could've done that at a <9/mi pace! WOW.

Keep it up! 

LostSheep - 2011-01-24 8:58 AM

Hey Sand - based on this morning, I'd like to think I may have a fighting chance in May

After taking most of Nov, and all of Dec, I'm still hitting close to race pace as of this morning...

Pushed out a couple 100s @ <1:20, and some 200s @ <3:00, so hopefully that'll translate up soon enough.

Oh, and I was going through a workout booklet I keep from Apr 09 and I found some interesting stuff. I did a swim pyramid starting at 500s. The time on my 500 was 9:27 (1:53/100) & the 100 was 1:43. I think I'm a little faster now

LostSheep - 2011-01-24 8:58 AM

Hey Sand - based on this morning, I'd like to think I may have a fighting chance in May

After taking most of Nov, and all of Dec, I'm still hitting close to race pace as of this morning...

Pushed out a couple 100s @ <1:20, and some 200s @ <3:00, so hopefully that'll translate up soon enough.