Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 149)

You. Will. Not. Regret. It.

*fistbump*

I haven't had mine for 10 days because I misplaced the charger.  Kept thinking I would find it, as I distinctly remember thinking "This is a good safe place.  I'll remember I put it here."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Nope.

Lost.

Fachmie.

Gonna order 2--one for home, one for work so this doesn't forking happen again.  My 910 is my wooby.

Oh, and hey Muskrat, don't ever effing call me a "lady" (even in quotes) again.  Thems fighten words

Farts are awesome.

Pulling back is maybe the better description--at the bottom of the pedal stroke.  It may not be related, but it sure seems suspicious that I have Achilles irritation when I focus on it.  ILT=isolated leg training.

Bahahahahahaha.  I call myself a 12 year old boy on my silly days.

ATTENTION JOGO'ers:

It is that time of the week again.  Please post in my inspires what you have done.  If you have recorded in your logs or my inspires already, don't worry, it is all good.   I have no data or partial data from Darren, Chad, Brie, Ann Marie and Mike.  

Oh, girls, we are giving all our secrets away to the boys in here--we are just as bad as they are...men, you are sworn to secrecy.  What happens in the pod, stays in the pod!

I occasionally do walking farts.  With every step, as long as no one is around me. If a fart happens and no one is around to witness, does it really happen?  I think not. 

The rare picture of me on a bike.  I dusted her off after 11 months last Saturday. 

If you reply either with or without quotes, the person gets a notice and it appears on their training log (little number on the related date and notification in the red bar along the top).

If you comment, it goes to *your* training log, not theirs, so they do not get a notice.

12, I tell you.

Yay!  Great pic :)

I step away for five minutes.....

Yes I fart - my daughter is a ripper!  We totally lost it last night when she was just standing there after her shower letting rip.

So none of us is ladies. 

Skrat - Oly go go go.  google hook up, awesome.  910XT whatever it's called - yay!  mapmyride - wow live stalking...like I can't do that.

yanti - Chris Lieto, excellent work.

So what's been going on with me.  I been doing a little work on the side for Mr McCormack which is much appreciated.  So I can actually stalk him in an official capacity.

I've spoken about Vinnie Tortorich - well he's a podcaster and very entertaining.  He's a personal trainer in Hollywood I love this guy he's funny as all hell.  Anyway i got me a telephone consultation with him yesterday - legend.  Macca got me onto him.  He's good friends with Rich Roll (vegan guy).  An hour with Vinnie on the phone - got my trainiing plan all sorted, got my diet on track.

Have I mentioned he's a piglet, well of course!  I don't talk to anyone below piglet.

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ROTFL... No problem Beotch.. (somehow I knew that would be OK to type)  LOL

Good Gaud - I'm not even close to worthy enough to be a JoGo'er...  Remove me from this list please..  

I often focus on the "upstroke" or "backstroke" or "follow through" of the peddle stroke.  It is my sincere believe that if one leg is pushing, and the other is simultaneously pulling, both legs will work 1/2 as hard.  

I have gotten much faster this year, and use way less energy.  My stroke feels waaaay more efficient, but is no where near perfect.  I think a lot has to do with my increased cadence over last year.  

I don't always have a perfect push pull peddle stroke.  Tough to maintain that over the entire ride, but I really focus on it on those medium climbs, and also the really steep climbs.  When I focus on it, I know I'm a better climber.  This year, I have been focusing on staying in aero as long as possible, and then when I come out, I try not to stand when climbing.  It's amazing how much faster it is to climb while seated, and it feels much easier when focusing on the push pull of a stroke. 

I suspect your Achilles is more sore because when you focus on the "pull" of the upstroke (or follow through) - your foot is remaining more flat than it normally does.  This is causing the calf to be worked (and also the Achilles Tendon) more than normal. Where as when you don't focus on that, you are primarily using your quad muscle on the downstroking leg, which pretty much just lets your back leg free flow (and therefore doesn't use the calf and / or Achilles as much).  

I am not a cycling expert, nor am I a cycling coach - so take that for what it's worth.  I am very analytical, and I notice a lot of small details in almost everything I do, but especially when I try to change things up.  

YOU'RE A CRAZY CAT LADY! I knew it.

Oh no. I think kittens and babies are ugly (there are a few exceptions--Wondermoose's baby was one). Usually I just say stuff like AAAAAW look she has your nose! and smile. I love babies ... and kittens ... I just think they are really weird awkward alien-wacko looking things.

I suspected this... 

You need this. Already said consistency was a problem, so tough luck on that one! 

Cajun, definitely Cajun.

Yep, my kid is adorable! She wanted to climb a tree with her older cousins over the weekend.  Daredevil, that child.  

Don't worry ladies - your secrets are safe with me (and all Manatee Men I suspect).. 

As for walking farts... running farts also.  It's always funny when you think you can slip one out so quite your running buddy won't notice, but then once they start, they are louder than you thought they would be, and they keep going with every step!  Or another trick is to try and time them with a passing car... LOL

Farting on the bike:  I've learned to stand up to do that... sometimes they hurt when you are sitting!  

Someone on BT has the sig line - Never trust a fart while running.

Best pic ever.