Clyde/Athena Tri-N-4- Weight Loss Mentor Group -OPEN AGAIN!! (Page 16)

Welcome Erin, it is my responsibility(self imposed) to be sure all who join are worthy of membership into this elite unit of the worlds finest weekend warrior, slightly overweight, possibly at time under motivate "try"athletes (Please keep in mind the group does not necessarily support or condone the opinions I express within So lets see, we have required a level 12 cleric, pondered Monty Python's greatest questions, offered cookies to join the dark side and inquired about pants on a donkey (surprisingly no one ever commented on that, I thought it was hilarious!) For you my friend, you who hails from The Queen City, what trial must you pass to join our group of merry bandits... Ahhhhh perhaps the ancient test of purity!!! To join this group one must be pure of mind, strict training of a triathlete demands no distraction from lewd or impure thoughts. To be accepted as one of us, answer these questions 3:

What does a cow have four of and woman only two?
What is a four letter word ending in K that means to have intercourse?
What is it on a man that is round, hard, and sticks so far out his pajamas that you can hang a hat on it?

Good luck

These questions made me LOL, then they made me think.. then they made me obsess until I figured it out!! Challenge accepted

So, good sir, upon much reflection the answers you seek are legs.... talk.... and head....

BAM!! Hehe

Sign her up!

I have to admit, I got stuck on talk!

...May be self imposed, but recognized by everyone! Our group has the greatest welcoming committee!

Congrats you my friend are pure of mind and are welcomed into the fold!

Ok so if you so choose you can get 1 more question, answer this final question and not only will you be in this group but also a member of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles. Do you dare? And btw this is a real thing lol, you get a membership card and everything! So got what it takes?

Great progress, keep it up!

I like turtles!

Dude! That's one hell of a spike! That would scare me for sure. Can you/have you shown it to your Dr.?

I hear you on trying to find time to workout. As much as I don't like waking up at 4:45 or 5am, I've found that my "miss" rate goes through the roof on evening workouts. Mentally drained after work, gym is too crowded, other activities getting in the way, and so on and so on. If I don't get it done early, I probably won't get it done. Plus, I keep telling myself, most triathlons start at 7am or so...

My workout update...

Monday - 2:15 on the treadmill. Ran 10.8 miles. My longest run to date, but slower than I would have liked. I realized I hadn't run in 6 days (damn snow!) and it took my almost 4 miles to warm up.

Today - up at 5am, rode 10 miles on the trainer in 45 minutes. Easy spin, nothing too hard after yesterday's long run. Note: still tweeting the Adamo saddle, but seems better than the old saddle.

Tomorrow - alarm set for 4:45. 5:30am TRX class. Last week's kicked my butt and I am actually looking forward to more tomorrow.

Had a good interval taper run tonight, legs felt a little stiff after shoveling but cardio endurance felt good.

Ok so here is the deal, and I should have thought with the 3 questions prior to have had the answers messaged to me, but oh well. SO if anyone is interested in being inducted into the Order of the Turtle MESSAGE me the answer to the below question, please don;t put answer in thread and use the honor system and don't Google answer:

What does a woman do sitting down, a dog on three legs and a man standing up?

Remember to be a turtle one must be pure of mind If you get the answer and become a turtle the deal is no matter where or when if someone asks you if you are a turtle then you must answer with the password (which you get if you answer correct) If you refuse to answer for any reason then you must buy a drink for every Turtle present at the time. Pretty simple, and cool history, the group started during WWII and is world wide.

REMEMBER message me the answer don't post it for everyone to see!

Pool tomorrow for a relaxed 15 mins and then 15 min drills, Saturday is coming quick!

Okay... this is why I'm here. This is where I have to ask for help.

I am starting my swim regimen on Friday. Problem is, I'm not sure how to train... I can swim very well, but have never done it for speed and/or distance. The Y has a 25yd pool, and I know the MLH tri group is planning open water swim dates before May. So... what is the most tried and true method of going from 0 to 18 laps by May 12th? I will be swimming on Mondays and Fridays

18 laps by May, piece I cake! First off plan on twice a week minimum, not sure what you can do for distance currently but I'll assume you can swim a 100 straight. Start week 1 with a 4 x 100 set 2 min rest between. After your set spend 15 mins doing drills to work on whatever your week spots are, stroke, kick, body roll, etc. Next week add an extra 50 to each set and boom you have just swam a total of 24 lengths or 12 laps. Third week do the same set but reduce rest to 1 min, fourth week go back to 4 x 100 but reduce to 30 sec rest between. Fifth week move to 2 x 200 with 1 min rest six 2 x 300, seven 400 straight... And so on you can see how it goes till you get your distance. I'll bet after week 3 you'll find your stamina really jumps and you can prob go a 500 straight. Step it like I said though and you'll be there in no time! Good luck!

That's how I am... evening workouts tend to get lost in the shuffle. Especially since my wife works nights, so I have the 4 kiddos by myself.




I will find out Friday what my baseline is. It's been a while. We were in Galveston last summer, and I didn't do much swimming there either. The plan is Monday/Friday AM swims.

Rick

helpful hint of the day. Make sure you sleep well. I was a little tired yesterday and my HR kept going over the max level I want it to be near the end of my last 2 intervals intervals. Last night I got a little more sleep and It did not hit that mark until the very end. Plus I extend the run .02 miles and the last set .05 miles. I ran father and had a better workout.

I am trying to keep my hr in zone 2 for most of my works. Doing inverals can let me get used to running at the faster speed without falling into zone 3. I getting to the point where I wonder if I should go into zone 3 from time to time. Not sure if my body is ready for that.

I second that, it has amazed me what a physical toll lack of sleep can take on ur body in a very short period of time. The thing that sucks for me is I NEVER sleep the night before race night, mind won't stop and inevitably I get just a handful of hours. I'm happy my race for this Saturday start is at 11:05, so good chance I'll actually get some sleep

I feel like I haven't posted in forever. Started off strong last week and then it's been kinda downhill since. I was out of town all weekend for a funeral, and then since I've been back, my ankle has been extremely sore. Don't know the reason it's been sore, didn't twist it or anything like that. I was able to lift weights and swim today, I was just cautious when pushing off the wall. Hopefully this will pass soon.

Catching up on all that's been going on in this thread, I saw people were sharing their tricks for counting laps. I just had this conversation today with a coworker who swims. I read a while ago somebody say they break their sets up into 100s mentally and spell a four letter word, one letter per length of the pool, with the first letter of each word progressing through the alphabet. For example, if I were swimming a 300, the first 100 would be a-n-t-s, the second bats, the third cats. If I were doing a 500 I would go up to "e." It seems to work for me, I have a much easier time with that than just trying to simply count the laps, especially for longer sets.

Have a great end to the week all!

Okay, I tried to post this yesterday and ended up creating a new thread... weird



I finally got a good full-body strength regimen nailed down. After I worked through everything (with minimal rest between sets and exercises), I felt really good. I also noted where I need to add "weight"... Okay, I need to add "weight" to all exercises, but I started on the low end of the scale to remind myself of form more than pushing "weight"...

BTW, when I use "weight" in quotes like that it's because when I'm lifting at home, I'm using an old Bowflex, and I know that what it says I'm lifting is really not what I'm lifting :D

Rick

Had a good easy brick workout tonight, prior to my workout I tried a new product called UCAN. I won't try to explain the science behind it but basically it is a super starch you drink a half hour prior to workout or event and it gives you solid energy with no blood sugar spikes or GI disturbance for up to 3 hrs. Check it out here:

http://www.generationucan.com/

USAT is using it and I will say, wow I noticed a real difference even in a light workout. The real test will be Saturday but I am hopeful it will give me the same extra umpf it did tonight through the whole event!

So big question, pre race dinner, what should I eat tomorrow night? Thoughts, suggestions, recipes?

I will never claim to be a nutrition expert, but some of what I've been reading is that the big pre-race carb rich meal may not be the best thing. It can take up to 24 hours to digest and gain the benefits. Having a big dinner the night before can actually leave you too full to eat breakfast on race morning.

So, my two cents for today...
Eat a good solid breakfast today, maybe 2 eggs or pancakes, etc. Eat smart throughout the day, balance your carbs and protein. Stay away from fatty foods. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Eat something for dinner that you know will not give you any GI issues.

Race day morning, my favorite is a English muffin with peanut butter. And yes, I always have my morning coffee. Many avoid it, but I need it and it doesn't give me any issue.

The best rule of thumb for today and race day, don't do anything new. Trust your training and your planning. You have trained hard and smart and you will do great!

Hey all, Looking to join your group!

What questions three must I answer thee?

A bit about me.
Ive been training for 10 months - started out w\ C25K.
Ran three 5ks last year.
I started out at about 263 (that was my peak that I weighted in at, but I may have been heavier at some point).
I am now down to 227 This AM, but was at a low of 223 before the holidays.

I was hoping to be at 210 for my race on 4/13, but not sure I am going to get there.
Still shooting for it, but if I don't get there I wont quit.

So I am signed up for the Coco tri on 4/13.
If you will have me, I will let you contemplate my questions on the tree of woe.