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My university kineseology dept. has a egg looking chamber you sit in.  30 secs later they tell you exactly your body composition, % of fat.  Only want to go. See if they offer the service around you.  BMI is way off generally.

Do you feel fat?  Do you feel strong?  Energetic?

I've been doing some weight lifting and core work this winter, I think I've gained weight because muscle weighs more but I also got into a small waisted jean last weekend, a 33.  I'm not worrying about it.  As soon as it's warm and the bike and runs go outdoors and the time ramps up, its all going to be good. And, I can see my 6 pack    

If your fitness is staying where it is, or still getting better, I wouldn't worry about the weight.  If it was "bad" weight you'd feel it!  I've been stuck at 210 for a few weeks now, but my clothes are still getting loosser. I started doing more strength work also.  Not dropping any more weight but I feel stronger.

i would chalk it up to proper nutrition as you are feeding your muscles properly.  last year you could have been losing muscle (and weight) due to poor nutrition following workouts.  if it continues you might want to consider adjusting but at this point if you feel good i would not be concerned.

Thanks for your responses - Overall I feel great so you guys are probably right and I shouldn't worry about it.  I should look into that fancy BMI just to get a baseline.

Good day today. I'm liking it! Started the day off with a swim. My main set was 500 and I avg a 2:36 for it. Very nice - for me especially. Hardest part was some lady got in the pool right at the end and it was like my chest just seized  up. She had some awful perfume on and it made it hard to breath. Fortunately I was done with my workout - I had just added 200 yds of kicking to the end because I wasn't quite ready to get out  so I finished up and left. And the pool was WARM like 94 degrees. Ok not warm. HOT. I was almost sick at first it was so hot. But I finally settled into things. I did end up with a sore spot from where my swimsuit is rubbing so I guess it's time for a new swimsuit. The one I have is a four year old $15 walmart special that I saw on one of the aforementioned old ladies yesterday. So probably could use something more my age! 

Came home had lunch and read a book - have to go back to work tomorrow, so getting all I can in. Then off to my bike fit which took about an hour. Mostly because we were talking and I was getting all kinds of hints and tricks. Moved my seat up about two inches, turned my handlebars up more so my wrist were at a natural angle and leveled the seat off. Moved my cleat position a little and then slid my seat back. Best part - the price $30!!!! Everything else looked really good. I do need to upgrade my saddle however as the one I'm using is a little too soft and apparently I'm pinching a nerve bundle which is why my feet keep falling asleep. So he's going to order the saddle he'd recommend in for me. The Terry butterfly saddle. It's $65 but apparently it's the to die for saddle for women. He has the upgrade $130 version in stock but says its a waste of money for me to upgrade unless I really want to count ounces. I figure for the extra $65 I can buy a lot of fruits and vegetables instead of McDonald's and lose a whole lot more weight than a few ounces. 

So following all that I went out for a quick 6 mile ride. Really wished it could of lasted longer but at the same time it was pretty cold. About 32 degrees. With wind. Really need to remember to wear full length gloves as my hands were white at the end. 

So yeah. A good day today! Still need to do my core work but I'll go knock that out right now!

tomorrow will be better- just keep at it!

That's my problem with the swim to. I always feel like I'm out of breath. Even after only 50 yards I stop and pant. My swim coach says my stroke looks good and that all it's going to take is practice and to remember to relax. I can feel a difference when I do make an effort to relax a little bit more. We just have to stick with it and hope there's always a rescue kyak nearby so we can take a breather.

I used to have the same problem when I ran. I found really slowing it down helped me. I would start off and go faster than I could manage and then die after 1/4 mile. I had to set the treadmill to '5' and managed to start building endurance. Now that I can run for longer, I am working on speed. Perhaps if you slow the swim pace down and focus on endurance you may find it all comes together.

No workout for me today. Worked from 7am - 8:30pm and I'm pooped. Yesterday I swam a 1450, and ran some sprints

We are expecting up to 2ft of snow tomorrow, so I am taking the day off and intend to put some quality time in with the trainer. I'm SO over winter, enough already!

Was thinking of getting a spinnervals DVD, but there seem to be so many to choose from. Any recommendations for a first one? Are they worth having? 

One thing I had to learn on the swim and the run - if I don't breath all the way out, I can't breath in.  I have to push the air out and then my body had no choice but to fill my lungs with fresh air.  If I don't then stale air builds up and I feel like I'm out of breath all the time. 

Also on the swim, trust me, if you keep swimming through that initial feeling of breathlessness, it passes.  Your body is shifting ways of burning O2 or so my coach says...so if I just keep stroking and breathing through it, it will pass...Breath out, breath in...repeat.  Relaxing is critical. The water is my friend, the water is my friend.  Works...

Edited by IceManScott 2011-01-12 6:44 AM

If you are looking to try a saddle, try the ISM Adamo.  Been on them since 2006 after prostate cancer and will not switch.  Now many big names use them. Lance had one on his TT bike last year.   The number 2 and 3 women bike splits at Kona... Craig Alexander, I think. 



Edited by IceManScott 2011-01-12 6:43 AM

Thanks for the support and encouragement with my swim issues everyone. I really appreciate it.

I will try to get back in there tomorrow followed by a good weight and stretching session.

Have a great night.

KC

i get a good workout with spinervals.  they all will push you if you follow the instructors directions.  they have one for TT and triathlon training and it kicks my butt.  i did it yesterday and then almost fell down my stairs when walking afterwards.  there is also one called stress test and suffer- probably the hardest i have seen.  there are two (hillacious and autumn ride) that are a little more low key but you still will work and sweaet like crazy.  i would get the TT and tri training one.

enough is enough.  i live in atlanta and we are not used to snow and ice.  the pool has been closed (along with everything else) since it snowed sunday.  i feel like i am losing time by not getting in the pool.  i would be going crazy if i did not have a trainer and tread mill.  i am ready for spring...but then i will complain about pollen and allergies.

Had a pretty decent swim yesterday except on the drills.  I felt dreadfully slow on the Closed Fist drill and can't really get into Swim Golf as I find myself losing focus on form.  In fact, I wanted to throw that drill out completely because I don't really get the reason for it.  Isn't it just diagnosing a symptom and not the cause?

4.4 miles on tap today and I'm stoked.  I usually have a hard time containing myslef as I sometimes have 4 miles to do and throw down 6 just because I feel like it.  Methinks that this is causing some of my nagging issues.  Need to build a little slower.

Closed fist helped me.  The idea is to learn to use the entire forearm like a paddle.   It will feel slow...so my coach has us after every drill, swim a lap. 

Done for the day! Had a 2.2 mile run. Which I did in exactly 30 min on the treadmill. I'm usually doing speedwork on the treadmill because I get bored but I pushed myself to stay exactly on tempo. And I brought a runners world to cover the display so I wouldn't watch the seconds tick by. Felt really good at the end. Other thing I really enjoyed was watching the 7 people get on and get off in the time that I was running. 

Hopped downstairs for a swim and did my workout as written except I had a lot of trouble with the kick drills. Need to study the video more and figure out what exactly I'm supposed to do. So instead I did 4x200 with 60' rest. I swam them straight with no active recovery and without trying to hit each one in exactly 2:30/100 pace.  

Then as I was leaving the desk clerk said he was impressed and that I probably worked out more than anyone else there in the morning. Especially when you took out all of their "rest" breaks.

So off to work now.  

Scott -  thanks for the tip on the Adamo - I'll look into it. 

I do a lap as well after closed fist.  Don't know if I am doing something wrong but I feel myself being pushed up instead of pulled forward during the drill.  This is dramatically different than the feel during freestyle.

I don't know about that feeling of being pushed up.  The goal for me was to close the fist so I could work at making my forearm feel like a paddle.  It's helped me.

Edited by IceManScott 2011-01-12 10:29 AM

Jason I would love to say I feel bad but welcome to our world LOL

Rob you will be slow on the fist drill as most of your forward thrust is from your arm stroke.  I'm with you I tried the swim golf a few times and said heck with it as I focused on the counting and time more than just swimming.  The golf drill is to find your stroke count that yields the fastest time with fewest strokes (more strokes more effort).  If you have nagging issues stick to the plan, that is a third longer run than planned.  On the Fist drill if you are going up instead of forward your probably not getting in the water at the correct angle (pushing down instead of pulling back).


Erin nice job, make sure you are doing more than just speedwork though. Your body cannot do speedwork every workout.


I'm with Scott on the Adamo have that on all my bikes and love it.  Little weird at first but you get used to it especially in areo position.

No lunch swim for me today, client stopped by for a meeting (hate it when work gets in the way of my training).  Will try to get in there before my spin class tonight.

I agree with Scott - the Closed Fist drill is a great drill and I also use it alo.  Not really sure what you mean about being pushed? For me it helps get the "feel" of the water, especially when I do a freestyle stroke after it.  Make syou really aware of your stroke.

As far as the breathing - I am by no means a swimming expert and am still learning, but I went through the same thing last year and what I found was that I was kicking way too much.  I found this out during the pull drill that I was not out of breath as much or hard and my coach said it was because of that.  I think I was getting my HR up too much using the large leg muscles.  I really worked on streamlining/minimizing my kick and actually my coach started using me as an example -haha

Another thing that helped me and gave me some confidence are some hypoxic drills.  What I would do is qty 5 -25Y with the following breaths:  4 breaths, 3 breaths, 2 breaths, 1 breath and then swim 1 length with no breath.  The last one was tough but after a few times I was able to do it.  Really boosted my confidence by calming me down knowing I can swim 1 length no breath(without passing out -haha) so swimming under normal breathing conditions was a piece of cake.

Good luck and just remember to RELAX!!!

I did that 15% treadmill workout today and it was good.  I only did 1 mile in 13:30 and my HR was fairly high and I was sweating like a pig -haha  I am going to really try and incorporate this on light run days to reduce stress on my legs.