Evondo's Group - CLOSED! (Page 20)

SAM   ~     Secret Agent Man

Yes you are in trouble Nicole!  Do not and I repeat do not curse me like that!  I think I would have a total meltdown.  In fact I know I would.  You better say some extra prayers for me!  I can't handle that kind of added stress!

x2  Enjoy it!

x2!

LOL! BvD ~ now you know that in your sweet & innocent approach to your wedding day ~ You and Eric are not participating in any activities that would LEAD to such a result as pregnancy!  SO no need to worry about curses...    

The split talk was very well covered...(and I concur with Eric) I just wanted to say Great pace on the run... to be breaking 7min's/mile is very strong! Great job! 

x3  Happy Birthday.  Hope you have a good one

Yeah get a Garmin... I think the 305 is well worth the investment.  The 310xt is great I am sure and has it's benefits, but for the price and training value the 305 rules the roost!

If you know your routes... measure them out on using your vehicle, bike or computer programs like favoriterun.com or mapmyrun.com... check your time/splits at each mile of the course.  There are split guides available on sites like coolrunning.com

Good luck!

Weight training, yah or nay?  I think I found the right group for sure for motivation, seems like a fair amount of you lift weights of some form or other.  Seems to be fairly split on if weight lifting improves performance or not, prevents injury or not, and whatever else.  I am a fan of weights cause I find I just like the look of being toned vs just skinny.  I also feel that it helps me injury wise.  I noticed more aches and pains, especially in the knee area, if I do not lift.  I find that it balances out some of the muscle imbalances that just happen.

Wondering what motivates others to lift or why folks feel they need not lift?  Even with or without weights.  Even if your just using your own body weight to me that is still lifting.  You can still get a very good muscle workout that way.

One thing I know I need to concentrate on more is my core.  I do it from time to time and I can tell when I am consistent with it.  And then for some reason I get lazy on it and all hell breaks lose (literally and figuratively).

+1 on the Garmin.  I love mine.  I use it on the bike as well.  I am hoping to destroy mine soon though and get the 310xt

Yeah, I am counting on finding my way from Sat 12/26 on... Bring on the Tri-Life!

Come on Santa... mama needs a new fancy steed!  I hope that helps Cheri! 

I'll take it but I am hoping my strong belief in the big man(one with red suit) will help too. 

X4!!!

Any fun b-day plans?!?!

I say YAY on the lifting/strength training!  I do circuit style workouts, where I do not concentrate on one or two muscle groups per session.  This type of approach helps strength as well as muscular endurance.  I will work shoulders, back, chest, bi's, tri's, traps, & lats - at least two exercises per muscle with 3 sets/10-15 reps each... depending on the exercise.
I like doing push-ups and dips and have seen improvements in my swim from doing them!  Pull stronger in the water.

Yeah, core hurts the most... I do a little core each time, but not nearly what I should.  I have a copy of P90X Ab Ripper X ~ I have done the full workout once.... holy pain fest!  Since I have only done portions of it! 

New year resolutions will include at least one full Ab Ripper X workout a week & cutting down (maybe even out) carbonated beverages! (with an occasional exception of BEER! )

Considering other resolutions too...  (for future discussions I guess!)

Hey... where are the ugly sweater christmas party pix?  (did I miss em?) lol!

And Nicole, you can contribute what ever pics you want!  Except the previously mentioned episode in the cornfield... I like ya, but really.... not that much!

Sorry no pic I forgot the camera.

X5!  Speaking from very recent experience- go easy on the JoseCuervo.  You don't actually have to finish the bottle that night!!

I like this debate and I will argue both sides depending on the person...

I totally agree with the injury prevention and think it comes down to the athlete's body and how they are lifting.  However, I do not think it's the best time spent to become a better swimmer, biker or runner... best way to do that is well swim, bike and run I think of it as an enhancement to current training that if done properly is beneficial. My #1 rule when it comes to lifting is to not lift to the point that your sore legs affect your normal cardio workouts. If it's affecting your cardio workouts lifting becomes a negative in my opinion.

My preference over weight training is getting people to do resistance training... hills, big gear training, pushups, dips, pullups, etc.  Doing this is effectively the same as weight (force) training but keeps the chance of poor execution low and the more force training you do in running/biking the better runner/biker you will become.

I think to weight train or not depends on your limiters. This year I've made the decision to scratch the weight room from my program because I'm already a larger guy and force is not my issue, speed is.  I'll get much more out of another speed run workout than I will in the weight room.  This does not mean I will abandon force/resistance training, I'll continue to do jumps, hills, big gear, pushups and core.

x5497 or what ever number I am.

Thanks everyone!!!!  It's been a really great day so far and I'm sure it will keep getting better   Tonight Tom is taking me to dinner at a restaurant downtown that I've been really wanting to go to.

Oh, and I learned my lesson (and maybe re-learned it a few more times) about the dangers of showing Jose too much love

Sounds like a niiiice evening!  Enjoy!



Edited by Trin2bfast 2009-12-23 10:02 AM

No Camera huh?  Well, in the spirit of Christmas... here's some samplings of what could have been!









Attachments
----------------
blogs_DSC03319_3321_323336_poll_xlarge.jpg (20KB - 20 downloads)
antlers-christmas-sweaters-lg.jpg (57KB - 24 downloads)
2079254379_3f33038424.jpg (16KB - 21 downloads)

Hey Nicole... I soooo see ya pulling off the last one!  LMAO!  I double dawg dare ya! 

Wow.....should have provided these early.  I could have used the cleverness of the last picture.  That is HOT!!!!!

Wow.....should have provided these earlier.  I could have used the cleverness of the last picture.  That is HOT!!!!!