tripletmom01 mentor group - FULL!!!!! (Page 23)

Ramping up to 10.5 hours this week:

1/19/09 Weekly Schedule:

• M-Weights/Yoga
• T-Bike, Big Gear Strength Spinerval-55 min
• W-Run, 45 min neg split out and back course
• R-Bike, Recovery/Technique Spinerval-45 min
• F-Weights, Yoga 
• S-Bike, Have Mercy Spinerval-2 Hrs (this should be fun), Swim-Some more BOBs
• S-Run, 75 min Z1, Swim-More BOB

Hopefully this week is a little less "exciting" on a personal level.

Remember what I said about body morphing and muscle weighing a lot more than fat! Just try and keep up the good work 

(If nothing else - you don't want the pain of the last couple of weeks to go to waste do you?!)

Mon:

• Long swim - 35mins or so (think I'll just do lots of sets of 400m - with a TT after the initial warm up)
• Yoga in evening

Tues:

• Short Bike - 40min - want to do an LT test for the bike - 10WU, 20 test, 10CD (rest of night in ER!)
• pushups+crunches

Wed:

• Med Run - 28min - obviously this'll be slow because of night before

Thurs:

• push ups + crunches

Fri:

• Long Run - 35 mins - I might try the course for the Sprint in March...

Sat:

• Long Bike - 70mins - probably an "endurance" workout from Tacx - it'll be interesting to see what the HRM says about the workout - I suspect I've never done it in an Endurance zone before!
• pushups + crunches

Sun: Off

Is your mom doing OK?

Thanks for asking Tammy. 

She is doing OK--not happy at all about being in the nursing home.  I have to keep telling her it isn't permanent, she is afraid she won't ever get to go home.  She starts PT tomorrow and hopefully progresses quickly.

That is one helluva week. I really hope your mother heals quickly. I will think good thoughts for her!

My boys are still sick.  When does it end?

~Jennifer

just keep at it- you will be amazed at how fast you get used to it

Thats awesome- I never get any faster after my lessons

Somebody thinks highly of you kiddo...

" Great training and wow you are in Tammy's mentor group..she is such a tri stud."

Me neither, I feel like I am starting over. I now can only do 150 yds without pooping out. I guess I am re-learning my stroke. Everything I had been doing before was wrong. I am going to try to put some time in pool for the next few weeks. I have another lesson on Tuesday. I am hoping when she tapes me she will tell me that I have corrected a few of my problems.

LOL- thats awesome- who wrote that?

It's in your control panel.  Go to edit training sessions and then choose personal.  Scroll to the bottom and you can fill 'em in there.

It's definitely working here - I did my week 5, day1 last night and just realised in total I did 130 and the sets are definitely getting easier - although I've just noticed that it means I've only got 5 more sessions and I've to get from a current max of about 45 to double that!! (gulp!)

On a different note: is everyone Obama'ed out yet? Our tv news is implying that every American is having a week's celebration (I'm assuming that's standard tabloid exageration?!)

I tried the Big Gear Strength Spinerval last night---OUCH!  I pedaled with two legs during the sets with single leg drills in the BCR and 12 cog.  How the heck does anyone pedal with one leg in that gear?

If anyone is interested in a review, I have the following Spinervals:

These are a nice change of pace for getting some good "coached" training sessions on your trainer.  You can do the whole workout or pick and choose certain sets.  He recommends specific gearing during the sets but you can always adjust to your ability/conditioning.  The website has specific information and some previews of the DVDs.

Thank you Terri! I have been looking all over for it!

Lori, what do you think of the recovery and technique one? I am a sucky biker and could use some instruction on how to pedal.