Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open (Page 23)

3600 yard swim at Noon and postponed this evening's trainer session until tomorrow morning.

3600 yard swim at Noon and postponed this evening's trainer session until tomorrow morning.

Yoga 100% counts in the core challenge.  :-)

Let's see, a bunch to catch up on:

• +1 on Gretchen getting over 40 workouts in, and then not being complacent by wanting to get 50
• I got in 32 SBR workouts plus a bunch of strength - almost feeling like I'm training now vs. just "working out" if you know what I mean
• My goals this week/month are to increase the frequency and intensity of my workouts and LOG ALL THE DETAILS - I find I'm much better at this gig if I immerse myself in the data
• Let's nail this core challenge  - I promise you will be better for it!  (yesterday was 4 sets on the AbCoaster, some work on the situp/crunch bench and 10 minutes of plank work)

I have to travel up to CT later this week for work, but thankfully the Marriott I stay at has a decent workout facility and an almost usable pool (15 yards - at least I can keep a feel for the water).

Originally posted by Chris86 Hello! NAME: Chris STORY: Well, its been up and down for a while now. I get into a good phase for a while then get stuck in a rut. About Two years ago I thought about doing a tri and started training for it but then we had another baby and, well, so much for that. So, here I am again, back into my "vision"! FAMILY STATUS: Happily married for 12 years to an awesome wife and we have 3 amazing kids! CURRENT TRAINING: Doing some cardio, biking and some weight training, but am looking for a training schedule to follow...I dont do well with just " shootin from the hip" so to say. Anyone have any ideas??? 2015 RACES: none The Plan for 2016: I would like to get at least one planned, but two would be great! BEER/WINE/BOOZE PREFERENCE: Hmm, depends on the occasion...drinking for a while, Coors Light. Drinking socially....deffinately IPA! WEIGHT LOSS: Hope to lose about 15 lbs and get back the muscle mass and tone I once had 25 years ago. WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD BDAS MEMBER: I hope to contribute any knowledge to the group that I have learned along the way and help others who need that extra push when the going gets tough.

Wait...WHAT???    We use those for penalties!! 

Welcome, Chris.  Yeah, those kids do know how to derail a plan, don't they?  Like you, I find that I do much better with a plan to follow vs. something only loosely structured, and it keeps away from the orthopedic surgeon and physical therapist, too.  As for plan recommendations, I designed my own around my schedule (I swim when my daughter has swim practice, for instance) and macro goals (say, looking to hit 15 miles running this week).  Specific to sports:

• swimming:  I swim about 1500-2000M per session, doing various things, until I get in shape and then I go get killed at Masters practice
• biking:  trainer work until April, using Trainer Road plans
• running:  I use Daniels running formula, trying to get in 4 runs/week (I highly recommend reading his book, even if you don't use the plans it's great info)
• strength/core: whatever I need to do to keep my body from falling apart doing the other three disciplines

There is no substitute for a good a$$ whupping from the cycling chicks on Hell Hath No Fury

Hi, Sandi.  I've been there, losing a year plus to various injuries (of my own fault mostly, which made it even harder).  For a while I was able to handle "racing vicariously" through my mentor group but eventually that doesn't cut it, does it?  Hang in there, stay the course, heal fully.  Training will be there when you've recovered and while that new normal may not be what it once was, it'll still be fun and fulfilling.  And there's still beer.  :-)

And speaking of The Sufferfest, the Tour of Sufferlandria starts this weekend.  I did it last year, and it almost killed me but I got about a 5% jump in my FTP afterwards.  My schedule isn't going to allow for the full tour this year but I'll try to fit in some SF workouts next week.

Ugh, weight actually went up last week, so I'm pretty much flat for January. Not super motivational to end where I began. And I forgot yesterday was the first of the month, so didn't do any core workout. But I'll fit that in tonight, and then try to remember to add it to the daily routine.

Goals for the week:

1) 3x run

2) 2x bike

3) 183 lbs or less

4) Core workouts daily

As usual, the answer is "it depends'.  I'm all for keeping it simple; I have a Kurt Kinetic Road Machine with a Garmin speed sensor, which allows me to use the "virtual power" features of software like Trainer Road.  They're like $300US new here in the states; no idea what they would be in Europe.  It's indestructible.  To me, that (or a similar quality fluid trainer like a Cycleops Fluid 2 Trainer) is the minimum I would go with.

Then you can get much more fancy/electronic/expensive...DCRainmaker does a great job of walking through everything

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/2015-2016trainer-recommendations.html

Definitely check out DCRainmaker's site for reviews. As a basic primer, without getting into the fancy/electronic/expensive ones you have 3 choices:

1) Wind. Cheap but noisy, and doesn't do a great job at simulating the increase in resistance at higher speeds you experience on the road.

2) Magnetic. Mid-priced and quiet. Some have variable resistance with speed, but not all.

3) Fluid. Most expensive ($300USD), but they're the quietest and do the best job of simulating road feel.

I have a pretty good mag trainer from CycleOps that I got used off Craigslist a few years ago for maybe $30, but if I were going to buy new I'd absolutely go with a fluid trainer. I have it hooked up to a speed & cadence sensor from Wahoo that displays on my iphone, and same as Mike I use Trainer Road for virtual power. I also use a trainer-specific tire that I put on in the fall; it's not necessary, but I had begun to notice extra wear on my rear tire, so I swapped it out. Bonus: I get practice changing tires twice a year.