brick94513-GoGoGo Mentor Group - Closed For Now! (Page 26)

brick94513 - 2010-04-24 11:21 PM

I have Zoomers which I use every once and a while.  They are a short, rigid swim fin.  Basically, the use of fins help exaggerate the swim kick and reinforce the feel for the water.  But, fins also help with body position, kick strength, and ankle flexibility.

As with any training tool, occasional use is good, but care needs to be taken so you don't become dependant.

jhogan9600 - 2010-04-25 4:30 AM I got a pair of Zoomers back in Feb. They gave me blisters the size of walnuts. Almost gave up on them till yesterday. I rubbed the tops of my feet down with Glide before putting on the Zoomers. It worked! No blisters!  Of course.... if you keep the Glide in your gym back with your deodorant..... pay attention after you shower or you could end up with the Glide in your arm pits..... not that it ever happened to me.

BigH2OChief - 2010-04-25 11:24 AM Hope everyone is doing well and having a great weekend!  I'm back from a week of work in the National Capital Reagion.  It's always good to visit the beltway to remind myself how much I love living in San Diego (no offense to anyone out there...).

Had a great training session yesterday morning and attended a very cool Transition Clinic in the afternoon.  Then got my A$$ kicked in two rounds of miniature golf by my yougest.  Of course we play hockey rules when we play so it gets kind of physical!

I'm all caught up on my Training Logs and looking forward to a long ride on the Pacific Coast Highway this afternoon.  This time next week I should be enjoying a cold frosty in the beer garden with everyone else who did the San Diego Spring Sprint.  SHould be an interesting week!


Cheers~  M 

shmeeg - 2010-04-25 2:06 PM Mark, welcome back!  Will, TMI dude, TMI.  Hope that clears up though

croixfan - 2010-04-24 7:57 PM

They are TYR flex fins.  They are supposed to make your kick stronger by working on strength and flexibility.  I bought them because I have a weak kick.  I noticed that in my masters swim class when we do kick intervals on the kickboard.  I'm way slower than most people.  I have long legs and a short torso which seems to create a lot of drag in the water.  I'm hoping working on kick strength will help me overcome that.

brick94513 - 2010-04-25 7:01 PM

Between hemorrhoids and those home made shakes, I don't know where this thread is headed.

Meulen - 2010-04-25 7:25 PM Do any of you take anysupplements for joint pain, something besides ib profin?  My knees tend to get really sore when I run and I was thinking of trying something.

Meulen - 2010-04-25 9:25 PM Do any of you take anysupplements for joint pain, something besides ib profin?  My knees tend to get really sore when I run and I was thinking of trying something.

SAWFISH50 - 2010-04-25 7:49 PM

Glucosamine is a common suppliment used for joint health.  GNC or any vitamin store will have several joint formulas but the base for all these is usually Glucosamine. 

kickitinok - 2010-04-25 8:22 PM Just thought I'd poke my head in for a sec and report back from Lonestar. 

The sprint and oly swims were cancelled due to bad weather. Water was white capping and the decision was made to cancel for safety. I wish they would have waited an hour for the storm to blow-over, as an hour later it was beautiful. This knocked me off my emotional center as I was really looking forward to the swim - it's my favorite sport out of the three.

It was then announced that we would move immediately to the bike. There would be a 3 second delayed start for every cyclist. My thoughts immediately flashed to the problems I was having with my new pedal system (I crashed again during a ride Thursday) and I started to feel panic rise up in my stomach as this meant there were going to be a LOT of people leaving the gate at the same time and it would be congested. I did some deep breathing while gearing-up for the bike. When it was my turn I calmly walked myself outside the start gate, got on my bike, clipped in and off I went. Beautiful ride along the seawall, with 25+ mph winds. 

I pushed hard during the bike, although my time doesn't exactly show it. This really spent my legs. I had to start walking within 10 minutes of the run - my HR was zone 5. After a few minutes walking I started running. Had to walk two more times, but eventually finished with a time that I can live with given I am totally new to tri as well as self trained.

I'll post a RR when I return home. Thank you everyone for your support!