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I have it and need to use it more...thanks for the reminder!

Just for fun, my running playlist from last night:

Sex on Fire- Kings of Leon
Down with the Sickness- Disturbed
Faint- Linkin Park
Firefly- Breaking Benjamin
Duality- Slipknot
Flagpole Sitta- Harvey Danger
Feel that Fire-Dirks Bently (yes, I know, random country song)
Oxygen- Die Trying
Livin on a Prayer- Bon Jovi
My December- Linkin Park

Anyone got any fun ones?

great list!  I especially like the Faint! One of my all time favorite running tunes!

I do have an embarrassing one I tend to listen while running. Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a Hero. Yes I may have just made myself a little less manly today.

On more of a manly note

I also like Motley Crue - KickStart my Heart. The opening guitar part makes think of speeding up and shifting gears.

Wow, that is embarssing.

I honestly don't even know who/what song that is but I'll take your word for it... extra pushups/pullups for you today or someone might revoke your man card

I'm a newbie as well, if anyone else wants to add me just search for Eric von Dohlen in Houston,TX.

If you like trance/house music I recommend going on itunes and subscribing to the Above and Beyond podcast.  Its free for starters and then episodes are 2 hours long!!!!  That should get you through a long training day.  It's good back ground music and many times a song will appear to you that really gets you going or helps you push the extra mile.  At least it works for me!!! 

 Now I have to rant.  WTF!!!!!!  Why am I up to 175lbs now??????  I've been working out like crazy.  I'm so pissed it's not even funny.  My damn job totally screws me for eating grrr.  go to work at 3pm sit there till 1 am.  I'm trying to eat as early as possible too.  But by about 7-8pm there is jack crap to do till 1am, and I start to get hungry....  I so wish I could bring my trainer to work and ride while I'm there watching the paint dry.  Another problem is the lack of anything but fast and junk food around.  I'm ready to stop eating fast food and sugar (within reason) all together now!!!!!!!

end rant.

I feel your pain Doug.  It can be extremely frustrating!  I bring my lunch these days... and an truck load of snacks!  The real problem is, I rely on frozen meals (lean cuisine-smart ones-healthy choice) in an effort to eat relatively balanced and sensible.  But damn they get old!  I need to work on preparing real food - chicken breasts, tuna, nuts, fruits and veggies - but it is super hard to plan and prepare.  oh yeah, and eating healthy is more expensive than eating badly!  That doubles the dilemma!  I am not looking to lose and serious weight... I am looking to lean out - and this seems to be harder than when I was losing.  And I am doing 10x more cardio and strength stuff than ever before.  All it does it make me hungry... ALL the damn time!  I am forever hungry!!!

End rant as well.... patience, persaverence, blah, blah, blah!

It takes hangy-downeys of steel to admit that!  Good job! Now just hit delete... and add some Linkin Park!  Ha Ha!  What ever gets ya going...and keeps ya there! 

Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins... does the speed up thing to me.  Twistin' the throttle on a crotch rocket comes to mind!..... Top Gun, like Caddy Shack...never gets old.  But that's another thread!

So I know this is counter intuitive to everything you hear about losing weight but you must eat carbs. Carbs/sugar are the fuel you burn while doing endurance sports and it is REQUIRED to burn fat.  I normally keep my diet ~60% carbs, ~30% protien, ~10% fat with my calories around 4k/day.  I don't count calories or anything but I check my intake a few times a year and this is just what it comes out as.

There is a nutrition section in Friel's trianing bible about periodization of food for each different training phase but I can't recall the details.  I'll try to look it up in the next few days.  Here's a good article for ya in the meantime...
http://www.sagewoodwellness.com/Doc0006.htm

So even if you get rid of the fast food, make sure you're eating enough carbs... if not you'll end up feeling sluggish. If I ever feel sluggish starting a workout I know I'm not eating enough and I make sure to have enough M&Ms / coke before the next one

Looks like I need to redo my intake. I am intaking about 25-2800 cals but at the 50-40-10 range of Protein-Carb-Fat. I am trying to drop lbs though. Plus I have totally avoid sugars.

I am super excited, and just wanted to share.

I had my 6 week reassessment with my trainer today and we redid my body fat (calipers).

According to her measurments, I'm down 3%!

I am so excited I was jumping up and down in the gym.

G'day mates!!!! 

Just got back from a run/walk and tasty brekky, so while i regain my energy  to make my way to the beach, I thought  I'd see what everyone is up to. 

Todd....did you seriously just admit that you like Bonnie Tyler??!?!?!  Dude, or should we start calling you ma'am....I don't even think I have any words for this at the moment.

Nicole....3%....that's so awesome!!!!  way to go!!!

Despite my workout attempts, I've been throwing back drinks like a champ and eating like it's going  out of style.  I'll definitely be looking to lose a few lbs when I get home.

Also for me, negs on the ear plugs when swimming.

That's GREAT news, congrats!

That's what vacation is for, live it up and don't worry about it. One of the things I love about being a triathlete!

1 song...just 1 song that I like to run too. Ahh heck nevermind, I need to get my mancard back from my wife. I did follow it with the Crue...

Awesome Job! 

Swim workout #1 in the books. The hardest thing for me is finding a place to swim. I have found 2 tri groups that do group coached sessions. Of course the one with the best price is the furthest away and swim at 6 am. The other one is closer to my work for lunch or afterwork swims are easy but 3x the amount. Of course the Ballys I joined to swim at, that said they were doing some work and will be filling the pool in 2 weeks has been 5 months and no pool.

I need to release the lead weights in my legs because they sink like rocks. I had 2 good pointers and worked on them the whole time. Looking forward to my next one already.

Look at you Lil' Miss Lean Mean Tri'n machine!  great job - congrats!  Keep up the good work - making us so proud! *sniff* *sniff*... ~lil' tears of joy~ lol!