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 2016-02-29 9:07 AM in reply to: kevinbe |
Member  3147     Carbondale, Illinois |  Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - OpenStarted this morning with a nice recovery swim of 1000m (#82). I feel pretty good today, after yesterday's race, with no residual soreness. I remember after this race last year I was so sore!! Progress!! Planning a run later this afternoon when it is warm. I love this time of year, as you start to get the first few warm afternoons among the cold mornings. I had a metabolic test done this morning. Actually, it is the second one I've had done in as many weeks. The first one had several irregularities that made me thing the results weren't accurate, so I had it redone this morning. I am absolutely blown away. My RMR (resting metabolic rate) is 2794! Adding lifestyle and activity plus training, the tester recommended I eat 3980 calories a day. I typically eat about 2000-2400 (when I'm tracking). I had the test done originally to figure out if I am fueling my workouts sufficiently, since I've been working hard for a while now with minimal gains in terms of speed and endurance. Guess I haven't been. I'm going to try eating about 4000 calories a day for two weeks (good calories, not crap) and see what happens. I have never in my entire life been told I eat too little. I'm not really sure how to proceed here. Any suggestions on how to increase calorie intake without adding junky stuff? I have thought about nuts. Trainer suggested I try chocolate milk or fruit juice at meals. Other ideas? |
| 2016-02-29 10:01 AM in reply to: drfoodlove |
Extreme Veteran 1648 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by drfoodlove Started this morning with a nice recovery swim of 1000m (#82). I feel pretty good today, after yesterday's race, with no residual soreness. I remember after this race last year I was so sore!! Progress!! Planning a run later this afternoon when it is warm. I love this time of year, as you start to get the first few warm afternoons among the cold mornings. I had a metabolic test done this morning. Actually, it is the second one I've had done in as many weeks. The first one had several irregularities that made me thing the results weren't accurate, so I had it redone this morning. I am absolutely blown away. My RMR (resting metabolic rate) is 2794! Adding lifestyle and activity plus training, the tester recommended I eat 3980 calories a day. I typically eat about 2000-2400 (when I'm tracking). I had the test done originally to figure out if I am fueling my workouts sufficiently, since I've been working hard for a while now with minimal gains in terms of speed and endurance. Guess I haven't been. I'm going to try eating about 4000 calories a day for two weeks (good calories, not crap) and see what happens. I have never in my entire life been told I eat too little. I'm not really sure how to proceed here. Any suggestions on how to increase calorie intake without adding junky stuff? I have thought about nuts. Trainer suggested I try chocolate milk or fruit juice at meals. Other ideas? Congrats on your AG win! What about nuts? They are an easy snacking food. Did you consider upping half way on the calories and seeing how you feel - or add 500 or so a day per week? Doubling seems like a huge jump to make to me. I would think you would want to slowly increase to not really confuse your body. Did the person who did the testing give any advice on that? My body would revolt if I doubled my intake. I would probably increase 200-500 for a few weeks at a time and see how it impacted me- but now I'm curious to see how it goes for you! If you're that under fueled I wonder how you feel as you increase. |
| 2016-02-29 10:10 AM in reply to: Moonrocket |
Extreme Veteran 1648 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open For this week my goals are 2 runs 2 bikes- my new bike should be ready to pick up on Friday and I need to move a Dr appointment so I have time to play with it (it's a mountain bike- so working out still counts as playing) 1 swim- masters- try for 2. |
| 2016-02-29 11:54 AM in reply to: Moonrocket |
Member 3147 Carbondale, Illinois | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by Moonrocket Originally posted by drfoodlove Started this morning with a nice recovery swim of 1000m (#82). I feel pretty good today, after yesterday's race, with no residual soreness. I remember after this race last year I was so sore!! Progress!! Planning a run later this afternoon when it is warm. I love this time of year, as you start to get the first few warm afternoons among the cold mornings. I had a metabolic test done this morning. Actually, it is the second one I've had done in as many weeks. The first one had several irregularities that made me thing the results weren't accurate, so I had it redone this morning. I am absolutely blown away. My RMR (resting metabolic rate) is 2794! Adding lifestyle and activity plus training, the tester recommended I eat 3980 calories a day. I typically eat about 2000-2400 (when I'm tracking). I had the test done originally to figure out if I am fueling my workouts sufficiently, since I've been working hard for a while now with minimal gains in terms of speed and endurance. Guess I haven't been. I'm going to try eating about 4000 calories a day for two weeks (good calories, not crap) and see what happens. I have never in my entire life been told I eat too little. I'm not really sure how to proceed here. Any suggestions on how to increase calorie intake without adding junky stuff? I have thought about nuts. Trainer suggested I try chocolate milk or fruit juice at meals. Other ideas? Congrats on your AG win! What about nuts? They are an easy snacking food. Did you consider upping half way on the calories and seeing how you feel - or add 500 or so a day per week? Doubling seems like a huge jump to make to me. I would think you would want to slowly increase to not really confuse your body. Did the person who did the testing give any advice on that? My body would revolt if I doubled my intake. I would probably increase 200-500 for a few weeks at a time and see how it impacted me- but now I'm curious to see how it goes for you! If you're that under fueled I wonder how you feel as you increase. The trainer (who is a PhD candidate in Kinesiology) said to try the 4000 for a couple of weeks and see how it goes. That it should be like throwing a couple of big logs on the fire and my body will burn it up like crazy. If it doesn't work, he said to back off by 300 cal a week until I get to the point I want to be at (either losing weight or seeing improved fitness). I'm going to give it a shot. If it doesn't work, in two weeks I could gain a little weight, but probably not more than a few pounds. I just can't figure out how to eat that much!!! Whole new world for me. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. |
| 2016-02-29 1:54 PM in reply to: jmhpsu93 |
| 1941 , Vermont | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by jmhpsu93 Originally posted by Qua17 It's Sunday - Time for Goals of the Week. Let's hear them people and don't forget to list your reward beer for achieving your goals (no need to mention to CLP if you fall short  Last week's numbers: 2 swims, ~ 2500 meters I'm dealing with some pain in my right lower leg - making it tough to run. If it doesn't resolve itself with some rest then off to the doctor. BOOOOOOOO!!!!! Goals this week are to just build on last week - just keep at it. Yikes, Mike, I hope it turns out to me not much and heals quickly! |
| 2016-02-29 1:58 PM in reply to: drfoodlove |
| 1941 , Vermont | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by drfoodlove Started this morning with a nice recovery swim of 1000m (#82). I feel pretty good today, after yesterday's race, with no residual soreness. I remember after this race last year I was so sore!! Progress!! Planning a run later this afternoon when it is warm. I love this time of year, as you start to get the first few warm afternoons among the cold mornings. I had a metabolic test done this morning. Actually, it is the second one I've had done in as many weeks. The first one had several irregularities that made me thing the results weren't accurate, so I had it redone this morning. I am absolutely blown away. My RMR (resting metabolic rate) is 2794! Adding lifestyle and activity plus training, the tester recommended I eat 3980 calories a day. I typically eat about 2000-2400 (when I'm tracking). I had the test done originally to figure out if I am fueling my workouts sufficiently, since I've been working hard for a while now with minimal gains in terms of speed and endurance. Guess I haven't been. I'm going to try eating about 4000 calories a day for two weeks (good calories, not crap) and see what happens. I have never in my entire life been told I eat too little. I'm not really sure how to proceed here. Any suggestions on how to increase calorie intake without adding junky stuff? I have thought about nuts. Trainer suggested I try chocolate milk or fruit juice at meals. Other ideas? This is very fascinating to me. You are a workout guru though, so maybe it's accurate? Where did you go to have it done? I've been thinking about doing something like this but haven't spoken with my doctor yet. |
| 2016-02-29 2:00 PM in reply to: aviatrix802 |
| 1941 , Vermont | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Happy leap year day, everyone! On top of it, it's a rest day for me! ....then on top of that, the Girl Scout cookies have arrived.....  I can promise you my MFP entry will not be accurate today..  Doh. |
| 2016-03-01 12:06 AM in reply to: Qua17 |
| 193 , California | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open A couple days late again. However: 1) 2x swim, bike, run (complete Week 4 of the Oly plan) 2) keep up with the core challenge even though we've moved into March 3) at least 1x Yoga 4) 2x stretching/rolling 5) clean the bike! |
| 2016-03-01 8:25 AM in reply to: aviatrix802 |
Member 3147 Carbondale, Illinois | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by aviatrix802 Originally posted by drfoodlove Started this morning with a nice recovery swim of 1000m (#82). I feel pretty good today, after yesterday's race, with no residual soreness. I remember after this race last year I was so sore!! Progress!! Planning a run later this afternoon when it is warm. I love this time of year, as you start to get the first few warm afternoons among the cold mornings. I had a metabolic test done this morning. Actually, it is the second one I've had done in as many weeks. The first one had several irregularities that made me thing the results weren't accurate, so I had it redone this morning. I am absolutely blown away. My RMR (resting metabolic rate) is 2794! Adding lifestyle and activity plus training, the tester recommended I eat 3980 calories a day. I typically eat about 2000-2400 (when I'm tracking). I had the test done originally to figure out if I am fueling my workouts sufficiently, since I've been working hard for a while now with minimal gains in terms of speed and endurance. Guess I haven't been. I'm going to try eating about 4000 calories a day for two weeks (good calories, not crap) and see what happens. I have never in my entire life been told I eat too little. I'm not really sure how to proceed here. Any suggestions on how to increase calorie intake without adding junky stuff? I have thought about nuts. Trainer suggested I try chocolate milk or fruit juice at meals. Other ideas? This is very fascinating to me. You are a workout guru though, so maybe it's accurate? Where did you go to have it done? I've been thinking about doing something like this but haven't spoken with my doctor yet. I used the University Rec Center. They have a Personal Wellness and Fitness Studio, that has lots of body measurement tests you can have done (BF%, VO2 Max, RMR, etc.). The guy who did it is a trainer, but he is also a PhD candidate in Kinesiology. Yesterday I didn't do too badly, I managed to eat 3500 calories. I wasn't prepared for that news when I packed my lunch yesterday morning, so I didn't bring anything like what I would need to hit 4K. Today, I know what I need to do. Packing my lunch today felt like packing for Armageddon! I managed to bring about 2000 calories with me today. I'm not entirely sure I can or will eat it all, but I'm giving this an honest shot. |
| 2016-03-01 8:28 AM in reply to: drfoodlove |
Member 3147 Carbondale, Illinois | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open #84--trainer ride this morning filled with lots of sprints and power stuff. Spinnerval's free weekly workout is kinda kicking my butt! I followed it up with 15 minutes of yoga, which doesn't count as a workout, but I'm going to try to incorporate more short yoga sessions after my workouts anyway. I've been getting too tied up in only doing things when I can get the full 30 minutes in to count as a workout. I had a nice run yesterday afternoon with the pup too (#83). I'd like to be able to get another run in this afternoon, but not sure it will happen. Thunder and lightening are forecast for all afternoon. While I don't mind getting a little wet on a run, I certainly don't want to get hit by lightening! |
| 2016-03-01 9:21 AM in reply to: jmhpsu93 |
| 2126 Baltimore, Maryland | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by jmhpsu93 Originally posted by Qua17 It's Sunday - Time for Goals of the Week. Let's hear them people and don't forget to list your reward beer for achieving your goals (no need to mention to CLP if you fall short Last week's numbers: 2 swims, ~ 2500 meters I'm dealing with some pain in my right lower leg - making it tough to run. If it doesn't resolve itself with some rest then off to the doctor. BOOOOOOOO!!!!! Goals this week are to just build on last week - just keep at it. Hopefully rest does you some good! Feel better! |
| 2016-03-01 9:24 AM in reply to: drfoodlove |
| 2126 Baltimore, Maryland | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by drfoodlove Originally posted by aviatrix802 Originally posted by drfoodlove Started this morning with a nice recovery swim of 1000m (#82). I feel pretty good today, after yesterday's race, with no residual soreness. I remember after this race last year I was so sore!! Progress!! Planning a run later this afternoon when it is warm. I love this time of year, as you start to get the first few warm afternoons among the cold mornings. I had a metabolic test done this morning. Actually, it is the second one I've had done in as many weeks. The first one had several irregularities that made me thing the results weren't accurate, so I had it redone this morning. I am absolutely blown away. My RMR (resting metabolic rate) is 2794! Adding lifestyle and activity plus training, the tester recommended I eat 3980 calories a day. I typically eat about 2000-2400 (when I'm tracking). I had the test done originally to figure out if I am fueling my workouts sufficiently, since I've been working hard for a while now with minimal gains in terms of speed and endurance. Guess I haven't been. I'm going to try eating about 4000 calories a day for two weeks (good calories, not crap) and see what happens. I have never in my entire life been told I eat too little. I'm not really sure how to proceed here. Any suggestions on how to increase calorie intake without adding junky stuff? I have thought about nuts. Trainer suggested I try chocolate milk or fruit juice at meals. Other ideas? This is very fascinating to me. You are a workout guru though, so maybe it's accurate? Where did you go to have it done? I've been thinking about doing something like this but haven't spoken with my doctor yet. I used the University Rec Center. They have a Personal Wellness and Fitness Studio, that has lots of body measurement tests you can have done (BF%, VO2 Max, RMR, etc.). The guy who did it is a trainer, but he is also a PhD candidate in Kinesiology. Yesterday I didn't do too badly, I managed to eat 3500 calories. I wasn't prepared for that news when I packed my lunch yesterday morning, so I didn't bring anything like what I would need to hit 4K. Today, I know what I need to do. Packing my lunch today felt like packing for Armageddon! I managed to bring about 2000 calories with me today. I'm not entirely sure I can or will eat it all, but I'm giving this an honest shot. Good luck with this! Avocados could be a good add on if you're not eating them already. They're great for you, you get your healthy fats, and I want to say one has like, 250 calories or something like that. You can add them to a lot of stuff, including salads, tacos, eggs, etc. Keep up posted! |
| 2016-03-01 9:35 AM in reply to: aviatrix802 |
| 2126 Baltimore, Maryland | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Had a short run yesterday and felt pretty good. I ran about 2 miles before my volleyball match last night. Both felt really good! My run started out slow, but by the end I was running 9:20 pace and didn't feel like I had sped up at all. I need to get some longer runs in, but I didn't have a lot of time and didn't want to wear myself out too much before vball. Vball went great. I felt good, and we just moved up a level so it was really fast paced. My foot felt good after too, just a little soreness. Had a workout at my gym this morning and I'm doing yoga tonight. I know these aren't a lot of triathlon workouts, but this is how I'm building my stamina and strength back up before I really get into my training. I feel stronger every day! |
| 2016-03-01 10:34 AM in reply to: nicole14e |
| 1007 DeLand, Florida | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Nicole - sounds like you're going about things the right way to me! Especially since its still technically the offseason, and after the year of injuries and setbacks you had last year. |
| 2016-03-01 10:41 AM in reply to: firebert |
| 1007 DeLand, Florida | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Anyone have any interest in pro cycling coverage on TV? There have been some contract changes and such and at least for me it means more cycling on TV rather than less. NBC Sports seems to still have the same races, but now that Universal HD dissolved the Universal Sports channel which I didn't get, they moved the coverage over to the Universal HD channel. I don't get BeIn Sports but it seems between the 3 of those plus Cycling.TV you can watch a ton of racing: U.S.-based cycling fans often face an uphill battle when trying to find live coverage of their favorite cycling races on TV — not to mention the fact that, if you’re on the West Coast, you have to get up pretty early to catch the action. Here’s a list of 2016 races that will be aired on U.S. TV networks or available to stream online (legitimately). February 27: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Cycling.TV February 28: Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Cycling.TV March 2: Le Samyn, Cycling.TV March 2-6: UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Universal HD March 5: Strade Bianche, Bein Sports March 6-13: Paris-Nice, NBCSN March 9-15: Tirreno-Adriatico, Bein Sports March 21-27: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Cycling.TV March 23: Dwars door Vlaanderen, Cycling.TV March 19: Milano-Sanremo, Bein Sports March 25: E3 Harelbeke, Cycling.TV March 27: Gent-Wevelgem, Bein Sports March 27: Critérium Internationale, NBCSN (recap) March 29-31: Three Days of de Panne, Cycling.TV April 3: Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders), Bein Sports April 4-9: Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, Cycling.TV April 6: Scheldeprijs, Cycling.TV April 11: Paris-Roubaix, NBCSN (recap) April 13: De Brabantse Pijil, Bein Sports and Cycling.TV April 17: Amstel Gold Race, Bein Sports April 24: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, NBCSN April 24: Flèche Wallone, NBCSN (recap) April 23-30: Tour of Turkey, Cycling.TV April 26-May 1: Tour de Romandie, Bein Sports April 29-May 1: Tour de Yorkshire, Cycling.TV May 4-8: Four Days of Dunkerque, Cycling.TV May 6-29: Giro d’Italia, Bein Sports May 15-22: Amgen Tour of California, NBCSN and NBC May 18-22: Tour of Norway, Cycling.TV May 26: Amgen Tour of California Women’s Race, NBCSN (recap) May 29: UCI BMX World Championships, Universal HD June 5-12: Criterium du Dauphiné, NBCSN June 11-19: Tour de Suisse, Universal HD June 16-19: La Route du Sud, Cycling.TV June 19: Tour de Suisse, NBCSN (recap) June 28: Tour de Yorkshire, NBCSN (recap) July 2-24: Tour de France, NBCSN and NBC July 12-18: Tour of Poland, Bein Sports July 23-27: Tour de Wallonie, Cycling.TV July 31: Clásica de San Sebastián, Cycling.TV August 1-7: Tour of Utah, Fox Sports Network, FS2, Tour Tracker August 10-14: Arctic Race of Norway, Cycling.TV August 20-September 11: Vuelta a Espana, NBCSN August 31-September 3: Tour of Alberta, Cycling.TV September 3: Paris-Brussels, Bein Sports September 4-11: Tour of Britain, Universal HD, Cycling.TV September 9: Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec, Bein Sports September 9-11: UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Universal HD September 11: Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, Bein Sports September 17: Primus Classic Impanis – Van Petegem, Cycling.TV September 19-25: Eneco Tour, Cycling.TV September 29: Giro del Piemonte, Cycling.TV September 29-October 2: Tour de l’Eurométropole, Cycling.TV October 1: Giro di Lombardia, Bein Sports October 4: Binche-Chimay-Binche, Cycling.TV October 9: Paris-Tours, NBCSN October 9: Arctic Race of Norway, NBCSN (recap) Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/02/news/where-to-watch-cycling-... |
| 2016-03-01 12:54 PM in reply to: nicole14e |
Expert 4926 Middle River, Maryland Silver member | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by nicole14e Had a short run yesterday and felt pretty good. I ran about 2 miles before my volleyball match last night. Both felt really good! My run started out slow, but by the end I was running 9:20 pace and didn't feel like I had sped up at all. I need to get some longer runs in, but I didn't have a lot of time and didn't want to wear myself out too much before vball. Vball went great. I felt good, and we just moved up a level so it was really fast paced. My foot felt good after too, just a little soreness. Had a workout at my gym this morning and I'm doing yoga tonight. I know these aren't a lot of triathlon workouts, but this is how I'm building my stamina and strength back up before I really get into my training. I feel stronger every day! I always feel better triathlon training when I'm doing other stuff, too. Wish I could still play competitive volleyball! |
| 2016-03-01 12:56 PM in reply to: firebert |
Expert 4926 Middle River, Maryland Silver member | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by firebert Anyone have any interest in pro cycling coverage on TV? YES!!! Thanks for putting this together. I have my Dish Network DVR set to "tape" (I'm old-school) anything with the word "Cycling" in it, so I get most of the broadcasts that DN carries. I just watched the UCI Women's TT championships from Richmond last fall while on the trainer today. Speedy ladies!! |
| 2016-03-01 1:03 PM in reply to: drfoodlove |
Regular 866 Central Coast, CA | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Originally posted by drfoodlove First race of the season done! First AG win of the season in the books!! I repeated as the champ from F35-39 again this year!! Super excited about that, but my performance overall wasn't fantastic. I didn't get home from Vegas until 10pm last night and then I couldn't sleep at all last night. I was really wound up from all the travel and excitement about the race. Race report is up (http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=539473) if anyone is interested. Now I'm baking my wife a birthday cake (lemon). Again, she graciously allowed me to race on her birthday! Congrats on your first race of the season. Great way to get over the jitters so your next race will be even better. |
| 2016-03-01 4:38 PM in reply to: drfoodlove |
| 1007 DeLand, Florida | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Anyone get the BT newsletter? Gretchen's race report made it in! Epic Race Reports Rec Your Body Tri A fun-to-read race report about a second-annual attempt at an indoor triathlon. Here's the link (not that Gretchen didn't already post it ) http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... |
| 2016-03-01 5:07 PM in reply to: #5169638 |
Member 3147 Carbondale, Illinois | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open What?!? |
| 2016-03-01 9:04 PM in reply to: drfoodlove |
| 1941 , Vermont | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open A celebrity in our midst! |
| 2016-03-01 9:10 PM in reply to: aviatrix802 |
| 1941 , Vermont | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Got in my 2700 yd swim this morning, went to the airport - neglected to preheat so couldn't get it started...doh..I'll blame it on my CFI candidate - he's supposed to be setting it up... ...so headed back to the gym to get an hour in on the dreadmill...put it on 1% incline and did the run a mile, walk a minute thing... Probiotics for the kid who was sick last week - he missed school today because his GI track still isn't right. Hubby ended up getting the plague too...there are still 2 of us so we're hoping to evade this dreaded gumba disease. Tomorrow is supposed to be a brick though I'm not sure how I can work that one out without some kind of delay between the bike and run with a nasty rain/ice/snow event coming in overnight into tomorrow. I'll play it by ear and if I can get both done but separately it's better than only one or not at all. Take what we can get, right?! Oh, I did not have the Heady I earned tonight - I will save it for the weekend. |
| 2016-03-02 8:19 AM in reply to: aviatrix802 |
Member 3147 Carbondale, Illinois | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open #85--3mi run this morning with the pup, followed by 10 minutes of yoga (better than nothing!). Swim planned for lunch time. So far, the massive calorie intake is going okay. Managed to get in 3900 yesterday, thanks to two large bourbons required by the circumstances of the day. As of this morning, I'm down three pounds from Monday. Increasing calories to lose weight is counter-intuitive to me, but I guess I'll ride this wave as long as it will carry me! |
| 2016-03-02 8:43 AM in reply to: drfoodlove |
| 1007 DeLand, Florida | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open Question time for the swimmers, on suits. While taking lessons to learn how to swim properly, I switched from regular trunks to lycra 'jammers', with the idea of reducing drag (and stopping my shorts falling down every time I pushed off the wall). these worked great, and generally I can get a pair made by Speedo or TYR for like $30. Then I saw 'racing' or 'tech' suits, made of hydrphobic fabrics and all this, for like $100 or more. And I figured that was just gaining a few seconds per 1000 or something, so I've stuck with my tried and true $30 ones. But today I saw the new tech suits for 2016 out, and they're all $350. For jammers. Am I crazy or are they? |
| 2016-03-02 11:46 AM in reply to: firebert |
Extreme Veteran 2098 Alberta | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open This is similar to bikes(carbon/groupo etc.)...if you are just a hair out of a podium finish and it means that much to you, buy it...of course for a MOP racer such as myself, I am not too concerned if I finish in 61st or 72nd. As for the crazy question...of course you are, it is just that they are crazier... Originally posted by firebert Question time for the swimmers, on suits. While taking lessons to learn how to swim properly, I switched from regular trunks to lycra 'jammers', with the idea of reducing drag (and stopping my shorts falling down every time I pushed off the wall). these worked great, and generally I can get a pair made by Speedo or TYR for like $30. Then I saw 'racing' or 'tech' suits, made of hydrphobic fabrics and all this, for like $100 or more. And I figured that was just gaining a few seconds per 1000 or something, so I've stuck with my tried and true $30 ones. But today I saw the new tech suits for 2016 out, and they're all $350. For jammers. Am I crazy or are they? |
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