Meulen's 'Let's tri this Thing!' beginner mentor group-CLOSED (Page 40)

speak for yourself....i'm doing an experimental chocolate cleanse!

Yup, Dale if you are at 12% bodyfat and really close to the 6-pack you want, I'm guessing it's all about quality of nutrition right now. Cut the donuts. Seriously! I mean, have 1 a month or something, but not twice a week. Try a round of P90X if you get the chance. If you stick the nutrition in that & do most of the workouts over the 3 months I'd bet money on those last few pounds just melting off you. I can't wait to be at 12%!

I've got the 5K coming up on April 17th and my Tri is May 7th which is thundering at me like a freight train! I'm starting to realize all the things I HAVEN'T done yet, but that have to happen in the next 4 weeks. I'm checking out the race route on April 16th (it's 2 hours away, so I have to plan a day trip) and I need to try working out in my trisuit which is still hanging in my closet with the tags on it (I feel like a geek in it! LOL I've never worn anything form fitting my entire life!) and I need to start practicing transitions on the weekends. Luckily the weather is finally starting to cooperate.

Is this your first marathon?  What is your goal time?

So today I had a customer who hadn't seen me since I got on my fitness craze (1yr 4mo) basically sit with their mouth open as they looked at me. When I first saw them they didn't even recognise me.  The first words out of their mouths was " Oh my God"  They said it looked like I lost 40 pounds. Asked me if I was sick.  Truth is, I lost 25 pounds over the first six months and have been gaining it back since.  I am only 5 - 10 pounds from my starting weight.  I told them I still weigh 195 and they couldn't believe me.  They said I looked fit and "buff". Said I looked ten years younger.   I am going to stop worrying about the stupid scale.  I don't look fat, I don't feel fat, I am not fat.  The stupid scale isn't showing the fat loss anymore.  The stupid scale is just making me doubt myself.  I still fit into the smaller clothes that I had to buy when I lost the 25 lbs.  The truth is, I like the extra muscle tone.  I like my arms being cut and my calves having muscles.  I like the broader chest and back. If I have to get so thin that I am on the verge of sickness to be competitive in triathlon, then I guess I will always be racing against myself.  I am fine with that.  Who cares if I am number 391.  I am just stoked to be able to do a triathlon in the first place.  I am going to get the six pack. That is one thing I am still striving for.  I am so close.  I am going to watch my diet a little better and see if I can't lose a few more pounds of fat and then I am just going to maintain it.  I don't really want to look like the triathletes in the magazines.  I would rather look like Marc Walberg.  

Henry:  I live in a second story apartment.  I wanted to try P90X but am afraid of of the neighbor downstairs.   Looks like a lot of jumping.  Yes?  One reason I liked Kettleworx was it was somewhat quiet.

Michael:  I am with you.  Love v8.

Meulen - 2011-04-06 9:39 PM Hahaaha! Michael putting me on the spot! I was originally thinking 3:30. That's what the McMillan calculator had me at. But, after gettng in a few 20+ mile runs in, I'm going to be happy if I finish around 4 hours. Honestly, a month ago I was feeling pretty comfortable doing 7:30 miles. Recently, I've been feeling so exhausted, and I've got aches and pains everywhere from the training. I'm not feeling very comfortable at 7:30 now. I'm one of hoping tungsten get pulled together during taper. Maybe I'll heal up those aches and pains, get some much needed rest, and surprise myself in the race. But the way I'm feeling right now, it's hard to be hopeful.

I did not mean to put you on the spot, but it's always good to make those goals public to keep you accountable....lol.  Hey, I think 4 hours would be a great time!  It's better than 5 hours, right?

Awesome! That is so cool Dale! As for the apartment thing, yes, plyometrics involves a lot of jumping & is a fairly key workout to the program. I have another friend who bought the program and decided later not to do it, in part for that exact reason. However, Plyo is only one day/week (and I think not on recovery weeks, so 3x/month) and it's the only workout of the set that involves jumping, aside from the occassional jumping jacks in a warmup. Even if you had to skip plyo completely, which would be too bad, it's still a good program.

Sounds like you have gotten in great shape and I completely agree with your intent to ignore the scale at this point. Body fat % & the fit of your clothes are much more important.

Wow, I was a little worried about our thread for a minute - I didn't know they had been archived!

Erin - I think the idea of a chocolate cleanse sounds wonderful.  I may join you!  Seeing all the Easter candy is driving me crazy! 

I have a 10k on the 16th.  It is my first actual 10k race.  The only other one I did was in my Oly.  And I have a 10 mile training run scheduled this Sunday - my first double digit run!  I am looking forward to it.

I have lost some winter weight the past month or so, but after reading all the info above, I think it is time to stop focusing on the weight loss and really focus on performance.  Thanks for all of the above info!

Karen

Ok Brian, here is the single speed that I built up 2 winters ago! I love it so much. The gear is pretty high (didn't have time to count the teeth this morning, and I can never remember) so I haul . The rear wheel has a flip-flop hub so I can switch back & forth from fixed to free by just flipping the wheel.

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I should have picked a different rim color because the blues don't match exactly - It doesn't bother me *too* much, but if I'd just gone with anything *not* blue, it wouldn't have mattered. I didn't have the rims when I picked out the paint for the frame. I'm looking through old emails trying to find the website I ordered my rims from. VERY reasonable prices, so I'll let ya know. When are you gonna start building?

Meulen - 2011-04-07 10:29 AM For those of you looking to lose those last few lbs, bare in mind V8 has a lot of sodium and will make you retain unwanted water weight. Eat the real vege's people!!! Just my .02

i hear you!!! michael's idea of a vegetable is a potato so... v8 is better than nothing.

nice ride, henry!!

i'm trying to talk michael into driving to ohio so i can do a triathlon there on may 15th. it's the same day as the pgh. marathon so i wouldn't feel like a loser since i won't be doing the half this year.

I am not a big vegie fan, so V8 is a great thing for me.  I do get the low sodium, and I don't really eat much more sodium through the day.  I do know that the real thing is much better, but I am slowly making progress....

How does the archived thread effect us?  Just wondering because I am still accessing it the same as before