Fred D's Ironman/Half-Ironman focused Mentor Group --CLOSED (Page 51)

Not sure.  There is a tendency in triathletes to try and push as far as they can go (I can go), so it's tempting.  My wife has said I've lost enough already.  I still see room for improvement (objectively, I think).  I would love to not have the ability to register as a clydesdale (so under 200).  I do know that whatever the goal is I am nearing it, and I will have to move from a weight loss mentality (which is stricter) to a maintenance mentality (which scares me, left to my own devices I could easily be back at the 274 I was when I started all this.....)

I just don't know what a "healthy" weight for me is.  I know "normal" BMI for me is 192 at the top, for what that is worth.  I guess I will let my body tell me where it feels best.

Decisions, for sure! I agree that the maintaining is tougher, at least mentally. Ultimately it will be a decision for how you feel performance and energy wise at a particular weight. I think where I want to be overall in the weight category would probably be consdered a little low (not underweight, though) , but I want to get there and see how my body responds to it.

I run in the Kwicky Blade Light and I love them.  I have not experienced any issues and I am looking to get a new pair soon.

Thanks.  I am only thinking BMI because when I was 240 I would say "i'd look ridiculous at normal BMI of 192."  It's really more curiosity about that than using the BMI as a guide.  I know it's really more of a general population standard over what's right for any particular individual.  Good point about the body fat, I have no idea what mine is.  On that front, do those Tanita scales actually work?

According to my Tanita scale I am quite fat.  According to everyone else I am quite tiny.  I think I am some where in the middle.  So I say no, they do not work at all for body fat

From what I gather, most of the scales aren't accurate overall, but their fluctuation is...

So, if you go from 20 to 18, you've lost body fat, even though those might not be your real numbers.

Someone else might be able to put that in to words a little better.

Ha, well the smart quotient I will ascribe to my lovely bride.  Before I got sick, a lot of my training would consist of basically crushing myself in a long run or ride.  Can't say how many times I came home and said "I'm shattered," and she'd sarcastically say, "really, how shocking."  My training perspective has changed, but I have never had a good or accurate body image.  I've lost 25 pounds in the last 4-5 months.  I know I look different, but I feel the same way about my body I did 25 pounds heavier.  My head is the real problem.

At any rate, I've never been one for technical analysis of a swim stroke, but I can realte my experience.  I started to get some high bicep soreness on my left (non-breathing) side during long swims.  Started when I did the 4.8 miler with insufficient distance training, and never really went away.  I started incorporating bi lateral breathing into my swimming, not for form or because BT says I must, but to take some pressure off that shoulder.  I realized when I breathed left, even though my form wasn't all that great, I put a tremendous amount of pressure on the non breathing side.  As bryan says, I think I use it to pull deeper to compensate.  Might also be exacerbated by an overaggressive roll to the breathing side.  How far up do you bring your face to breath, or where is the water line in your goggles?  For me, the sweet spot is a line right across the middle of my right goggle (breathing to the right).  If I see more air, like I do on my left side, I know I am coming up too far

Sort of my roundabout way of saying concentrate on how deep you are pulling, and think of swimming over the barrel.  That may keep the elbow up enough to solve the problem.

Just my .02/thoughts.  I am not a coach and have never had any technical stroke instruction

Fred D - 2012-02-03 1:12 PM Oh and any over/under bets on the crossfit thread before it gets pulled?

Dang it, I hate it when I am busy, must go read thread now...

Not much on my plate this weekend.  Short run on Sat, race on Sunday. 

bzgl40 - 2012-02-03 4:19 PM

Fred D - 2012-02-03 1:12 PM Oh and any over/under bets on the crossfit thread before it gets pulled?

Dang it, I hate it when I am busy, must go read thread now...

Not much on my plate this weekend.  Short run on Sat, race on Sunday. 

I know that BT is supposed to be a place for active discussion, but there should be a screen when you click "Start Thread" that says "Have you searched for this and read what is already posted? If no, give it a shot. If yes, and you still have a concern that wasn't fully addressed in other threads, please continue."

ratherbeswimming - 2012-02-03 1:21 PM

bzgl40 - 2012-02-03 4:19 PM

Fred D - 2012-02-03 1:12 PM Oh and any over/under bets on the crossfit thread before it gets pulled?

Dang it, I hate it when I am busy, must go read thread now...

Not much on my plate this weekend.  Short run on Sat, race on Sunday. 

I know that BT is supposed to be a place for active discussion, but there should be a screen when you click "Start Thread" that says "Have you searched for this and read what is already posted? If no, give it a shot. If yes, and you still have a concern that wasn't fully addressed in other threads, please continue."

Hum, you know, that wouldn't be that hard.  Any support site I log technical issues on does that.  You type in your subject and a brief description and it brings up a page of possible matches to see if you can save everyone some time. 

ETA: but of course what would Fred and Chris do?  The site probably would get pretty boring.

I understand why they don't. I just feel bad that people jump in with a question like that and might get discouraged by the silliness that ensues.

Maybe just search threads in the last 2-4 weeks?

LOL!

You hit the nail in the head!