kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2013 (Year 3!) - CLOSED (Page 51)

Since we're talking bike fits.  Here was mine.  I may need to lessen the aggressiveness for IMTX.  I feel like it's constricting my breathing a bit. 

Nice Triceps!

Oh...the bike is nice, too! 

Yes, it is in the 70s where I am, and I ran this morning in the beauty of 54 degree weather!

Thank you for providing this link.  How would I go about determining the correct resistance for me since you cannot give me a personal recommendation?

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Ha!  I told Scott he had nice guns in the last mentor group too.

So Scott, I'm assuming the one on the left is the before, on the right is the after. Wow, what a difference!  Did it take you a while to get used to the change.

Aw thanks, I'm glad it worked out.

Now if I could just get myself in the pool...

About a month.

It depends on your arm strength.  Generally I don't think arm band should be too heavy (its more about mimicking correct technique).  For most women I would recommend the yellow.  If you are particularly strong in the upper body I would recommend the green.

Here's the general swim cord routine I use:

http://www.byrn.org/gtips/swimcords.htm

Speaking of cassettes.  If you are changing a cassette, you should also change the chain.  Cassettes and chains break in together and if you change one without the other they're not going to mess well and you're going to get noise, friction and will have to replace them sooner than you would if you changed them together -- they end up not "meshing" properly and they'll wear out sooner.

Make sure to tell me when its 110 in Texas and 70 here.

That is funny you say that because I actually got to do it twice because I put the tire on backwards. I didn't realize it until I saw the arrow right before I put it back on haha.

Happens from time to time man.  No biggie.

So I was up and out the door before I realized today was a rest day on the schedule.  DOH!!!

So I hit some core and yoga.  Now I'm at my first job working on my second job. 

Headed to my second epidural injection this morning. Then ice, rest and email & spreadsheets for work this afternoon. Oh boy!

Oh and it's day 25 and I'm still going strong on whole30. Pretty sure I will continue after 30 days with some modifications. I feel so much better.

Up early for a speed session in the pool.  It was so balmy outside this morning that I was completely jazzed to jump in the cold pool (4 degrees without windchill).  You'd think they'd turn up the heat in that bad boy considering we're living in an ice ball, but noooooo.  Anyway, I didn't have much energy in the pool, and it was completely gone by the time I hit the weight room.  I got some great sleep last night, so I can only point to dietary changes.  I'm still dairy-free, grain-free, and sugar-free.  Only times I've strayed from this is during my longer workouts, when I've taken in some sports drink.  Generally I've felt great, but today was a different story.

Bike fit tomorrow!!!  Yippee!  

I'm going to continue after 30 days as well.  I'm going to follow the Paleo for Athletes regimen 100%.  

**edited to add - I hope the injection makes you feel better!

I had 2 lbs. of sweet potatoes for dinner, so that should have done it.  Maybe I needed a banana before my swim or something.  I always do the swims fasted because they're so short. 

Funny.  Anything over 1k is a long swim to me.  I have lots of long swims in my future.