Beer Drinker Appreciation/Accountability Society 3 - Closed (Page 6)

Originally posted by Qua17



Thor - question: is it $8 per class? That might make an morning/evening class expensive. Could you sell it as a 2 for 1 to do a morning AND Evening workout on the day of the week when most people could come. I would think that one of those workouts would be a swim since that is where most people would need coaching. I would also lean towards having a group cycle session because that works better in a gym environment and frankly I like running on my own.

Originally posted by kevinbe

Tomorrow, Swim/strength at the gym. that will make 3/30.

Today, I went to wrestling practice to help coach, hoping to lose at least 2 lbs. The first live wrestle, My head went down while this kids head was going up. I got a nasty split above the eye. Da$M, there goes the moneymaker. took 20 minutes out of the 2hr. practice to get the blood to stop. Was able to get 1 hr. in of live wrestling.

Goal this week: By next Monday I will weigh <203. Started week at 205.2

Originally posted by Qua17 Good Morning BDAS! One thing I want to make a habit this year is setting weekly goals. We did it sporadically last year and I want to do a better job of doing it consistently. Setting short term goals will help us stay motivated, which is especially important since race season seems so far away, and will keep us accountable to ourselves and each other. I did a little exploring and found a good article on how to set good weekly goals - here is the link: http://www.active.com/fitness/articles/set-weekly-goals-to-balance-... Tomorrow - I will start a thread in here where I will outline my weekly goals and you can add yours. Putting all of our goals on the same page will allow us to cheer each other on during the course of the week. and we can give each other crap if we need a good kick in the pants (for a Molsen Canadian light drinker, Thor is amazingly good at this form of motivation) On Wednesday or Thursday we can check in as a group and see how we are doing. So today - take some time to come up with 3-4 goals for the week. Since this is the first week, try really hard to set goals that are easily attainable so you can get off to a good start. Finding a good training plan or working out 2 times in one discipline would be something that you could easily accomplish and build momentum for the season. Also, set specific goals. Instead of saying, I want to run faster, a better goal might be to do 1 speed or hill workout during the week. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with.

Originally posted by Burd

Love it! We did real well on tracking our goals for the first half then kinda died off. Did they ever add back in the ability to make the charts?

ETA:  Nevermind I found where to turn on the editing and it looks like we have them back.  Guess I should read first  Only problem is it seems to take out spacing when quoting text.  (see above quote)

Originally posted by MSURDYKE

I want in....

A few years back I found this website and forum and got in on a weight loss challenge. I believe it was 20 pounds in 20 weeks or something like that. Anyway I went from a lifetime high of 255 pounds down to a much more fit 205 pounds over about 18 months. In that time I also completed 2 Half Ironman events. Well, that was (wow I just looked back) the end of 2009. 2010 was a transitional year and I started with some pretty big goals, hired a local coach and she shot down my goal of 4 HIMs as unrealistic. In hindsight, I should have picked a different coach right away or explained to her that my goal was to complete them, improving my times from one to the next, nothing more. After all, I had completed 2 in one year (My first to tri's to boot) without any coaching at all, purely self motivation, so doubling that with a professional coach should have been easy.

Well, my training intensity tapered off as I couldn't wrap my head around a new set of solid goals and by the end of 2010 I had put on about 10 pounds and was training only 2-3 times per week.

Since then, I've gradually tipped the scale back up and even though my body composition is a little better from occasional workouts, I'm back to tipping the scale near the 250 mark.

So, starting Monday, January 6th 2014 it's back on. By the end of January my goal is to be down to 240. The first 10 pounds seems to always be the easiest. If I can lose 10 the first month, 8 the second, 6 the third and 4 the fourth, I'll hit May 1st around 220 pounds and be ready to get serious for the summer.....

So, if you've read all of this, feel free to give pointers and advice and make me stick to it.....

Simple Facts about me:

I've been married to my high school sweetheart for 21 years, we have 5 kids of our own with the oldest being 20 and we have a niece and nephew that we're also the guardians of.

I developed my love of cycling when I was about 14 using my bicycle as a way to go anywhere I wanted including a 10 mile trip to high school (until I was old enough to drive a car)

My swimming love came in college where I'd spend probably 8-10 hours a week either in a swimming class or just swimming because I loved it.

Running is the discipline that I only learned to enjoy when I was into my HIM training.

My long term goal is to compete in a full ironman.

Thanks

Originally posted by ripariangal

Do you still call it a brick if you go from the bike to an elliptical? I did 40mins on the bike 35min HIIT on the elliptical. Only had to pause once to moderate an argument over Skylanders (it's a kid thing...) I bought new runners and they made my feet go numb 5 mins into the elliptical I will have to play with my laces I think.
I love the idea of posting your weekly goal, I am in for that!
What do folks here think of total immersion swimming? People in my old club weren't sold on it. I think it's the cats pyjamas

Originally posted by MSURDYKE My beer of choice is simple, Mich Ultra. Although I'm open to about anything. My wife and spent a week in Japan a few years ago and the beer was Sapporo. In Austria this summer it was Steigl, and in Mexico is was Dos Equis.... And a good friend of mine is a serious home bewer. But like I said, my go to drink is either Mich Ultra or Crown & Diet coke. Looking forward to getting fit again Matt

Originally posted by ripariangal Do you still call it a brick if you go from the bike to an elliptical? I did 40mins on the bike 35min HIIT on the elliptical. Only had to pause once to moderate an argument over Skylanders (it's a kid thing...) I bought new runners and they made my feet go numb 5 mins into the elliptical I will have to play with my laces I think. I love the idea of posting your weekly goal, I am in for that! What do folks here think of total immersion swimming? People in my old club weren't sold on it. I think it's the cats pyjamas

Originally posted by kevinbe 3/30 today. I swam. Swimming is beginning to get easier again. I'm able to do a little more with each week that moves bye. I managed to inadvertently tick someone off at the pool today, so I guess I'm back up to my old tricks again. It was a lane squabble. I tried to apologize for my part, but she wasn't having any of that. I enjoyed a Scuttlebutt 2 below last evening. I should still be on for losing my 2lb. goal for this week. Will weigh tomorrow and report. This accountability really is helpful for me to reach my weightloss goal of 165. I'd like to see that # by the summer.

Originally posted by drewmarcus15 Great workout this morning makine me 3/30 for the month! Got an 11 mile run in before doing a half marathon in two weeks. I was really happy about the pace, I kept it right at an 8:10/mile, so i think on race day I can probably keep at an 8:05. During my run i experimented with two different energy supplements and like both of them really well, powerbar performance energy blends (great if you can carry them, their packet is a lttle large) and cytomax energy drops. The only downside to the workout was I could have done without the Dobermans! I'm going to pick up my bike and get it bike fitted this afternoon!

Originally posted by Qua17 Sorry Alex - while they have restored the ability to add tables to your log page - I still don't think it's possible to add a table to a post in the forum. So let's try this for a week - I made a google doc where everyone can post their goals for the week. To get there - click on the link below. Then add your goals underneath your name. Remember - your mission is to create goals that you know you can achieve this week in order to get off on the right foot for the year. So, it's ok to only list one goal if you want. Please be sure to post your goals before you hit the sack on Sunday night. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Atf3WryluKZedFQwci1LRFc... During the course of the week - let me know if I need to tweak anything and I will make the changes for next week if the majority of us approve. How does that sound?