Fred D Mentor Group Part III (Page 61)

What kind of trainer do you have ?

I was trying to think of some units in which I could do 12x'200' fly.  The first one I thought of started with 'centi-'.

That's super cool.  I was hoping that the 910 data would look kind of like that for pool swimming.  I'm curious as well if you set the intervals in advance or hit lap each time.

Bought one last night.  Every time I see the scratches on my frame I tear up...

Had one on my P2. I would drop my chain every 2nd ride. After this, never dropped it again.

Well now you guys have me shopping.....

So on that note, I am going to replace the brakes on my P3, should I also replace the cables and housing?  I have the brakes already but would need to buy the cables and housing if needed.

It is a Travel Trac i-Force.  This was before iPhones though...  It is a Millennium V trainer and I see they have two out there in Beta.  I am not sure they match up correctly since Performance changes their trainers so much but likely close enough.  Not sure what the difference between their level 1 and level 2 is but on well

I did not see the bill yet but it was about 15% of the total invoice. So I don't know it's

GST + provincial tax (I think they call it HST now)

or GST + brokerage. I assume the first which is reasonable.

I had it next day.

The brokerage fee is usually some insane amount that comes to way more then the 15%.  You'll always get the taxes so it break it out.  Sounds like you made it through without that fee.

Yeah, I had to hit the start at the beginning of each lap, and stop at the end.  Also hit the lap button in between as per DC Rainmaker's advice.  PITA, but I wanted to at least see the data once.  So I had my 910 on my wrist and a sport watch (set at 55 seconds x 50 intervals) on the pool deck.  The pool I go to is pretty empty, but I stood out as a triathlete like a sore thumb...LOL.

So you press start when you push off, stop at the end and lap while resting ?

The swimsense was cool. It figured this out auto-magically. The only problem was it took about 10secs to figure it out so it was fine on 100s with 10s rest but would not work on intervals with less rest

So far I like the 910. TSS and NP are cool.

Correct.

I would think that there are a list of things that Garmin "should" be working on in the next firmware update. 

1. Figure out how to do things like the Swimsense so you don't need to hit the start/stop and lap button. 

2. Add workout creation capability for swimming.  They already have it for running and biking, and if anything, swimming is the one sport that is highly workout based.  I see no reason why you can't program a workout into the 910 that has your WU, MS, and CD all with rest intervals.

Either way...I'm pretty happy with it. 

Yeah...I might give that a try.  Just wasn't so sure how sensitive it was if I moved my arm around while resting if it would record more distance during my RI.

I found that it did not.  Here is one of mine from way back when

http://connect.garmin.com/splits/157864219

So, in your case you were hitting lap once or twice per interval?  ie. once when you finished and another when you started again or just once when finishing and it figured out when you started again?

that is cool. So when do you press reset ? Both when you push off and touch the wall ?

edit : same question as Arend, pressed at the same time. Great minds think alike.

Twice.  Once to stop my interval, and again to start the next one and end the rest.  If I am doing anything like a kick set or anything I still did the same even though it wouldn't record distance but I at least got time.

HAHAHA that's good. I actually really like fly and I'm good at it (as in, IM good, not as in fly good). I'd be okay with 12x200 alternating free and fly, but all fly is just ridiculous!

A lady in the Swimming Hall of Fame did the Triple Crown (English Channel, Catalina, Manhattan Island Marathon) ALL FLY. Now THAT is nuts.

Hm. Maybe I'll do my main set tomorrow as some repeats of 100 free @interval, 50 fly @interval.

Actually, there really isn't any drill or method or anything that improves my free more than doing fly. I think that's because, as you were saying about running, right now it's my swim muscular endurance holding me back. I can do barf-inducing sets for a long time but it's my shoulders, delts, traps that give out first.

Uh ... I think I'll just go and do my 12x200 fly, thankyouverymuch

Great detail, food for thought, and LMAO at the names.

It's cool--I now hate Shane too you should have never put that cursed set back into my brain, and Shane should have never posted that way of doing it.

Like everything I've said NEVER to (or NEVER AGAIN) I think I've just sealed my fate ...

Trying to catch on the back of the pack... been busy and was away for the weekend in Cambria, CA, one of my favorite places.

On the weight challenge thing, I've been counting calories for about the last month.  I started at 210.  Dipped below 200 last week, now hovering right above 200.  I am frustrated trying to get sub 200, but definitely doing something wrong because calories in/out on a weekely basis should be losing.  Right now at 204 and change.

My older brother was an alcoholic, my older sister into weed, so by the time I came around my single mom said she ain't putting up with another little sh**, so I took up food, primarily sugar, as my drug of choice.  Food is more about emotion than fuel for me.  Something I need to change, or try to change. 

But BarryP is going well.  Last two weeks were about 30 mpw, this week going to 33 and see how the volume works. Calves, which have traditionally been my achilles heel (ironically) are tight, but holding up well.  Had my massage therapist spend some extra time there last night

And Jason good job on the 50s.  I was going to post that you should expect that it is going to hurt WAY more than you expect it will near the end, but seems you found that out all on your own 

Pffft, Cambria is one of MY favorite places--loved your pic of the Neptune Pool at night did you have any ollalieberry pie or wine?

And quite belated, but super congrats on becoming a skinny batch!!!

One day, I'll stumble back in those footsteps ... priority is just surviving peak training for IMWA and hopefully finishing, for the next month.

Kimberly said something important, and I'm sure you've figured this in, but ... calories out changes as you lose weight. It's not always proportionate to the weight.

It takes a lot of energy to just haul a larger body around during the day and fuel all its tissues, not to mention during exercise. To my great dismay, although it is nice being much smaller than I was, it takes an awful lot less energy to haul less weight around and oxygenate the tissues ... even 5-10lb seems to make a disproportionate difference. Almost like, say, a 5% body weight loss actually means you get to eat 10% less calories