Aikidoman's Group - FULL! (Page 9)

Morning everyone!!

Went grocery shopping yesterday and I think I have planned out my meals for the next week...which is a big deal for me......I just need to stay consistent.....

Keep at it everyone!

That's huge.  Nice work. 

I'm one week in to my serious calorie counting phase to get to race weight.  I may write more about it.  There are ups and downs to the whole thing...

Wow.  6 months?  Good work getting back in there.  Were you nervous or aprehensive at all?

Couple things there.  How did you find your 80%?  Based on age?  That may not be the best way to do it, to be honest.  Sounds like your '80%' my be too high, so it was hard to get there unless you are really pushing.  (however 148 is middle of my Z2).

I would suggest one of two things...  Either go by RPE and forget HR alltogether OR if you want to go by HR, then use one of the methods to determine your LT by field testing.

I can tell you more on both of those if needed.

I have been thinking of grabing some podcasts, but usually just stick to my usual playlists I make on Itunes.  Just music most of the time.

I having the following on my play list

I don't usually make playlists, I just set my player to random.

I have but three requirements.  Loud, fast, and heavy.

Audio books are good.  I had a "play poker better" book and it really helped take my mind away from what I was doing.

I occasionally watch this to get me pumped up (not just for an IM, but triathlon)..

Thought I would share.

Did trainer ride tonight.. was able to get to 80% at the 20 minute mark .. which is about 10 minutes faster than last time.. probably pushed myself harder this ride than last week.. but still seems a bit long... hopefully i can train myself up...

The small tub seems to be an option some people use.  Maybe the xterra has a rocky or sandy swim exit?

I have never used one.  If I feel the need to clean my feet, I would do what a lot of others do.  Have spare water bottle to rinse your feet.  If you stand on a towel, you can get most of the water off.

To be honest, I'm a sock guy.  I always put them on in T1.  I figure that I will have to put them on eventually, so the time loss is going to happen in T1 or T2.  I practiced without socks on time, and ended up trashing my feet.  BTW, even with the socks AND not having my shoes cliped in (I also put them on in T1), my transition times are always top 20%.

If I was doing a sprint, I might do things differently, but probably not.

In my limited exposure to race Transition, i find i lose less time at the begining of the bike by putting bike shoes on in transition instead of leaving them clipped on and putting me feet in them while riding. I do practice a ton of transitions at my house before i race, on and off the bike, i do an awesome flying dismount and leave my shoes in the pedals in T2.

I'm not a fan of socks either. Usually right out of the swim, after I peel off the wetsuit, I stand on a small towel I have set up. As I'm bent over, quickly rub them off and slip on my bike shoes and then I'm in an up position....I just feel since I'm down peeling off the wetsuit around my ankles, might as well, stay they and put my shoes on....but no socks.

Now going from bike to run; I've done both socks and socks off. I've only done sprints so my theory: hot days no socks/cold days socks.......but I live in WI too

P.S. this P90X is kicking my butt! AND.....my nutrition is still in check! So far so good!

Now, next weekend, some friends want me to go out to celebrate birthdays....I'm going to have to resist excessive drinking.....seriously trying to think about the calories instead of the buzz.......at least for the next few months.

I hope everyone has a good weekend!  I'm going to deal with a blow to my job (pay cut and reduced hours), but no big deal - I hope...

That just one more day to be able to do long rides and runs!  Hooray!!!!!