Haven't posted any WKO+ computrainer sessions in a while. I am quite happy with my progress on the bike lately. I have been training consistently but not excessively. Only one long ride per month.
Friday
Today's Bike Workout
Haven't posted any WKO+ computrainer sessions in a while. I am quite happy with my progress on the bike lately. I have been training consistently but not excessively. Only one long ride per month.
Wednesday
Nutrition and Losing Weight
When it comes to performance I would have to rank nutrition right up there in importance with rest/recovery & training regiment. The fact is nutrition is as much of a behavioral response to one's environment as it is a conscious decision to begin to make more healthy dietary choices. Everyone's weight is going to fluctuate but the goal is to stay within 5-8 lbs of your ideal racing weight. I believe there are so many factors that come into play when attempting to do this that just saying "make proper dietary choices." is a bit like saying "train hard". What does that actually mean?
Making proper dietary choices is based on the individual. Nine times out of ten, you know what it is you are doing that is preventing you from being at a weight you feel comfortable with. I have found that most individuals make very healthy choices throughout 95% of the day but then make one or two very unhealthy choices during the remaining 5%. These one or two unhealthy choices seem to come at the end of the day for most....when they have extra time on their hands and are able to relax.
Once you identify what those one or two poor decisions are, do your best to set yourself up for success during those times. Avoid buying those foods in the first place. Be more mindfull of when it is you are making poor dietary choices. Surround yourself with those that make healthy choices at work and during social events. The list goes on and on. The real solution is to sit down and honestly identify those one or two poor choices you are making and then set out to minimize this behavior. It is not easy since this behavior is usually serving a purpose and in most cases it is not nutritional in origin. Many times we eat mindlessly in order to comfort ourselves or reduce anxiety. It helps to think of food as fuel rather than comfort. If you are thinking of food as comfort it helps to identify other ways to comfort yourself though activity (reading/music/learning a new skill....).
Making proper dietary choices is based on the individual. Nine times out of ten, you know what it is you are doing that is preventing you from being at a weight you feel comfortable with. I have found that most individuals make very healthy choices throughout 95% of the day but then make one or two very unhealthy choices during the remaining 5%. These one or two unhealthy choices seem to come at the end of the day for most....when they have extra time on their hands and are able to relax.
Once you identify what those one or two poor decisions are, do your best to set yourself up for success during those times. Avoid buying those foods in the first place. Be more mindfull of when it is you are making poor dietary choices. Surround yourself with those that make healthy choices at work and during social events. The list goes on and on. The real solution is to sit down and honestly identify those one or two poor choices you are making and then set out to minimize this behavior. It is not easy since this behavior is usually serving a purpose and in most cases it is not nutritional in origin. Many times we eat mindlessly in order to comfort ourselves or reduce anxiety. It helps to think of food as fuel rather than comfort. If you are thinking of food as comfort it helps to identify other ways to comfort yourself though activity (reading/music/learning a new skill....).
Friday
Which Wetsuit to Buy?
I get this question a lot from my athletes that I coach. I have recently been reading about blueseventy's new wetsuit designs which are made for certain types of swimmers. If you legs sink in the water as mine do, you will want to buy Blue Seventy's Axis
If you are fortunate enough to have a more perfect body position in the water then you best bet is to choose the Blue Seventy Helix
These new suits aren't a bunch of hype or gimmicks either. They have been specifically designed to help facilitate a better body position in the water depending on your individual position.
I offer video taping to all my athletes who are able to meet up with me at my home training grounds in Arizona to help determine which body position they tend to have. Most of those who have swam competitively in the past naturally have a better body position in the water. Unless you are a natural swimmer the rest tend to be like me and drag their legs behind them which causes unnecessary drag and effort to swim at the same speed as one with a better body position in the water. The blueseventy axis is designed to have less buoyancy up front and more in the lower leg area which helps to lift your legs a bit more. However, if you are a natural swimmer with good body positioning in the water you will want the Helix which is more evenly constructed in terms of delivering buoyancy throughout the entire body.
If you are fortunate enough to have a more perfect body position in the water then you best bet is to choose the Blue Seventy Helix
These new suits aren't a bunch of hype or gimmicks either. They have been specifically designed to help facilitate a better body position in the water depending on your individual position.
I offer video taping to all my athletes who are able to meet up with me at my home training grounds in Arizona to help determine which body position they tend to have. Most of those who have swam competitively in the past naturally have a better body position in the water. Unless you are a natural swimmer the rest tend to be like me and drag their legs behind them which causes unnecessary drag and effort to swim at the same speed as one with a better body position in the water. The blueseventy axis is designed to have less buoyancy up front and more in the lower leg area which helps to lift your legs a bit more. However, if you are a natural swimmer with good body positioning in the water you will want the Helix which is more evenly constructed in terms of delivering buoyancy throughout the entire body.
Thursday
Free App. Turns Your Phone Into GPS Run Device
For all those who have been on the line about buying a Garmin or Polar run device the wait is over. Here is a free application you can download onto your phone and use it as a GPS run device. I tried it this morning and it seems to work fine. Keeps track of average speed, calories, distance, and even tracks your course. It is free so give it a try. I really like it.
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