Hey FF,
My wife's trainer asked me if I was gonna do this, but I will be out of town (Austin, TX) until next Saturday. Otherwise, I would have been in! Sounds like fun. If you meet Valerie, a YMCA trainer in Brandon, tell her I said hello.
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Hey FF,
My wife's trainer asked me if I was gonna do this, but I will be out of town (Austin, TX) until next Saturday. Otherwise, I would have been in! Sounds like fun. If you meet Valerie, a YMCA trainer in Brandon, tell her I said hello.
Went on first group ride today. 49 miles, averaging just under 19 mph. This was a tough ride and I had trouble keeping up with this group that I had "outgrown" by the end of last year. My strength, speed and endurance are definitely off from before, but I have enough for a sprint tri now.
Hey FF,
I can't make the May 30 event, but they have one on June 27 and July 25. I am available for both. Were you gonna do the June 27 one? It is 2 days before my sprint tri so should be a good warmup.
Here is how I compare now to 2 years ago, June '06 in ():
Height: 5' 11.5"
Weight: 197 lbs (217)
Chest: 44" flexed (42)
Waist: 37" (around the belly button) (42)
Thighs: 22.25"
Calf: 15"
Arm: 14" (13)
Neck: 17" (17)
BP: 110/65 (120/85)
Resting Heart Rate: 51 (74)
As for performance, my run times, bike times, swim times, pushups, pullups, dips, and weight lifting are all vastly improved.
So, overall these last two years have been good, despite a couple of cardiac procedures, but, I still have a ways to go...
Height: 5' 11.5"
Weight: 197 lbs (217)
Chest: 44" flexed (42)
Waist: 37" (around the belly button) (42)
Thighs: 22.25"
Calf: 15"
Arm: 14" (13)
Neck: 17" (17)
BP: 110/65 (120/85)
Resting Heart Rate: 51 (74)
As for performance, my run times, bike times, swim times, pushups, pullups, dips, and weight lifting are all vastly improved.
So, overall these last two years have been good, despite a couple of cardiac procedures, but, I still have a ways to go...
I had a dilated ascending aorta that caused a regurgitating aortic valve. I had surgery in April to replace the ascending aorta and aortic valve from a cadaver.
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Nice progress Richard! That must make you so happy 
Thanks Katie. I am making progress, but I am now realizing how much the surgery affected me. My progress is way off from before my surgery.
Thursday: 45 minutes on stationary bike
Friday, Saturday: nada
Sunday: Ran / walk for 45 minutes. Just couldn't go more than about 1/2 mile without heartrate getting up there in the high 140s or low 150s causing me to get winded and have to stop and catch breath. While I have minimal adverse effects from the surgery, I have to attribute part of my current lack of speed and endurance to the surgery and the rest to the inactivity before and after surgery.
Then rode stationary bike for 2 hours.
Thursday: 45 minutes on stationary bike
Friday, Saturday: nada
Sunday: Ran / walk for 45 minutes. Just couldn't go more than about 1/2 mile without heartrate getting up there in the high 140s or low 150s causing me to get winded and have to stop and catch breath. While I have minimal adverse effects from the surgery, I have to attribute part of my current lack of speed and endurance to the surgery and the rest to the inactivity before and after surgery.
Then rode stationary bike for 2 hours.
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sparrow
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Don't worry so much about comparing yourself to the pre-op you. I think you need to stay in the moment to stay motivated. After your surgery call that day 1 and anything improved upon that day is progress.
Thanks Sparrow. Being an eternal optimist, I am fine with the idea that my body is off and will take some time to rebound. That certainly beats the alternative! I was hoping to get the benefit of my surgery-remedied heart for my sprint triathlon on June 28 but realistically the 440 yard swim is gonna take 14 minutes, the 10 mile bike 35 minutes, and the 5K run will take 33 minutes. I hope to place well in the 45 - 50 male open heart surgery category!
Rode the stationary bike 50 minutes and swam 440 yards. It's been raining cats and dogs for days here in Champaign, IL.
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You are inspiring my friend, keep going!!!
Thanks fit4life!
Today, weighed in at 195.5 which is another 16 year low! I was gonna ride the 52 miles with my riding buddy Glenn (Flyinfree is another riding buddy), but didn't feel like getting out of bed at 6:30am so I went back to bed. I can't remember the last time I did that, but I have higher training priorities than cycling right now (swimming and running come to mind).
Rode mountain bike 4 miles to the gym (saved a little gas and burned a few cals:
Bench press: 119x10x2, 139x10, 139x4, 139x3. Triceps and pecs are still way off from pre-surgery numbers.
Barbell bicep curl: 45x10, 50x10x4. This is within 10 # of my pre-surgery numbers, so I was pleased.
Deadlift: 190x10x2, 240x10x1, 290x10x2. I felt strong on this today. These may exceed my pre-surgery numbers!
Barbell shrugs: 190x10x3
Swam 500 yards. It was tough swimming when my arms were fatigued.
Walked/ran 1.5 miles with wife and walked 1.5 miles with dog.
22 days to first sprint triathlon - Rochesterfest (MN) Triathlon on June 29! Also, the YMCA is having an "Ironman Triathlon" competition that begins on June 29. You have to run (treadmill, road, elliptical, stairclimber) 26.2 miles, swim 2.5 miles (should have been 2.4 miles) in any pool or open water, and bike 112 miles on the road, mountain, or stationary bike. This is on your honor. I will be out of town but hope to finish this within a week. The run will be hardest for me to complete in that time.
Today, weighed in at 195.5 which is another 16 year low! I was gonna ride the 52 miles with my riding buddy Glenn (Flyinfree is another riding buddy), but didn't feel like getting out of bed at 6:30am so I went back to bed. I can't remember the last time I did that, but I have higher training priorities than cycling right now (swimming and running come to mind).
Rode mountain bike 4 miles to the gym (saved a little gas and burned a few cals:
Bench press: 119x10x2, 139x10, 139x4, 139x3. Triceps and pecs are still way off from pre-surgery numbers.
Barbell bicep curl: 45x10, 50x10x4. This is within 10 # of my pre-surgery numbers, so I was pleased.
Deadlift: 190x10x2, 240x10x1, 290x10x2. I felt strong on this today. These may exceed my pre-surgery numbers!
Barbell shrugs: 190x10x3
Swam 500 yards. It was tough swimming when my arms were fatigued.
Walked/ran 1.5 miles with wife and walked 1.5 miles with dog.
22 days to first sprint triathlon - Rochesterfest (MN) Triathlon on June 29! Also, the YMCA is having an "Ironman Triathlon" competition that begins on June 29. You have to run (treadmill, road, elliptical, stairclimber) 26.2 miles, swim 2.5 miles (should have been 2.4 miles) in any pool or open water, and bike 112 miles on the road, mountain, or stationary bike. This is on your honor. I will be out of town but hope to finish this within a week. The run will be hardest for me to complete in that time.
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Thanks, Drex.
Yesterday ran 3.2 miles. The outbound 1.6 miles were tough and my body kept wanting to stop and walk. On the return, I was able to do that with fewer stops. Total time: 38 minutes.
I am in Anchorage, Alaska, and the day length and time zones are driving me crazy. It is bright light outside at 10pm - 11pm when I try to go to sleep! But, I get up early.
Yesterday ran 3.2 miles. The outbound 1.6 miles were tough and my body kept wanting to stop and walk. On the return, I was able to do that with fewer stops. Total time: 38 minutes.
I am in Anchorage, Alaska, and the day length and time zones are driving me crazy. It is bright light outside at 10pm - 11pm when I try to go to sleep! But, I get up early.