G8r80's training / dieting / cycling / log
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I just found out about all the drama laid out here:
http://training.fitness.com/fitness-com-lounge/needs-brought-out-not-hidden-43037.html
Ignorance is bliss.
http://training.fitness.com/fitness-com-lounge/needs-brought-out-not-hidden-43037.html
Ignorance is bliss.
I guess it is until someone doesnt like you and the same thing happens..lol. I would think that someone like Chillen would be appreciated, not banned for no reason. They banned him because of long posts and giving too much help to new people. Its sad really.
Haven't posted recently, but still hard at it. I have found that I cannot have it all; I can train for triathlon events (swim, bike, run), I can weight train, or I can do both halfassed. Over the last several months I worked on weight training and made some nice PRs (bench, deadlift, pullups), but triathlon season is coming up in 6 months and triathlon results reflect "what have you done for me lately?". So, weight training will be limited from here on.
Yesterday: 2150 yards in pool, 49:00. Close to a PB for me. 5.77 mile run: 55:00.
Yesterday: 2150 yards in pool, 49:00. Close to a PB for me. 5.77 mile run: 55:00.
Tell me about it! I like bulking, but that is not what I need. We need to focus. Good luck.
I'm here, Mel. Yeah, I had trouble a couple of days trying to log on, but that is not my excuse. I've been traveling a lot (Philadelphia last week, San Diego this week) but that is not my excuse. I entertained a couple from Australia on Saturday but that is not my excuse. My kids needed help with schoolwork (high school chemistry and LSU essay), but that isnot my excuse. I've been slacking, that is all.
Saturday: entertained couple from Australia. 40:00 on bike trainer.
Sunday: flew to San Diego
Monday: 4 miles on treadmill: 39:30
Tuesday: 5 miles on treadmill: 49:00
Wednesday: 6.2 miles on treadmill: 58:20, 1:30 on stationary bike
I am doing a local half marathon on 12/6 and would like to break 2 hours, but I'll be okay with 2:10. I have never done a standalone half marathon before.
Saturday: entertained couple from Australia. 40:00 on bike trainer.
Sunday: flew to San Diego
Monday: 4 miles on treadmill: 39:30
Tuesday: 5 miles on treadmill: 49:00
Wednesday: 6.2 miles on treadmill: 58:20, 1:30 on stationary bike
I am doing a local half marathon on 12/6 and would like to break 2 hours, but I'll be okay with 2:10. I have never done a standalone half marathon before.
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Thanks Mel. Yeah, once I get within a couple of months of my half Iron in April, I will be working 1.5 - 2 hours every day.
Thursday: 5k on treadmill, 28:40. Mostly zone 2, but some zone 4 at the end. After class, I ran 2 miles to the gym, did 400 yards in pool (it was closing), dumbbell bench press: 55# x 10, 60# x 10, 65# x 10, ran 2 miles back to hotel.
Flew back to Tampa.
Thursday: 5k on treadmill, 28:40. Mostly zone 2, but some zone 4 at the end. After class, I ran 2 miles to the gym, did 400 yards in pool (it was closing), dumbbell bench press: 55# x 10, 60# x 10, 65# x 10, ran 2 miles back to hotel.
Flew back to Tampa.
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HI there,
Just wanted to tell you I used you as an example to my mom of overcoming health obstacles... I told her about you and coming back from heart surgery to train for Iron Mans and what not. She is in a bad place health wise right now and has put on a tremendous amount of weight, has sleep apnea, a racing heart and so on. She knows on some levels that her habits have created the damage but she also has stupid doctors that don't mandate she loses weight and seem happy to keep her coming to them every week and loaded up on expensive meds.
I know it is a personal choice to be healthy and make the change but I wish she would get into gear. I get scared she is going to die. What did it take for you to make the commitment to your health? I don't think she has had enough of a "wake up" call sadly. I hope it doesn't take a heart attack.
Just wanted to tell you I used you as an example to my mom of overcoming health obstacles... I told her about you and coming back from heart surgery to train for Iron Mans and what not. She is in a bad place health wise right now and has put on a tremendous amount of weight, has sleep apnea, a racing heart and so on. She knows on some levels that her habits have created the damage but she also has stupid doctors that don't mandate she loses weight and seem happy to keep her coming to them every week and loaded up on expensive meds.
I know it is a personal choice to be healthy and make the change but I wish she would get into gear. I get scared she is going to die. What did it take for you to make the commitment to your health? I don't think she has had enough of a "wake up" call sadly. I hope it doesn't take a heart attack.
HI there,
Just wanted to tell you I used you as an example to my mom of overcoming health obstacles... I told her about you and coming back from heart surgery to train for Iron Mans and what not. She is in a bad place health wise right now and has put on a tremendous amount of weight, has sleep apnea, a racing heart and so on. She knows on some levels that her habits have created the damage but she also has stupid doctors that don't mandate she loses weight and seem happy to keep her coming to them every week and loaded up on expensive meds.
I know it is a personal choice to be healthy and make the change but I wish she would get into gear. I get scared she is going to die. What did it take for you to make the commitment to your health? I don't think she has had enough of a "wake up" call sadly. I hope it doesn't take a heart attack.
I'm very flattered, Mel, that you used me as a motivator. Unfortunately, motivation comes mainly from within and an unmotivated person is very frustrating to the people who care about that person. From about the time I was 12 until she died when I was 31, I tried to get my mother to quit smoking but she had zero motivation to quit. When she was diagnosed with lung cancer, she told her kids that she had decided to quit smoking. Very frustrating and very sad.
I had my heart issues while I was conditioning. In fact, my first cardiac issue, a blocked coronary artery, was symptomatic from chest pain that developed during an attempted 50-floor stair climb. (I was at floor 48 when I aborted because of my concerns about the chest pain). I had let myself get too fat and lazy before that which I am sure were contributing factors along with factors I inherited from my father who developed his first cardiac issues at age 53, when he weighed 150#, and which later killed him.
But, I was a lucky one. Many people's first symptoms are a heart attack that can damage the heart and are often fatal.
I wish you luck with your mother. Why don't you sign your mother, yourself and your young'uns up for a 1 mile fun walk/run? Doing it with her daughter and grandkids might make it seem more like fun and not like a workout and she might enjoy it. Baby steps. Good luck!