I would like clarification. Are you talking about a boat or ILM? :jump1:
Journey to the Centre of the Four... (A Rower's Journal)
- Thread starter Dutes
- Start date
I would like clarification. Are you talking about a boat or ILM? :jump1:
I think tsil is frisky tonight 
Tuesday 2/12/08 - Day 93 (4 Days to Deadline)
Rowing training this morning and I take out my single... she's sooo nice. :luxlove: I'm in love
(post some pic's later today)
We do 1'on @last 250m pace (that's when you just drop the hammer and farkin' fang it!), w/2' recovery x12
Hurts like a slut, but I am loving this race work really gives you that feeling of power and afterwards even though you are sore and tired you just feel fantastic!
Have a session with the fitness coach about 3 hours after training and we start on the next level program
2x20 Bosu Knee Tuckes w/2kg Ankle Weights
2x20 Swiss Ball D/B Chest Press @16kg w/1 leg off ground and 2kg weights on each leg
2x10 Swiss Ball D/B Straight Arm Roll @8kg
2x20 (each side) Swiss Ball D/B Roll and Press @8kg
2x10 (each side) Cable Single Arm Squat and Upright Row @40kg
2x20 S/B Leg Raises on Back
2x20 S/B Side-Side Rolls with Leg Raise
4x10 (10 and alternate arm, no rest) Push Up w/Dumbbell Pull up and Above head Press
2x10 Sumo D/B Squat @22.5kg on 2 Bosu's
Head over to a mate's place in the arvo to watch a movie, don't get home till about 10.30pm... bit late as I have rowing at 4.15am but it'll be ok.
Food:
Breakfast:
Our whole squad heads to KoC (King of Cakes) and our coach shouts us breaky after a good session that morning, I have a ham and cheese croisant and a skinny vanilla milkshake
Snack 1:
Protein Shake w/1% Milk
Lunch:
1xHam and Cheese Sandwich on WHolemeal
Snack 2:
Cheese platter at my mates place. I go to town on that thing I eat heaps.
Dinner:
My mate's mum is Italian and makes us proper Italian pizza, delicious!
Pre-Bed:
Protein Shake w/1% Milk
Total Calories: ~2600
Weigh in at the end of the night at 67kg.... BOO YA!! I can eat as much as I want at states and don't need to worry about making weight. Hell yeh! that's awesome
Training again in the morning, then I'll have work during the day. Post some piccy's up later as well
Thought for the Day:
"Today's preparation determines tomorrow's achievement"
Rowing training this morning and I take out my single... she's sooo nice. :luxlove: I'm in love
(post some pic's later today)
We do 1'on @last 250m pace (that's when you just drop the hammer and farkin' fang it!), w/2' recovery x12
Hurts like a slut, but I am loving this race work
really gives you that feeling of power and afterwards even though you are sore and tired you just feel fantastic!Have a session with the fitness coach about 3 hours after training and we start on the next level program
2x20 Bosu Knee Tuckes w/2kg Ankle Weights
2x20 Swiss Ball D/B Chest Press @16kg w/1 leg off ground and 2kg weights on each leg
2x10 Swiss Ball D/B Straight Arm Roll @8kg
2x20 (each side) Swiss Ball D/B Roll and Press @8kg
2x10 (each side) Cable Single Arm Squat and Upright Row @40kg
2x20 S/B Leg Raises on Back
2x20 S/B Side-Side Rolls with Leg Raise
4x10 (10 and alternate arm, no rest) Push Up w/Dumbbell Pull up and Above head Press
2x10 Sumo D/B Squat @22.5kg on 2 Bosu's
Head over to a mate's place in the arvo to watch a movie, don't get home till about 10.30pm... bit late as I have rowing at 4.15am but it'll be ok.
Food:
Breakfast:
Our whole squad heads to KoC (King of Cakes) and our coach shouts us breaky after a good session that morning, I have a ham and cheese croisant and a skinny vanilla milkshake
Snack 1:
Protein Shake w/1% Milk
Lunch:
1xHam and Cheese Sandwich on WHolemeal
Snack 2:
Cheese platter at my mates place. I go to town on that thing I eat heaps.
Dinner:
My mate's mum is Italian and makes us proper Italian pizza, delicious!
Pre-Bed:
Protein Shake w/1% Milk
Total Calories: ~2600
Weigh in at the end of the night at 67kg.... BOO YA!! I can eat as much as I want at states and don't need to worry about making weight. Hell yeh! that's awesome
Training again in the morning, then I'll have work during the day. Post some piccy's up later as well
Thought for the Day:
"Today's preparation determines tomorrow's achievement"
Didn't update wednesday and thursday was on the road. Well I'll give you the low down on the regatta.
First of all, rowers in Queensland are ranked into 5 categories, or groups.
G1 - Senior and U23 Australian Representative rowers
G2 - U19 Australian, and all Queensland Representative rowers, also includes the top tier club rowers who do not fall into the other already mentioned categories
G3 - The majority of club rowers, and the top ranked non-Aus rep junior rowers
G4 - The majority of junior rowers and the lower tier of club rowers
G5 - The bottom rung, generally U13, U14 rowers and novice rowers
Individuals acquire points based on their performances of the past 12 months (your ranking is carried through to the next year and it is possible to move up categories during a season).
As I hadn't competed in over 18 months I had a ranking of G5.
Nonetheless I was entered into the G3 Single, the G3 Double and the Championships (G1) Lightweight Mens Double Scull.
I won the G3 double by 15 seconds over the next crew, won a silver in the G3 single losing out by 0.8 of a second (to my doubles partner) and we then combined to win a bronze medal in the Championships Lightweight Double Scull.
A solid result given my lack of training and preparation in the lead up and the uncertain throughout the season. So I'm happy.
I'm not happy with my fitness, it wasn't good enough and I suffered because of it, my race preparation was inadequate as well. I was happy with the way I raced mentally though, controlling my emotions and doing my utmost to ensure that I was responsible for the outcome.
I did enough to move into the G3 rankings but not enough to move into the G2 rankings. Hopefully over the next few months if I train hard and continue to improve I will be able to compete in the NSW State Championships and then the National Titles and move into a G2 ranking.
At the end of the regatta I was not invited to trial for a Queensland Crew.
Well... the journey to the centre of the four has failed. Let us look back on the journey that was...
The Goals
1. To qualify for the Queensland U23 Men's Lightweight Four for the Australian Championships
The reality is that selection this year is extremely unlikely, the real goal is qualifying in 2009 or 2010.
1.5 Nonetheless I want to at least challenge for selection this year.
2. To get my BF% down to 5%.
The Results
1. I failed to qualify.
1.5 For various reasons I failed to challenge for selection as, come the penultimate day of racing (the State Championships), my ranking was too low to contest the necessary events. I doubt I would have succeeded anyway.
2. My BF% was at 8%, I failed to achieve this goal.
3 (2.5) goals, 0 achieved.
But what did I achieve in this journey?
The Achievements
1 State Gold Medal
1 State Silver Medal
1 State Bronze Medal
3 PB 2k Ergo scores
1 PB 6k Ergo score
Ten Key Moments
1. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-2-35740.html#post325471
I received a sponsorship, thus securing the continued support of my world class fitness coach.
2. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-2-35740.html#post325667
I was given the news that I would not be entered in the selections trials for the U23 Lightweight Four.
3.http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-4-35740.html#post326247
The day I realised how massively under my caloric requirement I had been.
4.http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-5-35740.html#post328578
The first day I match it with the big boys, and knock off one of the elite squad in a time trial
5.http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-7-35740.html#post333221
http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-7-35740.html#post333358
Maureen made me pull me finger out and realise what my lack of discipline was doing to me. And also that I couldn't get away with slacking off, you guys were there to pull me into line. Thank you Maureen.
6.http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-8-35740.html#post333576
Coach asks me to stroke the pair.
7. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-12-35740.html#post341870
I'm entered in one of the Queensland Selections Time Trials...
8. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-13-35740.html#post343038
And then make a hash of it...
9. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-14-35740.html#post344725
...But I am still going to the State Championships!
10. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-15-35740.html#post346389
I become the proud owner of a Sykes Ultimate Mould 20 1x Racing Scull
What does the future hold?
I will still attend the Queensland selection trials next week even though I haven't been invited to compete for a spot, however for me and me alone I want to compete against those guys.
Beyond that I will take 2 weeks off over christmas and then come back with a passion. Nationals is in March and the club is sending crews. I want to be there.
Will there be another Journey?
Don't bet against it...
First of all, rowers in Queensland are ranked into 5 categories, or groups.
G1 - Senior and U23 Australian Representative rowers
G2 - U19 Australian, and all Queensland Representative rowers, also includes the top tier club rowers who do not fall into the other already mentioned categories
G3 - The majority of club rowers, and the top ranked non-Aus rep junior rowers
G4 - The majority of junior rowers and the lower tier of club rowers
G5 - The bottom rung, generally U13, U14 rowers and novice rowers
Individuals acquire points based on their performances of the past 12 months (your ranking is carried through to the next year and it is possible to move up categories during a season).
As I hadn't competed in over 18 months I had a ranking of G5.
Nonetheless I was entered into the G3 Single, the G3 Double and the Championships (G1) Lightweight Mens Double Scull.
I won the G3 double by 15 seconds over the next crew, won a silver in the G3 single losing out by 0.8 of a second (to my doubles partner) and we then combined to win a bronze medal in the Championships Lightweight Double Scull.
A solid result given my lack of training and preparation in the lead up and the uncertain throughout the season. So I'm happy.
I'm not happy with my fitness, it wasn't good enough and I suffered because of it, my race preparation was inadequate as well. I was happy with the way I raced mentally though, controlling my emotions and doing my utmost to ensure that I was responsible for the outcome.
I did enough to move into the G3 rankings but not enough to move into the G2 rankings. Hopefully over the next few months if I train hard and continue to improve I will be able to compete in the NSW State Championships and then the National Titles and move into a G2 ranking.
At the end of the regatta I was not invited to trial for a Queensland Crew.
Well... the journey to the centre of the four has failed. Let us look back on the journey that was...
The Goals
1. To qualify for the Queensland U23 Men's Lightweight Four for the Australian Championships
The reality is that selection this year is extremely unlikely, the real goal is qualifying in 2009 or 2010.
1.5 Nonetheless I want to at least challenge for selection this year.
2. To get my BF% down to 5%.
The Results
1. I failed to qualify.
1.5 For various reasons I failed to challenge for selection as, come the penultimate day of racing (the State Championships), my ranking was too low to contest the necessary events. I doubt I would have succeeded anyway.
2. My BF% was at 8%, I failed to achieve this goal.
3 (2.5) goals, 0 achieved.
But what did I achieve in this journey?
The Achievements
1 State Gold Medal
1 State Silver Medal
1 State Bronze Medal
3 PB 2k Ergo scores
1 PB 6k Ergo score
Ten Key Moments
1. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-2-35740.html#post325471
I received a sponsorship, thus securing the continued support of my world class fitness coach.
2. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-2-35740.html#post325667
I was given the news that I would not be entered in the selections trials for the U23 Lightweight Four.
3.http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-4-35740.html#post326247
The day I realised how massively under my caloric requirement I had been.
4.http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-5-35740.html#post328578
The first day I match it with the big boys, and knock off one of the elite squad in a time trial
5.http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-7-35740.html#post333221
http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-7-35740.html#post333358
Maureen made me pull me finger out and realise what my lack of discipline was doing to me. And also that I couldn't get away with slacking off, you guys were there to pull me into line. Thank you Maureen.
6.http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-8-35740.html#post333576
Coach asks me to stroke the pair.
7. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-12-35740.html#post341870
I'm entered in one of the Queensland Selections Time Trials...
8. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-13-35740.html#post343038
And then make a hash of it...
9. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-14-35740.html#post344725
...But I am still going to the State Championships!
10. http://training.fitness.com/journal/journey-centre-four-rower-s-journal-15-35740.html#post346389
I become the proud owner of a Sykes Ultimate Mould 20 1x Racing Scull
What does the future hold?
I will still attend the Queensland selection trials next week even though I haven't been invited to compete for a spot, however for me and me alone I want to compete against those guys.
Beyond that I will take 2 weeks off over christmas and then come back with a passion. Nationals is in March and the club is sending crews. I want to be there.
Will there be another Journey?
Don't bet against it...
Excellent.
They will let you or you're racing as a bandit or something along those lines?
You're still really young so my advice is to keep your focus on the finish line. You've got what it takes to get there.
I, for one, expect to see another journey thread in 2009!! All the best to you, Sam
And you are more than welcome. I did what I did because I saw that you've got what it takes to succeed. I believed in you.
And I believe in you now more than ever
I, for one, expect to see another journey thread in 2009!! All the best to you, Sam
And you are more than welcome. I did what I did because I saw that you've got what it takes to succeed. I believed in you.
And I believe in you now more than ever