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Jen on June 23, 2009 |
Junk Drawer
It’s a Recovery Week between big volume builds and I’m sitting here relaxing, pondering and surfing.
eDiscs from eLoad rock my socks. They taste like Sweet Tarts give you a boost when you need it AND are amusingly fizzy.
My family is irreverent, caustic and some might even say “crazy” and I wouldn’t have it [...]
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Jen on June 15, 2009 |
Wow! Guess it’s been awhile. I wish I could say that extraordinary events have kept me from updating but truth be told, I live an exceptionally boring life. If I’m not swimming or biking or running, I’m resting or stretching or eating. Such is the life of an Ironman-in-training. The only real excitement is seeing [...]
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Cliff on May 3, 2009 |
The Ulimate Recovery Routine
From Endurance Corner
(Editor’s Note: Pro’s spent as much time or more on recovery. Here’s an example of what they do.)
1. Perform a 15 minute cooldown at a very low intensity (<60% max HR)
2. Have sports drink mixed to 75-90g of Carbohydrate and 10-20g or protein at the ready.
3. Finish your session [...]
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Cliff on April 26, 2009 |
Without doubt, many elite athletes have utilized diet as a component of their training program, and dietary intervention has had a positive effect on performance. Many Olympic athletes report, however, that they formulated their “ideal diet” through trial and error.
One is struck by the fact that although progress has been made, nutrition [...]
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Jen on March 24, 2009 |
Swim. Bike. Run. Eat. Repeat.
Ask any triathlete why they do what they do and likely many will answer, “So I can eat what I want, when I want.” (read : eat like a pig)
Good thing I don’t consider myself “A Triathlete”.
See, back when I first started this kooky sport, “Doing it” was my Number One [...]
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Jen on January 28, 2009 |
… waiting for my body to heal itself.
On My Back
So. Remember last week I was all gungho about being back in bizness? And I mentioned, ever so fleetingly, that my knee/hamstring was a bit sore after my run? Well guess what?!? It manifested into a full blown back outtage, the likes of which [...]
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