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Juggling life, work, new house, grad project, and training has taken its toll. This year unfortunately has not been about training. It has been about learning about bigger aspects. One’s that I feel right now, are more important than numbers on a piece of paper. However, I haven’t stopped putting one foot in front [...] A super sprint for some reason, has got a bad name. It’s too short. It’s too easy. It’s not a challenge. It’s only only for beginners. I challenge that. Where can you do three different sports, in less than 30 minutes outside of an obstacle course setting? Super sprint tris are a blast [...] Quantifying a workout even when you have all the gadgets is still hard to evaluate. How does one compare an easy long ride to a short hard time trial? Enter the point system combined with a lactate test. A lactate test will give you the specified zones you need to work in. Zone 1 = [...] I was doing my nightly website blogging and came across Joe Friels: Overtraining article. Much to my displeasure, he never came up with a clear answer. Honestly I’ve come up with a small list of things that happen that typically lead down the road to being overtrained. 1 – Canker sores. Yes, breakdown of your mouth [...]
Here is a funny word: Osmolarity. If your a science nerd chances are you’ve heard of it. Osmolarity is basically how much solute (think salt) is in a give liter of solvent (think water). So ocean water would have a higher osmalarity level compared to lake water. Why is this important? Well, if you want your [...] It seems in the 21st century that we are never satisfied where we are at. We tend to optimize the already perfect plan/invention/ etc. Hey, I’m a hypocrite when it comes to this topic; I love change! But what I’m discovering is that what you did last week CAN be repeated this week if [...] No, I am not getting soft in my old age (1, 2, and 3). I still go hard but I’ve learned that there are times to do it and others when it’s better to sit back and let the other people fight it out.
My first year of training was about going hard. I [...] So I’ve established the boundaries: Too much (Rule 2) and too little (Rule 1). What’s the middle of the Oreo look like? We all want to be professionals, right? However our bodies would rather just be an average joe. When building a schedule (especially if your self coached) the key is to do less than you [...] After Rule 1, this is probably the second most common mistake people do: Rule 2: Doing Too Much. Figure 2 – Rule 2 is often overlooked. Doing too much too soon can leave a person wondering what happened. Frustration sets in when the body can’t adapt to the regime that you set out for [...] Let’s not make things complicated this year. Want to lose weight? Get to the gym. Want to run a 10K? Start running. Want to bicycle faster? Ride faster. This post is honestly one of the easiest to follow; I’m toning down my exercise physiology lingo. y x Figure 1 – As easy as it [...] Over the past 2 months (has it been that long) I’ve been yammering about ‘Building the house’. My analogy was that training is just like building a house. What are the keys to a good house? By ‘good’ I mean an ideal home that won’t fall down and can stand the test of time. Materials, a [...] In my last post I talked about recognizing that there were different energy systems in your body. Understanding how to train each one is effective in progressing as an athlete (endurance, sprinter, hockey, etc.). Training your energy system is the backbone for development (especially in endurance sports). In my house analogy, training your energy systems is in all [...]  |
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