What an improvement over last week! I could just go and go tonight. What I did was go 4 laps, rest, and repeat. I ended up with 44 laps or 3300 feet or .625 miles of swimming. I guess I just wanted to really piss off my arm swimming muscles. My kicking still sucks and I feel that I need to do some kickboard drills. I mean, my kicking REALLY sucks. I guess its sorta a good thing in that it helps my arms get stronger, but I really should not be reinforcing bad habits. Off to sports authority I go...
I finally got my resting heart rate last night. I fell asleep for 3.5 hours before I woke up for whatever reason. My average was 56BPM and I will call that my resting heart rate. I still need to test it again because 3.5 hours wasn't exactly the greatest amount of sleep. I'd rather use 8 straight hours to even out the high's and have the average be more of a low.
Tomarrow AM I am starting week 4 of coolrunning.com.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
finshed week 3....and snowboarding
I went snowboarding last saturday. Snow was great. I used my Prior 162 Slalom board. I was able to pick up where I ended when I was in high school, of course I will never be that good again unless I ride 6 days a week again. Those were the days!
But my thighs started to hurt as expected. Feel the burn! It was a good burn. I didn't try to kill myself because I remember that my right knee will start to hurt from the twisting of the board on the chair lift. Overall it was a great day.
Tonight I did the usual 40 mins on the bike and I finished week 3.3 of coolrunning.com. The run was easy and I was actually a little board. Now the running will start to increase dramatically throught the program, so its going to only get harder to stay concentrated.
But as for the biking, I noticed a difference tonight; I was riding @ my normal tempo but I had a hard time keeping my heart rate % above the low 60%'s. Does that mean that my heart is already conditioned better? Maybe the two days of rest that I took helped let my heart catch up and readjust itself to the intensity that I am putting it through. There is only one way to find out and that is to get my resting heart rate. Of course I won't be able to tell for a few weeks, but if I do a reading tonight, and another this time next week and the same time for a weeks after tonight, I am expecting the data to show that my resting heart rate will fall, resulting in a more conditioned heart meaning that I am getting into shape!!! Of course that that is the case, but its cool to see some data back that up.
Yes I am a nerd sometimes :)
But my thighs started to hurt as expected. Feel the burn! It was a good burn. I didn't try to kill myself because I remember that my right knee will start to hurt from the twisting of the board on the chair lift. Overall it was a great day.
Tonight I did the usual 40 mins on the bike and I finished week 3.3 of coolrunning.com. The run was easy and I was actually a little board. Now the running will start to increase dramatically throught the program, so its going to only get harder to stay concentrated.
But as for the biking, I noticed a difference tonight; I was riding @ my normal tempo but I had a hard time keeping my heart rate % above the low 60%'s. Does that mean that my heart is already conditioned better? Maybe the two days of rest that I took helped let my heart catch up and readjust itself to the intensity that I am putting it through. There is only one way to find out and that is to get my resting heart rate. Of course I won't be able to tell for a few weeks, but if I do a reading tonight, and another this time next week and the same time for a weeks after tonight, I am expecting the data to show that my resting heart rate will fall, resulting in a more conditioned heart meaning that I am getting into shape!!! Of course that that is the case, but its cool to see some data back that up.
Yes I am a nerd sometimes :)
Friday, January 25, 2008
2nd swim
I last about 20+ mins tonight. Seems that even if I try to take it easy from the start that my breathing will still get going pretty well and my arms will wear out, but what is strange (and I noticed this the other night) is that after about 20 or so laps that things start to even out and I feel like that I can continue on...i guess that means that I am warmed up. I didn't want to go any further because tomarrow I am going snowboard (anyone up for a squats workout?!?!) and I am hoping to continue swimming first thing sunday AM. All I know is that I am gonna be sore tomarrow night.
I think I might just take sunday off for not only a mental rest but mostly a physical rest. Prolly what I should do is get the swim in, hit up the last bit of the run for week 3 and take monday off.
Who knows, lets see how we shall see.
I think I might just take sunday off for not only a mental rest but mostly a physical rest. Prolly what I should do is get the swim in, hit up the last bit of the run for week 3 and take monday off.
Who knows, lets see how we shall see.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
week 3.2 run
cycle was whatever, the usual 40mins @ 65%
run felt easy consider I swam last night and my thighs were burning(a different burn, not like a crispy legs burn, but like a strain burn) on the way down to the gym. But i didn't feel an ounce of it when i started to spin on the bike. Who knows.
The run was a piece of cake, although i wish i did go longer. But I need to show restraint.
I read a good something in all of my reading and that is that the bigger the base, the bigger the peak. PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE!!!! and some restraint :)
run felt easy consider I swam last night and my thighs were burning(a different burn, not like a crispy legs burn, but like a strain burn) on the way down to the gym. But i didn't feel an ounce of it when i started to spin on the bike. Who knows.
The run was a piece of cake, although i wish i did go longer. But I need to show restraint.
I read a good something in all of my reading and that is that the bigger the base, the bigger the peak. PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE!!!! and some restraint :)
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
started swimming tonight
I have been lazy far too long. Today i went to the Y, signed up, then tonight started in the pool.
Done.
And the pool is really nice too. I thought the pool was going to freezing, but the temperature was perfect and I had my own lane (there were only 2 others in the pool).
So of course I started out the first two laps the way that I swim, which is a pretty good clip, except I am outa shape, so that lasted for about four laps until I had to stop and rest. I started to pace myself and was able to do 22 laps, which @ 25 yards each, is 550 yards, which is 1650 feet, which is about 1/4 of a mile. Not bad for the my first time out. I guess it helps when you were taught how to swim by a former olympic diving coach :)
I am going to try to swim 3 times a week and get my 1/4 mile down without stopping. Most sprint triathlons are 1/4-1/2 mile swim. I can easily see myself swimming 1 mile, 3 times a week within a few months. I guess because I was taught how to swim (and taught properly) that I am not afraid of swimming and that I have a confidence in the sport, something that I know I do NOT have in running. @ least I have 2/3 of the sports down. However, I shouldn't "count my chickens before they hatch" cuz this is just day one. The biggest test will be can I swim 3 times a week consistenly ON TOP of running and swimming.
We shall see!
Done.
And the pool is really nice too. I thought the pool was going to freezing, but the temperature was perfect and I had my own lane (there were only 2 others in the pool).
So of course I started out the first two laps the way that I swim, which is a pretty good clip, except I am outa shape, so that lasted for about four laps until I had to stop and rest. I started to pace myself and was able to do 22 laps, which @ 25 yards each, is 550 yards, which is 1650 feet, which is about 1/4 of a mile. Not bad for the my first time out. I guess it helps when you were taught how to swim by a former olympic diving coach :)
I am going to try to swim 3 times a week and get my 1/4 mile down without stopping. Most sprint triathlons are 1/4-1/2 mile swim. I can easily see myself swimming 1 mile, 3 times a week within a few months. I guess because I was taught how to swim (and taught properly) that I am not afraid of swimming and that I have a confidence in the sport, something that I know I do NOT have in running. @ least I have 2/3 of the sports down. However, I shouldn't "count my chickens before they hatch" cuz this is just day one. The biggest test will be can I swim 3 times a week consistenly ON TOP of running and swimming.
We shall see!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
starting week 3 on coolrunning.com
I started week 3 on coolrunning.com, nothing special other than my upper right ankle is flaring up again. It doesn't hurt that much while running, just when I stop. I still haven't found my max heart rate yet...gotta find time to do it. Also, I was on my way to the Y but got side tracked and went to eat Indian food instead for lunch...i gotta show some more restraint and learn how to say no...but then again, eating Indian food is not exactly the worst thing for you.
I am going to "try" to sleep with the heart rate monitor on tonight and get my resting heart rate. The monitor only gives you your max and average, so hopefully over 7 hour span the average will kill off the highs of going to bed and waking up. Again, not accurate, but an approximation. At least I can record this data and check to see improvement if that number declines (which I hope it will)
I am going to "try" to sleep with the heart rate monitor on tonight and get my resting heart rate. The monitor only gives you your max and average, so hopefully over 7 hour span the average will kill off the highs of going to bed and waking up. Again, not accurate, but an approximation. At least I can record this data and check to see improvement if that number declines (which I hope it will)
Saturday, January 19, 2008
heart rate monitor 2.0
Used the monitor again tonight. I did 40 mins @ ~65% of my max heart rate on the stationary @ a constant pace then I did the part 3 of my week 2 coolrunnings.com couch to 5K plan. Its definately time to move onto next week. I almost went ahead but good thing I stayed back...my right ankle is being stupid. Just feels tight. I have noticed that comes and goes.
As for the monitor, it is not spitting our graphs in the way that I hoped it would. However, I am realizing that spending $106 on a monitor will get you a good monitor, but nothing incredibly special like actually spitting out a detailed line graph. I think I may have to spend $300 for one of those. Maybe next season.
My monitor, the Polar F6, does give enough info for me for now. It gives me the constant %rate and when I upload the info to www.polarpersonaltrainer.com, i can see in a more laid out plan that my average for tonight was 66% (exactly what I was shooting for) and that I hit a max of 90%, which I really don't think is correct. I think this is incorrect because I am going off of default settings based off my age, weight, height input. I REALLY need to get out there and sprint till I die to get my max heart rate, input that in and get some more exact numbers.
It also did say that I burned 702 calories, which again could just be an approximation. I am not in any way banking anything on the calorie number.
I also picked up Sally Edwards Cycling Heart Rate book, which contains some info that I already know, but there is some new stuff in there that is interesting.
Till next time.
As for the monitor, it is not spitting our graphs in the way that I hoped it would. However, I am realizing that spending $106 on a monitor will get you a good monitor, but nothing incredibly special like actually spitting out a detailed line graph. I think I may have to spend $300 for one of those. Maybe next season.
My monitor, the Polar F6, does give enough info for me for now. It gives me the constant %rate and when I upload the info to www.polarpersonaltrainer.com, i can see in a more laid out plan that my average for tonight was 66% (exactly what I was shooting for) and that I hit a max of 90%, which I really don't think is correct. I think this is incorrect because I am going off of default settings based off my age, weight, height input. I REALLY need to get out there and sprint till I die to get my max heart rate, input that in and get some more exact numbers.
It also did say that I burned 702 calories, which again could just be an approximation. I am not in any way banking anything on the calorie number.
I also picked up Sally Edwards Cycling Heart Rate book, which contains some info that I already know, but there is some new stuff in there that is interesting.
Till next time.
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