Jonathan22's group - CLOSED like your parents door during happy time. (Page 4)

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. 

What did everyone get? 

I got a Zoot tri bag. 

How is everyone's week going? 

Big plans for New Years Eve?

Gotta agree w/ Steve about the "dark side" of New Year's.

I'm pulling graveyard @ the hospital, and expecting lots of alcohol poisoning and interesting traumas...Yippee. Getting my writing hand limbered up for all the physical and chemical restraints I'll be writing for...:0

Love the tri bag, J. Got one like it; way easier to cart crap w/.

Hope Santa was good to everyone. I got just what I wanted (since I shopped for it and told the hubby "hi, honey. This is what you got me for Xmas.".

I'm back on tonight, for my first of a string of 5 nights. Hope my antipsychotics hang in there.

Lift a couple for me, guys. (Though I'll be intoxicated enough from the breath of my patients...)

Ok, guys.  Would love your advice on this...

Yoga vs. weights??

I'm quickly discovering I need about 6 more hours in the day to get everything done.  Too many obligations (some fun, others just to pay for cool tri gear...).

I can do yoga OR weights; I don't have time for both (and even ONE of these is pushing it).  The yoga stuff I do is pretty intense on the lunges, push ups, flexibility (i.e. is hard), and weights bore me silly.  Can I get away w/ just doing hard yoga & skip the weights?

And by the way, all of you doing long killer workouts are an inspiration! 

Jules 

My favorite "gotta work out after drinking too much" recipe:

    Ibuprofen and water tonight after the wine

    Push the water in the a.m.  (the diuretic effect of alcohol increases the crappy feeling factor...)

Love the Armstrong quote...You might be needing that tomorrow!

Happy New Year! 

J 

The short answer is Yoga > strength training if you have to choose.

The long answer - In order of importance to a triathlete:

1. Have Fun while training - If you not having fun, you need to address this.  I recently read that most people drop out of triathlons after 2.5 years.  I asked my coach about this and he said it's because most get injured trying to do too much too fast. Back off, have fun.  You have longer than you think to get fast.
2. Consistently getting in your workouts every week - it is better to get in 3x1 hour cycling per week than 1 monster workout that leaves you sore and not on your bike per week.  If you are doing 2x3 per week or 3x3 per week - whatever is the case - make sure you are consistent.
3. Work on your limiters during the winter - If swimming is your weakest event, increase frequency (or bike or run).  You might go 4x per week in your weekest event and 2x per week in your other events for 2 months in the winter.
4. Run less than you think you should; and bike more than you think you should -  The bike represents 50% of a triathlon.  Running is a high impact sport and you run a higher risk of injury.  Bike fitness carries over to the run (the opposite is not true).  http://www.cruciblefitness.com/etips/LongBike.htm
5. Flexibility - Swimming, running and biking all tend to tighten you up.  Yoga will help here.
6. Core strength - Core strength is at the heart of all 3 sports.  Pilates will help here.  Here is the core workout I do: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=486
7. Non-specific strength - non-specific strength (such as the bench press) will help you overall (even out muscle imblances, etc.) but it won't contribute to your fitness in the way that more of the above will.  If you must lift, go lighter than you think you should (high rep/low weight).

FBI?  Is this still a goal? What's the timeframe on that?

That is AWESOME.  Please tell more.

Cool! Is that the goal of your forensic psychology studies?

Don't know if you've ever read any Patricia Cornwell novels, but that forensic psych stuff sounds like you'll get to know some creepy people!  (And I thought MY patients we strange...)

Wow!  Makes my job seem boring! 

Good luck!

You guys probably know this, but a great way to stay motiviated through the winter is to sign up for and compete in one of the many monthly challenges: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/forum-view.asp?fid=27#s

Since it's the beginning of the month and year, it should be easy to find one.  I did a few last year for biking and swimming and it held me accountable.

The other way of course is to put some money on the line.....

In other news, I'm getting really excited about what my wife is doing.  She is wanting to sign up for 5 races this season.  Last year she did her first sprint tri, a marathon and a few 10ks. 

She has a road bike that we bought last year but to "encourage" her, we found a really good deal on a tri bike. 

So speaking of bikes,

What is everyone riding these days?  And how did you choose your 2 wheeled stead? 

My mountain bike that collects dust is a 06 GT Avalance 2.0.  My road bike is a 06 Raliegh Supercourse.  Both were purchased on a whim at a local bike shop (never, and I mean never, walk into a bike shop "just to look".

My tri bike is a 05 Quintana Roo Caliente.  Again, purchased on a whim.  Actually, I was going to purchase a new 06 QR Seduza but there was a mix up on sizing.  So they offered me a slightly used Caliente for the same price. 

It's sad that my road+tri bikes are worth more than my truck.

tameryka - 2008-01-03 6:52 AM btw J, I saw you got a new bike for ninja! That's awesome that you guys are doing tri's togather....but I have to wonder, the time of the bike purchase and you winning the idiot award seem strangely close togather

I was told at the party that us showing up the day before was a story they (the hosts) will be telling when they are 80.  They are in their 30s now.