Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.
~Greg Glassman
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Update!
It has been quite a while since I updated this, don’t worry, I didn’t die! The majority of February here in L-ville was spent at 15 degrees and icy. However, this weekend Mr. Sunshine is going shine while greeting us with 60 degree temps! Time for a bike ride! Mid terms, increased work hours, and snow have made it hard to get out there when its already cold and dark. Few of you have been asking about my training and all things considered, things have been going great (other than swimming). Had a few double digit length runs now and have taken up a lot of core/str training along side of Yoga. For what it’s worth… Yoga is pretty amazing.
My first ‘big’ race is in 7 weeks, a half marathon. It’s exciting to finally have something so close that I can see the training actually pay off. My goal is 1:45, but I’m hoping to have a break through day and push it to 1:42. Another goal of mine is to start tracking how much I run/bike/workout for the month. I think it would be interesting to see the data as a whole. On another goal note, I’ve lost 16 pounds since Christmas. Cut out almost all dairy and meat and have been eating more natural foods than I was before. The only thing that ever sneaks up on me is chocolate. I swear I’m a woman PMSing when it comes to chocolate chip cookies!
I still can’t swim and haven’t had time to look for another coach because of mid terms (they’re over now thank the lord). If you know of anyone that would want to invest some time into my poor soul in the water let me know. I’m willing to pay whatever is reasonable. I’ve read the total immersion book and watched the videos a couple of times over. I really don’t think it will be hard to learn but trying it on my own is complete fail. Also looking for suggestions on a less crowded pool to learn in? The UofL pool is CRAZY busy at all hours and they really frown on using a lane for suckin up water and drowning (funny stuff imo).
Here is a video for everyone to think about. With that said, thanks for reading and thank you for all your support! I’m already extremely pumped about the race and shutting down the city for a day :)!
PS: Ironman Louisville Volunteer slots are open! SIGN UP! It'll be the best way to witness everything that is inspiring, motivating, and tear-jerking about ironman (other than doing it)
Ironman Louisville Volunteer Spots!
My first ‘big’ race is in 7 weeks, a half marathon. It’s exciting to finally have something so close that I can see the training actually pay off. My goal is 1:45, but I’m hoping to have a break through day and push it to 1:42. Another goal of mine is to start tracking how much I run/bike/workout for the month. I think it would be interesting to see the data as a whole. On another goal note, I’ve lost 16 pounds since Christmas. Cut out almost all dairy and meat and have been eating more natural foods than I was before. The only thing that ever sneaks up on me is chocolate. I swear I’m a woman PMSing when it comes to chocolate chip cookies!
I still can’t swim and haven’t had time to look for another coach because of mid terms (they’re over now thank the lord). If you know of anyone that would want to invest some time into my poor soul in the water let me know. I’m willing to pay whatever is reasonable. I’ve read the total immersion book and watched the videos a couple of times over. I really don’t think it will be hard to learn but trying it on my own is complete fail. Also looking for suggestions on a less crowded pool to learn in? The UofL pool is CRAZY busy at all hours and they really frown on using a lane for suckin up water and drowning (funny stuff imo).
Here is a video for everyone to think about. With that said, thanks for reading and thank you for all your support! I’m already extremely pumped about the race and shutting down the city for a day :)!
PS: Ironman Louisville Volunteer slots are open! SIGN UP! It'll be the best way to witness everything that is inspiring, motivating, and tear-jerking about ironman (other than doing it)
Ironman Louisville Volunteer Spots!
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