Time not Distance – kicking off 2011

The time over distance, speed/strength over LSD (long slow distance) and intensity of effort over “logging miles” has sunk in deeply now.  In looking at January I could feel a few different ways: Down because my running miles were low (67) and almost 1/2 of a year ago. Excited because I had over 300 aerobic [...]

Pull-Ups – Extreme Fun

These two guys demonstrate how to have fun with pull-ups.  Wow!  Some slick and impressive moves!  Also reinforces the connection: Play + Exercise = Life Long Health.

Proof Positive of Training Change – from Aerobic Only to Aerobic + Strength + Anaerobic Burst

Summary If you’re an aerobic athlete (runner, swimmer, cyclist, triathlete) who’s reached a plateau, has found more miles does not translate into success and wonders if strength training might help – please read. I’m not offering a quick fix, food gimmick, shake, or simple  trick.  Over the last year I’ve ventured into a different way [...]

Week 13 of Crossfit WOD’s + Triathlon Training

Weekly stats – total miles 30.2,  total time –  6 hours, 6 minutes * Running – 21 miles * Walking – .6 miles * Bike/spinning – 8 miles * Swimming – .57 miles * Rowing – 0 miles * Crossfit – WOD (workout of the day) – 4 13 weeks of Crossfit infused training completed.  [...]

Week 11 of Crossfit WOD’s + Triathlon Training

Weekly stats – total miles 35+,  total time – 7 hours * Running – 22.1 miles * Walking – 0 miles * Bike/spinning – 10.48 miles * Swimming – 1.02 miles * Rowing – 2.33 miles * Crossfit – WOD (workout of the day) – 5. A little bit of everything this week added up [...]

Pike’s Peak Double – A Summer Kedging

Chris Crowley in “Younger Next Year” (page 135) shared an important concept in keeping your exercise fires burning – a “kedging”.  A kedging is borrowed from old school sailing (not the sport but when sails and ships were the primary transport).  The purpose was to get a ship forward when there was a lack of [...]

Exercise – Pain of it all

Least I seem like a simple pied piper for exercise, oblivious to any potential harm or risk, this blog should help lessen that perception.  Exercise has wonderful therapeutic qualities to help manage pain and increase your brain functioning.  It’s not without a price.  That price comes in the form of pain – some of it [...]

Exercise – Brain Connection: Chronic Pain – MS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Back Pain

Exercise and pain – two blogs have been devoted to it and a third one is presented here.  Maybe there’s a connection?  Even back to our brains. This blog addresses chronic pain from three prevalent health issues and the benefit of exercise to each.  The next blog will address managing long term pain from exercise [...]

Exercise – Brain Connection: Soreness and Pain

The following article from WebMD helps and encourages anyone beginning an exercise program or anyone who’s been in their program for years.  Sore muscles will occur – call it the acute pain of overcoming inertia.  I was thinking of this very topic during a 20 mile run today – which was relatively pain free.  There [...]

Exercise – Brain Connection: Pain Relief

So you thought exercise meant pain?  While there’s some pain that results from exercise (either during or after – called delayed onset) the pain relief benefit from exercise greatly outweighs the pain creation.  This article provides a nice summary of what’s involved and I’ll shout and echo the sentiment that “Moving is what the human [...]