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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Pillar Strength’
Time not Distance – kicking off 2011
Posted: February 1, 2011 by David Kohrell in Crossfit, Cycling, Exercise - brain connection, Marathons, Rowing, Running, Spinning, Strength Training, SwimmingTags: Aerobic, Anaerobic, Core Strength, Crossfit, Crossfit WOD, Cycling, Exercise, Pillar Strength, Published Estimating Data, Running, Swimming
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Olympic Weightlifting for the Speed and Power Athlete – Daniel Martinez
Posted: January 26, 2011 by David Kohrell in Strength TrainingTags: Daniel Martinez, Olympic Lifting, Pillar Strength, Plyometric, Speed
Daniel Martinez shares a three prong of Olympic weightlifting techniques for speed, strength and power. That range includes: Ballistic/Plyometric – max speed, bodyweight to light load; Speed-strength – speed is dominant, light load; Strength-speed – strength is dominant, moderate to max load. Check it out!
Sit-ups
Posted: January 17, 2011 by David Kohrell in Crossfit, Strength TrainingTags: core, crunches, Pillar Strength, sit up, Situps
Google sit-up, situps or sit up and you’ll find the first 20 websites are against the sit-up. Why the hate? The majority of those sites have some product to peddle or magic pill to sell. A few references are good and provide substantive caution regarding sit-ups and crunches. I include a variety of sit-up forms [...]
Proof Positive of Training Change – from Aerobic Only to Aerobic + Strength + Anaerobic Burst
Posted: November 24, 2010 by David Kohrell in Crossfit, Cycling, Marathons, Nutrition, P90x, Rowing, Running, Strength Training, Swimming, TriathlonsTags: Aerobic, Anaerobic, Bench, Burpees, clean and jerk, Core Strength, Crossfit, Crossfit Angie, Crossfit WOD, deadlifts, Exercise, goals, handstand pushups, Jump Rope, Knees to Elbows, Marathon, Marathons, P90x, Pillar Strength, pull ups, Running, Running with dogs, Squats, Swimming, Tabata, Triathlon, Triathlons
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 22-26 of CrossFit WOD’s + Triathlon Training
Posted: July 27, 2010 by David Kohrell in Crossfit, Cycling, Marathons, P90x, Rowing, Running, Strength Training, Swimming, TriathlonsTags: Aerobic, Anaerobic, Bench, Burpees, clean and jerk, Core Strength, Crossfit, Crossfit Angie, Crossfit Fran, Crossfit Murph, Crossfit WOD, deadlifts, GHD situps, handstand pushups, Pillar Strength, pull ups, Rowing, Running, Running with dogs, Swimming, Triathlons
5 Weekly stats + a Sunday – Day 148 to 184. Week ending 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 Running 12 21 21 12 21 Walking / Hiking 0 0 0 6.95 Cycling/spinning 0 7.5 2.25 2.25 21 Swimming .17 .2 .2 .45 Rowing 1.0 .25 .5 0 CrossFit WOD’s 2 1 3 2 2 Total [...]
Week 13 of Crossfit WOD’s + Triathlon Training
Posted: April 26, 2010 by David Kohrell in Crossfit, Cycling, Marathons, P90x, Running, Strength Training, Swimming, TriathlonsTags: Aerobic, Anaerobic, Crossfit, Crossfit WOD, Cycling, Exercise, GHD situps, P90X Ab RiperX, Pillar Strength, Running, Running with dogs, Swimming, Track, WOD
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 12 of Crossfit WOD’s + Triathlon Training
Posted: April 20, 2010 by David Kohrell in Crossfit, Cycling, Marathons, Rowing, Running, Strength Training, TriathlonsTags: 10k race, 5k timed run, Anaerobic, Back Extensions, Burpees, clean and jerk, Crossfit, Crossfit WOD, Jump Rope, Pillar Strength, pull ups, Running with dogs, slam ball, Speed work, Track, Wall Balls
Weekly stats – total miles 35, total time – 5.5 hours * Running – 23.16 miles * Walking – .6 miles * Bike/spinning – 10.1 miles * Swimming – 0 miles * Rowing – .62 miles * Crossfit – WOD (workout of the day) – 3 Sunday, Day 78 – Two’fer Sunday. Nice 4 mile [...]
Week 11 of Crossfit WOD’s + Triathlon Training
Posted: April 12, 2010 by David Kohrell in Crossfit, Cycling, Marathons, Rowing, Running, Strength Training, Swimming, TriathlonsTags: American Idol and Exercise, Bench, Burpees, clean and jerk, Core Strength, Crossfit, Crossfit WOD, Cycling, Exercise, ghd back extensions, GHD situps, Harlem Globetrotters, Marathon, Pillar Strength, pull ups, recovery, Running with dogs, Squat, Swimming, Tabata, time trial, Track, Triathlons, Wall Ball
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 [...]
Week 6 of P90x, running miles up, a couple of workouts missed.
Posted: December 7, 2009 by David Kohrell in Exercise - brain connectionTags: Core Strength, Marathon, P90x, P90x Chest Shoulder Triceps, P90x Kenpo, P90x Plyometrics, Pillar Strength, Swimming
Weekly stats Running – 32.5 miles Bike/spinning – 0 miles Swimming 750 yards P90x – Week 6 workouts – missed Yoga and Leg/Back (for shame!) Highlight for me this week was nailing all Ab Riper X workouts! This was the workout I struggled most with at the beginning (though I still tremble at the word [...]
Core and Pillar Strength Training
Posted: November 19, 2009 by David Kohrell in Exercise - brain connectionTags: Active, BeachBody, Core Strength, Excercise, Exercise - brain connection, Marathon, P90x, Performance, Pillar Strength, Sartorius, Sartorius Muscle Pull, Triathlon
You see the root was more of trunk cause – the core / pillar strength, or from right above my knee to below my pecs. Years of running had weakened the quad area and at times gave me a false pass on core/pillar conditioning. My strength training focused on the shoulders, arms, upper chest with occasional grudging crunches or leg lifts. So in essence, I was running on limbs with poor support from the trunk. Swimming had helped improved the trunk, but I was in desperate need of more. Classic mistake.
