What else do you do on a rest week but view video? I've been watching a LOT of swim video and visualizing how that would feel. How my hands would rotate, my arms would reach, and my elbows would stay high. Today, I finally got to try some of it while doing 1000 yards of pulling and to my surprise, I was up for that!
I'm heading into my biggest base block. I'm excited to start those tough Du workouts. I don't like rest weeks but I know that I really need them. So, I rested, planned, and organized.
1. Tracking my workouts on Livestrong
I've entered my planned workouts into Livestrong. That is, entered the estimated calories I will burn.
2. Plan my meals/snacks for the day
Knowing in advance how much I should burn, I can pack an appropriate amount of food for the day and plan an appropriate dinner. Appropriate dinners this week include Lindsey Corbin's power chili, Turkey and Quinoa Meatloaf, and Pho.
3. Track my actual intake on Livestrong
If it goes in my mouth, it goes on Livestrong. If I want something from the vending machine, I know how many calories I've got to blow on it or dinner. I've been picking dinner lately.
4. Printout my workouts
I have all the workouts for this week printed. This allows me to read and make my own notes on them. I can take them with me in case I'm unsure of something.
5. 9-9:30 bedtimes!!!!
There is no better recovery method than sleep.
6. Don't procrastinate -- especially on Sunday workouts
Doing the Sunday workout late does not allow for enough time to recover for Monday morning masters.
So now, all I have to do is follow through.
Weigh In Day
Rest week did not mean rest from the above planning. In fact, due to the reduced volume of workouts, it was more important to keep focused. 0.8 for the week - not huge, but nice for a rest week. So far, almost 5 pounds in 2 months -- which included Christmas and New Years. I'll never be the biggest loser, but I'm steadily bringing it down in a healthy way and not risking muscle building.
Week One: 149.8
Week Eight: 145.0
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Win Some, Lose Some
The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind: work, training, dog classes, dog shows.... I've had to shuffle things around to get everything done. Thank goodness it's a rest week!
Friday night I thought I'd had a MAJOR break through on the run but, it turned out it was an optical illusion. I was comparing the first 30 minutes of 2 runs over the same course. The first run double backed about the 26 minute mark. So, when I thought I was at the same place, I was really 4 minutes BEHIND! *sigh*
I was so nervous at yesterday's dog trial. I barely ate anything and almost never sat down. That got me thinking. Am I really having fun with this? Both Tazzy and Shelby were clearly not having fun. After 30+ years of being married to Grumpy, this was the first time I felt like a football widow -- Was this why I wasn't having fun? Certainly, if it was easy, I wouldn't be interested. Food for thought though. We'll see how the February trial goes.
When I got home yesterday, I wanted comfort food.... LOTS of comfort food. By sheer luck, I hopped on the scale and found I'd lost a pound! Well, I'd rather keep that pound lost than have the comfort food. I win!
Training is starting to be more fun. Starting to get into zone 3 and the rides are getting a little longer. The bike ride this morning was a lesson in learning what seems like gentle rolling hills when you're yearning for real HILLS are in reality difficult to maintain a steady zone 2 @ 85 rpms. But, I manged to mostly do it right AND I did it early so, I win!
And FINALLY, tonight I get to collect on the shared Lemon Drop with Molly (see Big Sur Half Marathon - 2011 Race Report for the "bet" details). She wins, I win!
Going into rest/step back week, I'm happy that things are coming together. I didn't miss a single work out in this block. There were a couple of Mondays I struggled to get that damn strength work out done; not as well as I would have liked but, I did them. I think I need to get my Sunday work outs done earlier, take e21 afterwards, and get a nap in. That will allow me to recover more quickly for Monday's swim and back to work grind.
Weigh In Day
As part of my aforementioned schedule shuffle, Weigh In Days are now Sunday. I know I haven't been posting. BUT, I've been tracking and weighing in (note that after New Years, I was back to 149!). Of course, with this week being rest week, it's going to be tough.
Week One: 149.8
Week Seven: 145.8
Friday night I thought I'd had a MAJOR break through on the run but, it turned out it was an optical illusion. I was comparing the first 30 minutes of 2 runs over the same course. The first run double backed about the 26 minute mark. So, when I thought I was at the same place, I was really 4 minutes BEHIND! *sigh*
I was so nervous at yesterday's dog trial. I barely ate anything and almost never sat down. That got me thinking. Am I really having fun with this? Both Tazzy and Shelby were clearly not having fun. After 30+ years of being married to Grumpy, this was the first time I felt like a football widow -- Was this why I wasn't having fun? Certainly, if it was easy, I wouldn't be interested. Food for thought though. We'll see how the February trial goes.
When I got home yesterday, I wanted comfort food.... LOTS of comfort food. By sheer luck, I hopped on the scale and found I'd lost a pound! Well, I'd rather keep that pound lost than have the comfort food. I win!
Training is starting to be more fun. Starting to get into zone 3 and the rides are getting a little longer. The bike ride this morning was a lesson in learning what seems like gentle rolling hills when you're yearning for real HILLS are in reality difficult to maintain a steady zone 2 @ 85 rpms. But, I manged to mostly do it right AND I did it early so, I win!
And FINALLY, tonight I get to collect on the shared Lemon Drop with Molly (see Big Sur Half Marathon - 2011 Race Report for the "bet" details). She wins, I win!
Going into rest/step back week, I'm happy that things are coming together. I didn't miss a single work out in this block. There were a couple of Mondays I struggled to get that damn strength work out done; not as well as I would have liked but, I did them. I think I need to get my Sunday work outs done earlier, take e21 afterwards, and get a nap in. That will allow me to recover more quickly for Monday's swim and back to work grind.
Weigh In Day
As part of my aforementioned schedule shuffle, Weigh In Days are now Sunday. I know I haven't been posting. BUT, I've been tracking and weighing in (note that after New Years, I was back to 149!). Of course, with this week being rest week, it's going to be tough.
Week One: 149.8
Week Seven: 145.8
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