I just backed the Echo H2 lactate measurement strip on IndieGogo— and I think you might want to consider doing the same thing. Here’s a quick review about what it promises– and how it differs from the BSX Insight (which I also supported– and still super-excited about). Continue reading
Month: December 2014
Do You Have a MAMIL/MAWIL Complex?
As you’re a reader of this blog, you’re probably north of 35 years old and exercise at least 10-15 hours a week. I suspect you also don’t mind the effects that exercising has on your body and– I’m going out on a limb here– you own a fair amount of form-fitting lycra. You may also own a few running shorts that are a bit skimpier than the knee-length baggy shorts that basketball players have recently made strangely fashionable. If you fall within this demographic, read on…
A Quick Alter-G Training Update
On a good day and in great shape, I can run a 10-mile race at about a 7:00 pace and run a 5:00 pace for about a half-mile. So what business do I have running 15 minutes alternating between a 7:00 pace for two minutes and one minute intervals between 6:00 and 5:00 pace– especially when I’m just coming off an injury? Continue reading
Use an Alter-G for Your Running Rehab
I’ve mentioned in an earlier post that I had an autologous blood injection in my left plantar fascia on October 27. Fast forward four weeks and I just had the same procedure done on my right plantar fascia on November 24. That meant back in the boot for a few days. Continue reading
A Different Approach to Training on Business Travel– Do Some Sprints!
Here is another approach to add quality to your training while on business travel– add some hard short sprints. While this may seem to contradict my earlier post recommending all easy work, it’s actually very consistent. Short, hard sprints spike the neurological system but create very little overall stress– my coach used to prescribe them on my busiest work days when I couldn’t fit in a regular workout. Just be sure to add in plenty of easy recovery work at least every other day.
Does anyone else live in a bubble where time-zones tick by as fast as minutes? Last night I got back home from one trip, unpacked, repacked, and flew off again this morning….traveling can be tough on our routines, and unfortunately, wreak havoc on our athletic efforts. Let’s face it, on some trips we have hours on end to utilize the high end gym (that is likely nicer than the one you have at home!). But for most of the time, it’s a pulley machine, a swiss ball, and a treadmill stuck in a standard sized hotel room masquerading as a “gym”. Not really an ideal environment to push the limits. And on top of limited equipment, you likely only have about 30 min between answering emails from your “regular work” on top of everything else demanding time on your trip. So how do you maintain your benefits of your weight…
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Training on Business Travel
I’ve been swamped with business travel recently, so my blogging activity had to be put on the back burner. This makes this blog topic particularly apropos given that I crammed a bunch of training into these trips. Continue reading
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