Tip of the Day

Nutrition is a key element in every athletes’ program and is the basis for their success. Our bodies, similar to our automobiles, require clean fuels, energy that is going to enable our bodies to perform at the highest levels possible. Improving our bodies ability to utilize fat at higher exercise intensities is referred to as ’shifting our metabolic curve’ to the right. A great way of shifting our metabolic curve to the right is by training with low levels of carbohydrates for fuel. Don’t take

Wow, that's almost a 1 to 1 ratio.  Well, 4 eggs a day, and look at my cholesterol.  Amazing.  I have been very busy.  My neck MRI came back normal, which is good.  Now I can move forward and get some other work done.  It is quite clear that my body needs attention, needs to be back into alignment.  My bike was over 300 bucks to get it back into riding shape.  I swam one day last week, that was interesting.  Really had to focus on reach and roll, and

You never know when some freak accident is going to happen.  Take me for example, my first ever DNS, ear infection.  Was headed over to a friends, next thing I know, I have the wind blow my bag into my front wheel and I have a broken jaw.  Last Sunday I was headed over to a friends house with some jersey's some stuff I had borrowed.  I made the conscious decision to carry a bag vs a back pack.  Was working on some drills.  Doing all this fancy stuff, and

Transition for Triathlons; Making transition times faster can really make a difference when it comes to your overall placement in a Triathlon. Here are some of my secrets; I like to get to transition set up with plenty of time.  I actually go through transition from coming in from the swim to exiting on the run.  I walk through it, visualize it and look for all the cues of where my transition spot is.  I go through it several times before heading to the swim. don't dry off don't wear gloves or socks; train

I can't give away any of my secrets; I did an awesome track workout of my own design. All on  Interval Pace: 4 x 200 2 x 400 1 x 1000 2 x 400 4 x 200 w/u and cool down lap with rest intervals of 200, or 400 for a grand total of 6.75 miles.  Fun, Fun.

Nutrition is a key element in every athletes' program and is the basis for their success. Our bodies, similar to our automobiles, require clean fuels, energy that is going to enable our bodies to perform at the highest levels possible. Improving our bodies ability to utilize fat at higher exercise intensities is referred to as 'shifting our metabolic curve' to the right. A great way of shifting our metabolic curve to the right is by training with low levels of carbohydrates for fuel. Don't take this over board by completely abstaining

Drills: Whether it's on the bike, in the pool or your feet hitting the ground, doing drills is the best way to get faster without having to work hard. On the bike, do one legged drills, find the dead spots of your pedal stroke, and then take the time to train them, practice balance, riding different lines, etc. In the pool, do one arm finger drags, reach and rolls, catch up drills, just to name a few. On your runs, count your foot strikes, run barefoot, do track workouts. For ideas on getting faster through

High of 60, better get out and ride!

I've been binging on sugar and GF flour for 2.5 days now.  I can hardly move, I have so much inflammation in my joints and muscles I'm so stiff I can hardly stand it. I used to eat this way all the time, never felt a thing, doesn't mean the inflammation wasn't there, I was just less aware of the outcome of eating it. Gotta get off the sauce!