2015 ZoeFitness 3-Day Mountain Bike Altitude Training Camp
2015 ZoeFitness 3-Day Mountain Bike Altitude Training Camp Albuquerque/Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico July 31st- August 2nd 2015 **Helmets must be worn at all times on the bike Held Under USA Cycling Permit: Annual License or Day License Required Contact Information: Zoe Nance zoe@zoefitness.com 817.266.4557 Schedule: Friday July 31st 10AM What: Ride in Foothills @ 6200 feet. Where: Bear Canyon Parking Lot: https://goo.gl/maps/xmxkc Albuquerque, New Mexico 4PM Hilton Homewood Suites Uptown: 7101 Arvada Avenue NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 https://goo.gl/maps/b9JRy Educational Seminar: Training and Racing at High Altitude Saturday August 1st 10 AM What: Ride from approximately 8500 feet to above 12,000 feet Where: Black Canyon Campground 704 Hyde
Winter Riding
May be something I know about. I once read, in some sort of coaching manual, to discourage people from going out when it's less than 50 degrees. This was a theory based on road riding, combined with windchill. Hell, most of us will be in shorts and short sleeves when it's 50 degrees, especially in racing conditions. So what is a threshold for cold? Most of it has to do with the gear that you own, or what you can afford to buy, and even how much you like riding your bike. Me, I love
Compilation of Swimming Drills to Improve Technique
Compilation of Swimming Drills Sourced From: USA Swimming USMS: Master Swim Go Swim Videos are available on-line at above linked websites if you have any questions on form, or instruction. This is small sample of drills that can be done; many drills can be created to help you perfect your swim technique. Simply think; what do I want to improve or fix? And get creative!! Butterfly: 1 Arm: Drill Arms no kick Kicking on Back Hands Down: Focus Fast Feet, limits knee bend 3 Right Arm/Streamline Kick/3 Left Arm 2-2-2/2-2-3/2-2-4 Push Off; 3 Full Strokes, no breath, Glide into EZ Free: Series 2
Crossfit
Crossfit is a brand, just like Nike is a brand. Crossfit is the fastest growing fitness movement available, and because it is a fairly new phenomena, there is not much data available looking at rate of injury, types of injury, and overall safety. Like many fitness certifications to become a Crossfit instructor requires a 2 day certification. I see one consistent problem with 2 day certifications; it does not give any one person expertise in the field. It gives minimal anatomy and physiology knowledge, and skeleton guidelines in safety. Is it possible
The Female Athlete: Understanding Your Cycle and Performance
Here's an interesting article from Training Peaks: It's not something that is talked about frequently for obvious reasons. I would like to add some information to the article. Higher Progesterone levels also increase fat metabolism. That's one of the reason women crave more food, and especially more fatty foods near the onset of menstruation. Fluid retention: Women typically gain 3 to 5 pounds within the monthly cycle. This is huge for a couple of reasons: 1) you're carrying more weight so it decreases your power to weight ratio; You will be working harder to
Overcoming Adversity
We all have adversity that comes to us in our lives. How do we overcome it? I'm sure it's different for everyone. It can happen in a race, on a training ride, or on your morning commute. How we deal with adversity will generally define our success. Do I give in? Do I quit? Do I become a victim to it? Do I meet it head on? Do I relax into the idea of it, work with it and over come it? Or do I dig deep and use it as a fuel to be
Wednesday’s Wet Workout
3300 yards(or Meters) Warm Up: 300 Swim with Snorkel working on hip rotation 300 Swim 300 Pull 300 Pull with Finis Paddles 300 kick with Crossblades 100 Swim Main Set: 500 swim for time TT Build 70-80% on 8:15 100 Swim Drills no fins by 100's 1 arm catch up 3:3 catch up 100 Swim 5 x 100 with Crossblades on 1:30 200 cappuccino cool down I tested some new pool toys today. I think, anyone who says NOT to use pool toys while swimming is missing a lot from their workouts. Number 1, nothing beats doing a strength workout after a hard bike or run with a
After Thoughts of Thanksgiving
It's that time of year in the frozen tundra. Friday it was a -9 windshield for my run: Bottoms: 2XU Sub 0 Thermal Tights, next time I recognize I will need to add another layer, either in a base layer, or a Gortex shell. Top: 2XU Base Layer, fleece and Zoefitness Voler Jacket. This was plenty. Sinus' were protected by Un-petroleum gel. Head: Balaclava and hat, and 2XU gloves. I did not feel my sinus' were well enough protected, so I have since added my Rudy Project Ski Goggles. Welcome 2014 Zoefitness Sponsors who have so