Slightly Painful Week of 4-7-13

Slightly Painful Week of 4-7-13

Yes, this is a bit late, but I’ve had a pretty bad weekend.  Last week was halfway decent until the weekend hit.  I got in two bike rides and two swims, accidentally did one of those swims on a run day, and skipped the workouts on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...
S**t I See At the Gym Part 2

S**t I See At the Gym Part 2

After a bit of instruction, and a bit of practice over time, swimming is fundamentally simple.  All swimmers know that there are two basic things that are propelling you through the stroke – your arms and your legs.  The idea is that you pull yourself through...
Hammer Nutrition’s HEED – Melon

Hammer Nutrition’s HEED – Melon

Sports drink powders always intimidated me a bit because I was never really convinced that they had the same effectiveness as their already-mixed counterparts.  I’m not trying to compare too much to other brands since I don’t have any recent...
Slightly Painful Week of 4-7-13

The Swim-Heavy Week of 3-31-13

Summary This week was pretty swim heavy in my training program.  I’m glad this has me working out only 4-5 times a week instead of every day.  The rest days are nice and I’m pretty certain they’re necessary to prevent overtraining.  Although I seem...