Saturday, May 12, 2007

swimming/breathing

I've been looking for clues as to how to improve my breathing.
Total Immersion Site
Drills
Video of above Drills
Some good stuff here too
I'm not sure I realized how much of a challenge the swim was going to be. Between fighting for air and cramping up after the 90 min swim classes, it makes me realize how far I have to go before I can do a mile swim then hop on a bike...

As for the clydesdale talk. I'm closer to 200 than 210. I'm disappointed that there is still a 2 at the front of that number to be honest. I'm not going to sweat it tho', at some point I'll string a few weeks of very controlled eating together and I'll get down to the next level. I have to say, it's tough to do when your workouts are making your body scream for carbs.

2 comments:

SJV said...

When I was on the volumetrics pistachio study, we ate all kinds of carbs, including a lot of those really soft white dinner rolls slathered with butter. We had granola, rice krispies, pasta, and more, but it all came down to the number of calories per day I was eating. Just to remind you, I was also eating at 2 AM every night, because I was still trying to choke down all the food I was required to eat, so I don't tend to buy the idea that people put forth about not eating before you sleep either. The glory of volumentrics is that you get huge quantities of food without enough calories to sustain your weight. Now, I'm not knockin' the low-carb diet, it worked for me too. I'm only saying that this also worked, and it seemed more balanced, and definitely more healthy (except for the butter, which also has its proponents). The worst part for me is counting the calories. Having someone do that for me was awesome. I don't have a food scale, so it's hard to figure out how many calories I'm eating of produce, like bananas, pinapples and lettuce.

Anyway, I know you'll do well with your low-carb thing. I've seen it in action with you. This group covers a wide expanse of the dietary spectrum. It's interesting to see what works for people.

catmarlson said...

I'm actually trying to do something different this time around. The low carb thing does work for me but I wasn't sure it was great plan for someone who is trying to work out often. I've been enjoying more fruit lately.
The main thing I've been doing which isn't calorie related is keeping away from refined and chemical.
So Flour, Sugar (in all it's processed forms), and no funky diet products (Diet sodas, laboratory designer fats..) I do mess up from time to time but overall I've kept it to natural foods.
Then I checked out the weight watchers thing. Plugged in some of my daily eating habits to see where it landed me points wise. Figured that was a good way to see where I was with that. I'm well within their range when I'm really focusing on it which was nice to know.
As for Volumetrics, I'd be curious to see a few days worth of your eating schedules. If for nothing else to have a complete list of low calorie high volume foods.
Anyhow, I'm blaming the fact I haven't lost weight on the hip flexor. Running was burning through a ton of calories, I'm just glad I didn't put on weight when I stopped running.