Take care of yourself

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Interesting piece in today's Wall Street Journal (Personal Journal section) about supplements, safety/control issues, and whether they really do what you think they will.

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574390840811949538.html

I'm a big supplement user, moreso in recent years, as I'm increasingly convinced that doctors don't know enough about body chemistry as it relates to high-tech fitness.

The one thing I've learned: you're on your own with the research, and you're crazy to walk into a GNC or health food store and buy any old stuff off the shelf on the advice of the sales clerk.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Amen.

 

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Oh, and don't do curls in the squat rack. The squat rack is for squats.

 

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Everybody give Rumpleforeskin a round of applause. He finished his first triathlon on Monday.

 

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Great job, Rumple.

 

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It's that time of year again. Tomorrow I make the drive to sign in, get my number and carbo-load for the 206-mile bike race that is LOTOJA.
My taint will curse me

 

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Welcome to the new triathlete club, Rumple! Congrats!

Idaho, go kick some butt and get that PR.

You, too, Serve. Do good work in your IM this weekend.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

No PR for me. Strong headwinds, dehydration bonk at 95 miles and hamstring injury left me dangling for more than 100 miles. Still, I wasn't alone in my suffering and improved my start pack finish by 13 spots telling me there were a lot of people hurting just like I was.

Can't wait to do it again next year.

 

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I'm insane.

Which is why I'm strongly considering doing this. http://www.planetultra.com/Hoodoo500/index.htm
Just a little race with 35,000 feet of climbing and 500+ miles.
the good news is they allow you to take sleep breaks

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

I feel your pain, Idaho. Came up 21 minutes short of a PR at Wisconsin on Sunday. Nailed my nutrition, felt good getting off the bike, then my IT bands dipped themselves in plaster at mile 16.

Otherwise, I have some of the worst chafing in the history of mankind in parts where you don't want chafing. Aloe is my best friend.

You did all right, by the way. LOTOJA looks like something where you're doing great just to get it done.

 

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Want to team up for the Hoodoo 500 as a two-man relay?

 

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Don't do curls in the squat rack.

Don't stand so close to the dumbbell rack that you shut down access to that entire section of the dumbbell rack.

Don't hang out on machines and chat.

Don't stand in front of water fountains and chat.

Re-rack your weights.

Don't set up multiple stations to work out. Get your sets done and move on.

Don't wear headphones if you can't modulate your ensuing exaggerated grunts and screams.

Don't drop 65-pounds-or-more dumbbells from more than one foot off the ground, unless you have mats out to catch them.

Don't do cleans if you can't do cleans.

If you enter the sauna and want to listen to music, get some f*cking headphones. No one wants to listen to your hand-held radio (and only a few want to listen to your talk radio bullshit).

P.S. "If you can't write rhymes then you shouldn't write rhymes. Its as simple as that. Just appreciate rap." CCRockers