Small change in direction

Hiking is where it is at now.  Big plans being made for next year.  The plan is to hike the grand canyon, so that means more lower body work.  So really not much will change, but probably walk more and try to go for a hike more often.  Maybe build up to wearing a weighted backpack.

Staying Ahead

Well, once again I have been doing poor about working out.  Lots of excuses to use, but none that are real reasons.  Just lazy and busy.

Well, after wrestling with my little sister a few days ago I have new motivation.  She is getting stronger, and I'm not.  I'm still stronger than she is, but that could change if I'm not careful.  So the motivation is to get stronger so my little sister can't beat me.  She will probably end up beating me by learning techniques, but I don't care too much about that, I just want to have the edge with my strength and size.

-Risan

Simple Goals

Poor abandoned blog.  I feel like chatting, so why not write something.

I've had trouble in the past getting too excited and making drastic changes to my fitness regimen.  So I took a different approach and made some very easy goals that don't require much time or effort.

Work out at least 3 times per week.

Simple enough, but what is a workout?  Well, let's have something measurable, and for fun add a reward.

I'll give myself $20 to do 5 sets of 10 push-ups.

Oh no, there is no time!  This must be a poor goal.  Well, I don't care.  I just want to have a direction, I don't care about speed right now.  I'm so bad about working out I don't have a good understanding of timing.  Also the goal is a bit out of my reach.  So I made an easier one.

$5 for 5 sets of 5.

Well within my reach.  Currently I can do 3 sets of 5.  Also I like to challenge myself.  So yesterday instead of burpees that I have been doing I tried diamond push-ups.  It was definitely challenging.  I have other goals.  Goals are fun, they keep me motivated.  An interesting goal I have is to do the splits next year.  This came up from talking to my sister about not having a pull up as a goal.  She never really had the desire or motivation, and she countered with splits.  Why isn't that a goal.  Some of my arguments were it is doable and something you have never done.  So there you go.  Now I'm stretching after my very short workout.

I guess to make this blog more fun I should add links or pics.  Tough.

Checking In

Hello, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Bobby (Risan) and I'm new here. For some reason I was invited to contribute, not sure if this was intentional or accidental, but I'll give it a go anyway.

So unlike the other guy I'm only naturally fit and don't go to the gym or have a gym in my garage. I also learned that I don't like racing, it started out with excuses to not sign up, but I eventually figured out that I really didn't want to do it. I find it stressful. But I do think there is great value in fitness. But fitness can come from many places. I have 2 young kids that love to run around and play, and I do that with them. But I'm starting to think that it isn't enough for what I want.

They are too young to challenge me, so I've started to add strength training to my schedule. Might need cardio as well, but for now it is winter and I won't be messing with that too much. Don't have much equipment, or a gym membership, nor do I want that stuff. So I've started a body weight routine. Grabbed beginner's body weight routine from http://nerdfitness.com Nice simply routine. Note: has dumbbells even though it is a body weight routine... I don't get it, but it doesn't matter, I have dumbbells.

10 min warm up (jump jacks, jog...)

20 body weight squats

10 push ups

20 walking lunges

10 dumbbell rows

15 second plank

30 Jumping Jacks

do circuit 3 times, then stretch

I was attempting to do this three times a week, but that gets boring, so I'll probably work on pull-ups and burpees or something else I think is fun. And yes, I think it is fun. Problem is all the other distractions in life that are fun, or needed.

Did this workout Monday after doing different things the week before, and it was hard for some reason. I thought things were supposed to get easier. All well, as long as it isn't boring.

Current Training Plan

I don't have a rigid, set in stone, training plan right now.  I'm tracking minutes spent swimming, biking, running, and lifting/stretching.

Weekly Training Goals

• Swim 3x a week (15min)
• Run 3x a week: 1 long run, 1 interval run, and 1 tempo run
• Bike 2x a week: 1 long outdoor and 1 on the indoor trainer
• Strength Training 2x: squats, deadlifts, bench, and press
• Foam roll and stretch daily

Bye Bye Bike

Well the used Cervelo P3 turned out to be a size 56cm, the fitter at Fort Worth Cycling broke the news to me and said he couldn't make it work.  I was immediately upset, but felt I got a good deal when I bought it.  So I listed on eBay for 5 days and it sold for just over $2k...very disappointing.

In the meantime, I picked up a 2012 Cervelo P2 in a size 61cm from Richardson Bike Mart.  David Jones fit me to it.  On Sunday I went for a ride with a friend from church who is training for a Half Ironman in Galveston in April.  He was faster, but I tried my best to keep up.  We knocked out 17.5 miles together and I'm not sore from it.  It was windy and I almost got knocked over from gusts several times.

Gotta roll with the punches...

I just need to Tri harder!

Yesterday I picked up a bike, a 2008 Cervelo P3.  It's a sweet ride, all carbon, came with ZIPP wheels and a SRM power meter, helmets, shoes, wetsuit, all sorts of stuff to race with.  The guy was 6'2" and did Ironman AZ a couple years back.

To do:

• Get bike fit to me
• Get bike tuned up
• Make Appt to work with PT on my ankle
• Figure out training for Cowtown 10k and Rock and Roll Dallas 1/2 in March
• Set up appt to learn to swim with Coach Bob