Ahoy!

Went for a swim workout this morning and saw something truly impressive. Generally speaking truly huge people are often somewhat uncoordinated. They just seem to have a difficult time with proprioception. Those that aren't uncoordinated are typically snatched up quickly by football or basketball coaches. Well, this morning I saw an NFL-sized guy who swam like me. Didn't have quite the speed but the technique and comfort in the water was all there. It was really cool to see.


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Location:Eden Prairie MN

Christmas Day

Ever deal with someone that makes you want to say "FML" even when you're not a FML kind of person? Yeah, welcome to my day.


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Location:Minneapolis

Christmas

Ah yes...according to various news outlets we (that would be Minneapolis and the central plains in general) are about to get a snow beatdown. Awesome! Growing up I always considered myself a warm-weather person and I must confess that I probably do still prefer the sun and warm weather to anything else. But I've found that I really like having 4 "real" seasons.

I'm looking forward to a serious snowstorm and getting back out on the snowboard in real (not manufactured) snow.

Back to training...

Anyone that has known me for more than about 3 minutes would tell you that PT is a huge and important part of my life. I've been a competitive athlete since I was 6 years old...that's almost 33 years. Most of that time was spent particpating in sports that demanded multiple training sessions per day (swimming and water polo). Given that over time I became completely accustomed to that schedule I've continued it.

I train now on a 12 week "on" and 1 week "off" cycle. It works for me: gives me some time off occasionally for vacation/relaxation, slots nicely into the year (basically it means I have a cycle for each season). This past week was my "off" week between cycles, and this morning was the first of two "test" days where I determine what I'll be working on in the coming cycle and some baselines for performance evaluation.

Can I just tell you how nice it was to get back in the pool and the weight room? The start of the "off" week is always nice...I get to sleep in a bit, get to eat what I'd like (within reason), etc. But by the end of it I'm dying to get back to work. I guess that's a good sign.

Gotta get started...

Wow, maybe it's time I actually begin working on this.