I've been swimming around 2-3 hours per week in our gym's chlorinated pool, and over the past weeks I've noticed my lips are becoming very sore and chapped. This isn't entirely uncommon during a Wisco…
Furthermore, do you find yourself talking to it sometimes? Tell me I'm not the only one! :smiley: My pretty green/purple Trek Lexa is lovingly called "Lexi Baby."
We have a decent bike trainer (Kurt Kinetic Rock & Roll), but we've barely started our midwest winter and I'm already kind of bored with it. I've been doing intervals (3 min spin to 1.5 min sprint/res…
I finally dragged my butt back into the pool today, and a gentlemen commented on the way I breathe. I always do one breath per 3 strokes, alternating sides. For me that's the pattern that comes natura…
I did a sprint tri last year with a pool swim, although I'm not sure whether it qualifies as a "real" triathlon. The original event actually was canceled by our sponsoring gym due to lack of registran…
I suck at it and am convinced there must be some secret way to make it easier. The plates have bumpers, and I spend far too much time awkwardly wriggling them off the bar when I'm done. It's a terribl…
I wear a HRM when I run, and I've noticed that 169 bpm seems to be the point where I need to slow down, take a walk break, and/or try not to vomit. If I slow down enough to drop my heart rate even 5 b…
I completed about 10 weeks of Stronglifts 5x5 last spring and enjoyed it. I lost inches and body fat, felt strong, and loved the solitude of doing my own thing in the weight room. I stopped the progra…
