She’s got a great smile! Mine is recovering from knee surgery and is actually in good spirits considering she can’t leave my room except to go to the bathroom.
I agree with you about the pictures. I wasn’t all for it when they started to make us do it, but I understand now why they made us do it and I’m really glad. It would have been cool to only have the before and after, but the other night I was going through all the pictures I have taken of myself and to see the progress is eye opening.
Very cool stuff and I’m glad they made us do it.
Right on. I think the continual pictures keeps us informed and you motivated. That and if it were only before and afters, with the amount of progress you’ve made, there’s no way we would have believed it was the same person!
Well, I some college hockey to watch, so all the best to you and your dog!
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I think you hit the nail on the head with that. There is no way people would have believed the program if there was only before and after.
I imagine see a time line type page of all the pictures from the program. Like that big sprawling evolution poster that shows ape’s eventually turning into human, but showing me getting skinny.
You are doing INSANELY well… you look like a different person!
Plus your attitude is great - your log is fun to read and I love how it’s full of “I’m bored so I went out for a 10km bike ride” when you could have just sat and watched TV.
[quote]IBMS wrote:
You are doing INSANELY well… you look like a different person!
Plus your attitude is great - your log is fun to read and I love how it’s full of “I’m bored so I went out for a 10km bike ride” when you could have just sat and watched TV.[/quote]
Old Chris would have just sat around watched golf all day. Being active is just so much more fun
Bartl!!! When you first started the physique clinic you looked like a pedophile, now you look like a bad ass!! keep it up! I hope you hit 190 sooner than i do!
[quote]michsxmchn wrote:
Bartl!!! When you first started the physique clinic you looked like a pedophile, now you look like a bad ass!! keep it up! I hope you hit 190 sooner than i do![/quote]
Pedophile? Thats a first. Not sure if I should be insulted or not. But thanks for the dad ass comment…thats cool
Hey Bart…was reading about your bicycle problems and had a few tips. It sounds like you may have gotten a pinch flat…which can happen if the tube is slightly twisted inside the tire, then you hit a bump or something and it twists and tears a small hole. When you replaced the tube, you could have had it a little twisted again and the super fast inflation of the CO2 pump could have caused the rupture.
To help prevent binding of the tube inside the tire, pour some talcum powder inside the tire and rotate it around so it coats every surface inside the tire. This will help allow the tube to find its center when it inflates; instead of binding.
Another tip is to make sure you have good quality rim strips…I’ve had holes in my tubes result from worn rim strips allowing the spoke nipples to poke through to the tube. A quick easy fix for that is wrap some electrical tape around the inside of the rim, then reinstall the rubber rim strip.
Hope one of these tips can help you avoid another lousy ‘ride’. I’ve pushed my bike out of the woods many times learning these simple things.
callouses- geta pumice stone (sp?) just use it to sand your palms once or tice a week, i fine that helps, you NEED your callouses, just keep them from getting edges that will catch, tear, bleed, and you know, suck.
Stretch marks- I get stretch marks easy. Mine were so bad on my pec soulder area that i had people asking me what accident or surgery i had. I Use Palmers Cocoa butter daily after shower, twice if a gym day. This has helped, and helps prevent more or at very least minimize. However i assume you are refering to some you have in your midsection. I do too, just treat them the same way, time and cocooa butter, they fade, but never really go away.
[quote]SeaHag wrote:
Hey Bart…was reading about your bicycle problems and had a few tips. It sounds like you may have gotten a pinch flat…which can happen if the tube is slightly twisted inside the tire, then you hit a bump or something and it twists and tears a small hole. When you replaced the tube, you could have had it a little twisted again and the super fast inflation of the CO2 pump could have caused the rupture.
To help prevent binding of the tube inside the tire, pour some talcum powder inside the tire and rotate it around so it coats every surface inside the tire. This will help allow the tube to find its center when it inflates; instead of binding.
Another tip is to make sure you have good quality rim strips…I’ve had holes in my tubes result from worn rim strips allowing the spoke nipples to poke through to the tube. A quick easy fix for that is wrap some electrical tape around the inside of the rim, then reinstall the rubber rim strip.
Hope one of these tips can help you avoid another lousy ‘ride’. I’ve pushed my bike out of the woods many times learning these simple things.[/quote]
Right on, thanks for the tips. Another thing I was told was to fill the tube slowly. Since I have a CO2 gun, I just hit the button and it completely filled the tube. So, by filling slowly, I can massage the tube and work out any kinks.
[quote]mrw173 wrote:
Hey Bartl - which leg of the triathlon (swim, bike, or run) do you think will present the most difficulty for you?
Keep up the good work, man. You seriously don’t even look like the same person anymore. Your progress has been nothing short of incredible.[/quote]
Great question. I still think I will have the most difficult time during the swim. In the pool you have lengths and when you get tired you can hold onto the wall. In the ocean or lake in this case, there is nothing to hold on to. Also, the pool is never really that crowded, so swimming in the pack is going to be strange. Its a good think I can kick and punch with the best of them.
Before I started doing HIIT, I would have said the run but now I actually can’t wait for the run. That is going to be the most fun because 4 out of the 7 miles are trail run.
[quote]SamuraiWannaBe wrote:
RE: Callouses and stretch marks
callouses- geta pumice stone (sp?) just use it to sand your palms once or tice a week, i fine that helps, you NEED your callouses, just keep them from getting edges that will catch, tear, bleed, and you know, suck.
Stretch marks- I get stretch marks easy. Mine were so bad on my pec soulder area that i had people asking me what accident or surgery i had. I Use Palmers Cocoa butter daily after shower, twice if a gym day. This has helped, and helps prevent more or at very least minimize. However i assume you are refering to some you have in your midsection. I do too, just treat them the same way, time and cocooa butter, they fade, but never really go away.[/quote]
Pumice Stone is the winner regarding calluses. Got a lot of PM’s regarding that.
Cocoa butter lotion huh? I will give it a try, thanks.
Nice going on the one arm swim drills. I’ve found those to be kind of tough. Oh, and I like that bike jersey. Do you actually ride a Giant? My road bike is a Giant OCR2. Nothing fancy, part of their entry-level line, but one step up from the OCR1. I really like it.
[quote]MikeTheBear wrote:
Nice going on the one arm swim drills. I’ve found those to be kind of tough. Oh, and I like that bike jersey. Do you actually ride a Giant? My road bike is a Giant OCR2. Nothing fancy, part of their entry-level line, but one step up from the OCR1. I really like it. [/quote]
I am actually using my roommates bike which is a Giant OCR3, full composite with tri bars. Even the damn cranks are composite. I can lift that bike with one finger, literally. It kicks ass, super fast.
The one arm drills were really tough. I forced me to really turn my body when taking a breath and I could tell a major difference in form by doing so. Much easier to breath. I like the drills and they will become a staple of my training.
That’s actually a very good pace. It’s over 18 mph using the raw time of 87 minutes, probably closer to 20 mph.
You’ve got a fast bike with aerobars and all that. That’s great. I hate to break it to you but very good amateur triathletes average around 21-22 mph. An average of 25 mph is smokin’. The thing with cycling is that physics is working against you. The faster you go, the more wind resistance you have. A good aero position will help in this regard, but still. It’s a diminishing return curve. It takes like twice as much energy to increase your speed from 21 to 22 mph than it does from 15 to 16 mph. Well, maybe not twice as much, but you get the idea. So, it’s not so much about ability and fitness but physics. Your speed is very good for now. Focus on getting comfortable in the aerobars and getting a good pedaling stroke. Oh, and make sure you get lots of TITS. TITS will make you a happier cyclist. Focus on TITS and you’ll be sure to have a good ride.
*TITS = Time in the saddle. It’s a real acronym used by triathletes. Really.
Hi Bartl. Bloody excellent job, mate. You’ve really kicked ass on this clinic
RE: stretch marks.
Dunno if you guys get this stuff in the States, but there’s a product called Bio-Oil which is supposed to be pretty good. It’s specifically for application to scars and stretch marks and a bunch of other stuff. I’ve read and heard good things about it. In fact, I’m getting some myself pretty soon. Check out the link and click on the More Info button
