TimbukTOO Team Room

[D6K9Cop]

I already have my meters but hopefully I can log an afternoon workout tomorrow and Wednesday to close this thing out.

[Izzzmeister]

Challenge Goals - Day 28 of 31 (90.3%):
Yisroel H - 133,284 of 250,000 (53.3%)
Kyle J - 27,000 of 200,000 (13.5%)

Boy, I have to thank Kyle for being the only guy decent enough to try not to make the Captain look too pathetic!
Between tendonitis in my forearm, bursitis in my shoulder, and 4 weekends of Jewish holidays (3 for which I needed to travel) that lost me 11 days, I'll be thrilled if I can top 160K, let alone the 250K to which I aspired! I don't like "leading from behind", but there were so many studs & studettes putting up eye-popping numbers, I doubt I'll even be able to reach the average meters rowed by members of our team!
I will still work to finish strong (though the final Jewish Holiday of the season begins at 6:45PM on the 15th!), and I see that many others will at least match my last-minute quasi-heroics, if not dwarf them!
No, I won't row slower than 1:58 or so, even though I could likely rack up some extra meters that way. I don't know whether it's pride, pigheadedness or wisdom, but I still won't row anything that won't improve my fitness by stressing my system...
So, here goes nothing! Congratulations on an amazing team run, and I hope I had some part in that!

Cap'n Izzz Greybeard

[damselfly]

Like I Said before Lisa you've made this Challenge all the more interesting. Checked with my trainer this afternoon and will try to make up the meters necessary to get into the top 100 tomorrow and save Wednesday for any last minute spurts

Good luck, John!

[johnb]

I did a variation on a WOD and it really kicked my tail. I thought it would be an easy one. Pyramid rate changes. So in two minute segments I rowed 22-24-26-28-30-28-26-24-22-24-26-28-30, before just freestyling for another 15 minutes. I ended up rowing for 45 minutes and doing just over 10K. I come home, had dinner and noticed that when I extended my arms my forearms are in knots. The only thing I can attribute it to is the affect of the SPM rate change. Put on some compression sleeves and took 3 advil. I hope I feel some relief in the morning. They only hurt when I straighten them out. This seems strange after rowing over 2 million meters in the past year, but it was a new pattern.

[Izzzmeister]

I did a variation on a WOD and it really kicked my tail. I thought it would be an easy one. Pyramid rate changes. So in two minute segments I rowed 22-24-26-28-30-28-26-24-22-24-26-28-30, before just freestyling for another 15 minutes. I ended up rowing for 45 minutes and doing just over 10K. I come home, had dinner and noticed that when I extended my arms my forearms are in knots. The only thing I can attribute it to is the affect of the SPM rate change. Put on some compression sleeves and took 3 advil. I hope I feel some relief in the morning. They only hurt when I straighten them out. This seems strange after rowing over 2 million meters in the past year, but it was a new pattern.

Dude, it's unwise to fry your neurological system more than twice a week - and that's for an athlete, even an elite one. Between Tabatas & intervals & kettlebells and who-knows-what-else, you're pushing your system to the brink more than twice a week! Even if you choose to work out 6 days a week, it has to be hard/easy/hard/easy/easy/hard/rest.
("Easy" can be shorter or slower rows.) I'd only go to the limit once a week (Tabata OR many intervals OR an extra long row OR a kettlebell challenge), and have that be the day before your rest day. Then sleep an extra couple hours...

[johnb]

I know I push the limit, I do work in my rest cycles. That said, I appreciate the voice of reason. I am approaching a real break cycle, so I have been driving hard to finish off the FTC. I guess I'll go much more lightly for the next week or so. thanks for the feedback.

[Izzzmeister]

I know I push the limit, I do work in my rest cycles. That said, I appreciate the voice of reason. I am approaching a real break cycle, so I have been driving hard to finish off the FTC. I guess I'll go much more lightly for the next week or so. thanks for the feedback.

I appreciate that the Boys of Brooklyn, my hometown, are represented so ably, and that you're really taking responsibility for your health after decades of a sedentary lifestyle - and loving it!
I'm also a fan of kettlebells (esp. kettlebell swings, a great prep for rowing), intervals as a great complement to distance rowing, etc. You're doing all the right things - I would like them to just have the beneficial effects, without them dragging nasty stuff like overtraining in their wake...

[Dodgers@66]

Challenge Goals - Day 28 of 31 (90.3%):
Yisroel H - 133,284 of 250,000 (53.3%)
Kyle J - 27,000 of 200,000 (13.5%)

Boy, I have to thank Kyle for being the only guy decent enough to try not to make the Captain look too pathetic!
Between tendonitis in my forearm, bursitis in my shoulder, and 4 weekends of Jewish holidays (3 for which I needed to travel) that lost me 11 days, I'll be thrilled if I can top 160K, let alone the 250K to which I aspired! I don't like "leading from behind", but there were so many studs & studettes putting up eye-popping numbers, I doubt I'll even be able to reach the average meters rowed by members of our team!
I will still work to finish strong (though the final Jewish Holiday of the season begins at 6:45PM on the 15th!), and I see that many others will at least match my last-minute quasi-heroics, if not dwarf them!
No, I won't row slower than 1:58 or so, even though I could likely rack up some extra meters that way. I don't know whether it's pride, pigheadedness or wisdom, but I still won't row anything that won't improve my fitness by stressing my system...
So, here goes nothing! Congratulations on an amazing team run, and I hope I had some part in that!

Cap'n Izzz Greybeard

Well Cpt it has been fun serving on this crew and I hope that over the course of the festivities celebrated in this Jewish New Year a blessing was sent to the Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza.

[Izzzmeister]

33 of 71 members (46%) logged a sterling 436,783 total meters Monday! We have surpassed 13MM, & only 166K meters stand between us and 6th Place!

Posted Meters:
Jay K. - 5,500
Andrew A - 7,170
Barbara B - 7,281
John B - 10,085
Lee C - 10,000

Alan C - 12,722
Jim C - 12,000
Brent C - 6,015
Gary D - 21,097 HM!!!
Douglas D - 6,000

Monica D - 6,412
Rick F - 10,103
Linnea F - 6,022
Gary G - 10,078
Roger G - 2,000

Tammy G - 4,000
Lisa H - 9,091
David H - 10,020
Yisroel H - 17,051
Jim K - 7,700

J.K. - 7,050
Rivka L - 7,000
Diane M - 125,057
Ronnie M - 4,000
Stephen M - 10,000

Michael N - 10,600
Keir P - 16,206
Angela P - 8,081
John Sc. - 22,000
Katie S - 5,146

Walter W - 25,000
John W - 7,172
Bobbie Z – 9,124

Challenge Goals - Day 29 of 31 (93.5%):
Stephen M - 146,521 of 100,000 (146.5%)
Ken C - 62,687 of 50,000 (125.4%)
Lee C - 156,249 of 125,000 (125.0%)
Kevin K - 90,165 of 75,000 (120.2%)
John B - 222,750 of 200,000 (111.4%)
Gary D - 66,097 of 60,000 (110.2%)
David W - 534,824 of 500,000 (107.0%)
Katie S - 106,402 of 100,000 (106.4%)
Gary G - 271,955 of 265,000 (102.6%)
Ron M - 224,191 of 220,000 (101.9%)
Doug G - 325,368 of 320,000 (101.7%)
Mark St - 152,247 of 150,000 (101.5%)
Bobbie Z - 277,166 of 275,000 (100.8%)
Lisa H - 98,794 of 100,000 (98.8%)

John Sc. - 359,596 of 400,000 (89.9%)
Heather R - 287,000 of 323,000 (88.9%)
Kristin C - 52,412 of 60,000 (87.4%)
Brent C - 51,008 of 63,000 (81.0%)
Linnea F - 117,233 of 150,000 (78.2%)
Yisroel H - 150,335 of 250,000 (60.1%)
Kyle J - 27,000 of 200,000 (13.5%)

Milestones achieved: Diane M rocked 2.5 MILLION!!!! Walter W whacked 500K!!! John Sc. smashed 350K!! Keir P crumbled 250K! Rick F rocked 200K, Lee C & Yisroel H licked 150K, while Gary D & Brent C broke 50K!!

[princemishkin]

First ever HM!
Have a few blisters on my hands but otherwise feel ok. I'll do a 5k tonight and then finish the challenge with a 10k tomorrow.

Cheers!
Gary D

[damselfly]

First ever HM!
Have a few blisters on my hands but otherwise feel ok. I'll do a 5k tonight and then finish the challenge with a 10k tomorrow.

Cheers!
Gary D

Congratulations!!! Woot, Woot!

[garygOP]

Gary D- Congrats on the HM. It hurts. It hurt me enough that I doubt I will ever try a full marathon.

I'd also like to comment on a recurring theme I have seen in a few recent posts- that being the desirability of stressing the system in order to improve fitness.
Rest is just as important a part of your routine as is pushing yourself to the limit.
I don't see anything wrong with taking a seat in the boat and grinding out 10 or 15 or 20K at a pace that is analogous to a jog in the park-
for me- it still elevates my pulse and works up a good sweat- and it helps counteract the effects of that extra tablespoon of peanut butter with honey I inadvertently scarfed while mindlessly standing at the *** DELETE - SPAM *** cupboard
It could be because I am older, but going at a pace that is not on the edge of red-lining, is not going to be deleterious to your fitness level or strength level.
I don't shoot for a maximum lift every time I hit the weights- even with a progressive exercise, building a base is constructive.
The key is doing it- and doing it again- and being on this team helps keep me coming back-
continuing to come back and row is the vital thing.
Dr Suzuki said that repetition is the mother of learning.
As they say on the street:
True that!

[glenmbaker]

What? I'm still around? Oh...yeah...guess I am.

OK, not much (any) erging lately. That will all change in about 3 weeks. Just popping my electronic head in to mention that I'm going to compete in a little boat race this weekend. It's in Boston, some of you might have heard of it. If anybody else is going to be in town, watch for the Station L men's 8+ [40+], bow #22 (at least I think that's the number, it's where we're starting). I'll be in three seat (yes, I know what it's called...).

..glen

[damselfly]

What? I'm still around? Oh...yeah...guess I am.

OK, not much (any) erging lately. That will all change in about 3 weeks. Just popping my electronic head in to mention that I'm going to compete in a little boat race this weekend. It's in Boston, some of you might have heard of it. If anybody else is going to be in town, watch for the Station L men's 8+ [40+], bow #22 (at least I think that's the number, it's where we're starting). I'll be in three seat (yes, I know what it's called...).

..glen

Good luck, Glen! And we need a race report, preferably with video. Especially if embarrassing or disastrous things happen.

[mathineer]

Gary D- Congrats on the HM. It hurts. It hurt me enough that I doubt I will ever try a full marathon.

it still elevates my pulse and works up a good sweat- and it helps counteract the effects of that extra tablespoon of peanut butter with honey I inadvertently scarfed while mindlessly standing at the *** DELETE - SPAM *** cupboard

If you hadn't deleted the SPAM, you could have had some delicious porcine goodness instead of that peanut butter!