TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

Instead of making cheese dip & calling the bookie, many TimbukTOOians took the opportunity yesterday to increase their fitness! Nine used their ergs, and one used his Model E Rowing Machine!
10 of our 55 outstanding members (18%?!) logged 100,014 meters Saturday, which caused macho men to hand the remote controls to their wives! (18%? Don't make me come over there, or it won't be pretty...)
Milestones achieved: Joel W hit 550K, while Tom W hit 400K!
Land ho!: Bryan 10K from 1.9MM, Raymond quite near 800K (-8,906m), Casey approaching 700K (-16,872m), Paul E near 450K (-7,392) Mark now in sight of 300K (-17,792m), while Brenda sneaks up on 150K (-11,876m)!

Posted Meters:
Tom W – 19,086 Hot stuff!
Matthew R – 14,206 Solid hour!
Fred B – 11,326 E as in excellent!
Gary G – 10,550 Sorry, vacation's over!
Joseph W – 10,000 The Life & Legend of Wyatt's Erg...

Mark S – 9,977 Nice...
Chris H – 8,000 Glad you're setting Pbs!
Joel W – 6,729 That's 7 days in a row!
Brenda H – 5,140 Gave Dennis a break, did ya?
Daiva S – 5,000 Keeping her fitness gains going!

I just wanted to categorically deny any claims of subliminal manipulations to get people to row.
Really, you can watch the supeR bOWl if you wish,
Or cheeR nOW for your favorite team,
Without me bROWbeating you or getting EXERCISEd in any way!

[Izzzmeister]

Yisroel H - 17,615 Another powerful row from our Cap'n!

More powerful than you realize... I stretched my Personal Best for a one-hour row from 16,009 to 16,393, moving from 17th to 9th best in my age group! (The other 1,222 was a 5-minute warm-up.)

[wyattwyatt]

14k+ as i try to row the steelers to victory!!
28-25!
here we come...

[Izzzmeister]

I could not get my pulse up above 122 on the ARC, which is unusual, and in the last 5 minutes on the erg, all I could get up to was about 132.
Apparently, the shoveling took a lot out of me.

While sometimes the tiredness will depress heart rate, it's much more likely that it wouldn't go up because you're much more fit, and your heart can pump sufficient blood and oxygen at fewer beats per minute.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, waiting for life to become a super bowl of cherries!
A mere 10 of our 55 stolid members (18%) logged 95,217 total meters Sunday, causing Christina to forget a line from the National Anthem!
Milestones achieved: Aaron Rodgers reached 300Y!
In The RowED ZONE: John rushing to 5.1M (-17,978m), Matthew 3 half-hours from 1.4M (-21,083m), Jeff nearing 1.3M (-23,000m), Gary two hard days from 1.3M (-29,902m), Raymond wants to first down 800K (-8,906m), Paul E near 450K (-7,392), Mark soon passing 300K (-17,792m), while Brenda inching up on 150K (-9,904m)!

Posted Meters:
John S - 22,679
Joseph W - 14,366 Almost enough to help the Steelers win…
Dennis H - 12,032
Jeff S - 12,000
Glenn Y - 11,210

Matthew R - 7,289 Another :30 PB…
Fred B - 6,227 Enjoying his new toy…
Daiva S - 5,853
Brenda H - 1,972
Gary G - 1,589

Now that we’ve rested up from the VTC, it’s time to STEEL ourselves, and PACK in those meters!

[chris hughes]

Had to post, another PB on 5K.... Took over 2 mins off

Can't beat that grasping for air rush... An incline didn't help, adjusting the damper helped a lot

[goyo]

Chris,
You're on a roll !!!


Keep it going!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and the waters are calm!
A better 12 of our 55 valued members (22%) logged 108,951 total meters Monday, causing two snowflakes to be virtually identical!
Milestones achieved: Mighty Casey struck 700K!
Comin' around the mountain: John is a whisker from 5.1M (-4,396m), Yisroel a half marathon from 2.1M (-21,097m), Matthew 3 half-hours from 1.4M (-21,083m), Jeff a dozen kilometers from 1.3M (-12,000m), Gary two reasonable days from 1.3M (-19,870m), Raymond quite near 800K (-8,906m), Paul E near 450K (-7,392), Mark has 300K in his sights (-15,482m), while Brenda even closer to 150K (-4,867m)!

Posted Meters:
Casey V - 22,900 Thanks for posting…
John S - 13,582
Jeff S - 11,000
Dennis H - 10,577 Keeping it real…

Gary G - 10,032 Nice!
David W - 10,000 Strong row?
Chris H - 10,000 New PB?
Yisroel H - 5,518 Short but sweet…

Brenda H - 5,037
Fred B - 4,223
Jamie B - 3,772
Mark S - 2,310

[Izzzmeister]

Had to post, another PB on 5K.... Took over 2 mins off

Can't beat that gasping for air rush... An incline didn't help, adjusting the damper helped a lot

Great going! That's an amazing jump!
Did you just do a 10K or 2 5Ks? Did you do it as a PB attempt?

[chris hughes]

Great going! That's an amazing jump!
Did you just do a 10K or 2 5Ks? Did you do it as a PB attempt?

This was two 5Ks, one in the morning and one in the evening. Unfortunately yesterday warming up for 500 meter PB ski has resulted in injury to groin/upper thigh Forced to rest today.

[Izzzmeister]

Unfortunately yesterday warming up for 500 meter PB ski has resulted in injury to groin/upper thigh Forced to rest today.

Yoicks! Guess you have to warm-up for your warm-ups!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and all hearts filled with love, ready for the 2011 Valentine Challenge!
A better 12 of our 55 valued members (22%) logged 137,776 total meters Tuesday, causing Frosty Bob to take the road less traveled by!
Milestones achieved: John hit 5.1M, while Yisroel hit 2.1M!
On the Road Not Yet Taken: Matthew 2 half-hours from 1.4M (-13,860m), Jeff a mere kilometer from 1.3M (-1,000m), Gary two reasonable days from 1.3M (-19,870m), Dennis eyeing 1.1M (-31,369m), Raymond right near 800K (-8,906m), Glenn in sight of 500K (-24,503m), Paul E near 450K (-7,392), Mark near 300K (-15,482m), while Brenda close to 150K (-4,867m)!

Posted Meters:
Yisroel H - 22,517
John S - 21,567
Tom W - 14,072 Nice
Joel W - 12,944 Worth keeping up those gains!

Joseph W - 11,138 Near 1 2/3 million…
Jeff S - 11,000
Dennis H - 10,000
Glenn Y - 9,538 Fully recovered?

Matthew R - 7,223
Jamie B - 6,777 Building back up…
Chris H - 6,000
Daiva S - 5,000

[Izzzmeister]

A Message To Our Team
First, my condolences to all those being introduced to Izzy-isms for the first time - hope it’s not on a full stomach!
Secondly, I must admit – by way of introduction – that I love Paradox. As I always told my students, “I love Paradox, but hate Contradiction!” So here’s the paradox: I have two important messages:
1) You can do more than you think you can!
2) You can’t do as much as you think you can!
Your body is wondrously made. It is extremely adaptable, self-cleansing and self-repairing. Your brain makes about one trillion micro-decisions a day, but is still available for your conscious thought & decisions. Your heart will beat about 3 billion times during your lifetime without wearing out. Unlike your car, you have 3 different “engines” - for sudden movements, for strenuous activity, and for steady activity. You can burn almost anything in your body for fuel, etc.
As you push your body to be able to row for extended periods, your body makes your heart beat more efficiently, adds new veins and capillaries, increases mitochondria and glycogen in the muscles, strengthens connective tissue like tendons and cartilage, flushes out damaged tissue & cells, etc. Most people, even if they work out moderately hard, will never exceed 70% of their physical capabilities. So, go for it – your body can handle it!
Which brings me to my second point: You can’t do as much as you think you can. It takes about 5 years to produce an endurance athlete, about 4 for a strength athlete. It takes your body about 24 hours to repair heart muscle after exercise, about 48 hours for full repair of non-injured muscles, and 48-72 hours for repair of joints and connective tissue. If you don’t consume sufficient amounts of nutrition, your body may not have the capacity to fully repair itself, let alone improve. If you don’t rest sufficiently, the fatigue outpaces the growth.
So, you can’t just say, “I will train like the pros, and become a pro!” Professionals have miles more capillaries, more heart, lung, and regenerative capacity, and sturdier connective tissue, joints and bones.
Bottom Line: The VTC was great. You abused yourselves a little, overdid it somewhat, and your body could handle it – but you were sore. Now, you took off a little time, your body had a chance to solidify its gains, for the growth to outpace the fatigue.
Athletes call this “periodization” – they may build up over 13-16 weeks (strength athletes usually 6-8 weeks), hit some PBs (Personal Bests), then take a few light weeks – even losing a little bit of fitness – before beginning the next season and build-up.
You didn’t do 13 weeks - you did 5, so you didn’t need a month off - you needed a week. That rest was very important. But so is getting back on the erg now, and starting the process of building up again, slowly. You worked hard for those gains – please solidify them, and add to them. For your health, for your energy levels, for your longevity, and for clarity of mind…
Let’s please use the 2011 Valentine’s Challenge (Feb. 9 – 14) to jump-start our next build-up!

Izzz

[goyo]

Great message Izzz!

Row in the Valentine's Challenge!

[damselfly]

I'm doing battle with allergies and sinus issues. Fighting the good fight, but should be able to complete the challenge...