TimbukTOO Team Room

[BoB/335]

A year ago I was diagnosed with high cholesterol. I went to the doctor today for my checkup. Big improvement from diet and rowing alone - no drugs!

My numbers were / are:

Total: was 258, is now 190
LDL: was 205, is now 121
HDL: was 38, is now 57
Triglycerides: was 120, is now 60
Blood sugar: was 95, is now 90

Plus my weight has dropped from 235lbs to 210lbs in the same year. I am very happy with the results and I remain prescription drug free! Diet and exercise are the best medicine, at least for me.

Lots of soluble fiber (oats, flaxseed, chia seed), nuts, fatty fish, olive oil, vegetables, dark chocolate, red wine, etc. Basically the Mediterranean / Japanese diet. And for the last four months - rowing like a madman!

Excellent job!!! I concur with eating healthy and exercising for good reports like this!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, straining to keep up with our leaders!! A healthy 14 of 65 members (22%) logged 183,884 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved: Keith J hit 900K!! Nice rowing!!

Approaching milestones: David is hurtling towards 5.7M (-14,914m), Jerry is steaming towards 4.8M (-15,495m), Heather is buzzing to 3.2M (-7,000m), Kyle is coming up on 1.5M (-48,983m), Jim is closing on 1.3M (-10,000m), Glenn is nearing 1.1M (-48,736m), Bob is eyeing 900K (-40,313m), Marius is just shy of 800K (-500m), Daiva is coming up on 350K (-14,400m), and Lee is closing on 150K (-8,014m)

Posted Meters:
Jerry H - 40,000 Nice round numbers!! Sweet!
David W - 26,630 Unstoppable force...
Kyle J - 24,000 Outstanding!
Heather R - 20,000 Kickin' butt...
Keith J - 10,511 Daily and then some...
Andy I - 10,003 ... and another streaker...
Jim C - 10,000 A well-deserved "rest"...
Bob G - 10,000 Steady on!!
Glenn Y - 6,591 Looking good!
Marius S - 6,000 Nice...
Lee C - 5,100 Gradual increase...
Kathy B - 5,034 Nice...
Brent C - 5,015 How's it going?
Daiva S - 5,000 Steady as she goes...

[lcantey]

Lee C - 5,100 Gradual increase...

Thought I'd throw in at least a little variety for you.

[damselfly]

Ahoy TimBukTWO challenge team!! A very sweet 19 of 54 members (35%) logged 235,245 total meters Friday! We're now at a very cool 2.9MM for the challenge... Nice rowing, team!!

A warm TimBukTWO welcome to new member Mark Albrecht. Grab a comfy seat and an oar, and welcome aboard!!


Posted Meters:
Mark A - 5,000
Rusty A - 6,046
Kathy B - 5,034
Lee C - 5,100
Jim C - 10,000

Brent C - 5,015
Bob G - 10,000
Jerry H - 40,000
Andy I - 10,003
Kyle J - 24,000

Keith J - 10,511
Pat M - 18,220
Heather R - 20,000
Jeff R - 10,000
Daiva S - 5,000

Marius S - 6,000
Lee W - 12,095
David W - 26,630
Glenn Y - 6,591



Challenge Goals - Day 9 of 32 (28.1%):
Keith J - 108,602 of 150,000 (72.4%)
David W - 223,221 of 400,000 (55.8%)
Jim C - 130,000 of 270,000 (48.1%)
Lisa H - 47,271 of 113,000 (41.8%)
Kyle J - 205,331 of 500,000 (41.1%)
Heather R - 163,000 of 400,000 (40.8%)
Jamie B - 50,795 of 125,000 (40.6%)
Brent C - 50,566 of 150,000 (33.7%)
Andy I - 90,041 of 300,000 (30.0%)

Yisroel H - 80,913 of 300,000 (27.0%)
Paul E - 40,322 of 150,000 (26.9%)
Glen B - 75,000 of 300,000 (25.0%)
Cindy R - 21,161 of 100,000 (21.2%)
Mark E - 68,585 of 400,000 (17.1%)
Matthew P - 11,818 of 100,000 (11.8%)


Today’s milestones: Kyle and David joined the 200 club, Heather broke through the 150 barrier, Lee and Keith surpassed 100k, and Rusty, Brent, and Bob bested 50k!! Nice rowing!!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, all quiet on the forum front... A mild 18 of 65 members (28%) logged 227,686 total meters Saturday, called outdoors by the Spring weather??

Milestones achieved: David W hit 5.7M, Jerry H hit 4.8M, and Jim C hit 1.3M!! Congratulations, guys!

On the horizon: Matthew is close to 2.2M (-15,198m), Kyle is about to surpass 1.5M (-18,770m), Glenn is nigh on 1.1M (-37,391m), Bob is a few rows from 900K (-30,313m), James is closing on 300K (-22,652m), Allen is nearing 250K (-15,821m), and Paul is coming up on 250K (-18,169m). Row strong, team!

This week's frequent rowers (Sun 3/18 through Sat 3/24):
Andy I, Jerry H, Jim C & Keith J - 7
David W, Glenn Y & Kyle J - 6
Brent C, Daiva S, Heather R, James C, Lee C & Paul E - 5
Bob G, Elisa H, Jamie B, Lisa H & Marius S - 4

Posted Meters:
David W - 36,103 A little extra for good measure!
Kyle J - 30,213 Incredibly strong numbers!
Jerry H - 30,000 Fabulous!
Matthew R - 22,000 Way to row!
Joseph W - 13,107 Looking good!
Glenn Y - 11,345 Back in top form...
Lisa H - 11,021 Enjoying "A Civil Action"...
Jamie B - 10,500 Nice!!
Andy I - 10,000 Streakin' right on along...
Bob G - 10,000 (Glad you're feeling better and back in action!)
Jim C - 10,000 And another streaker!
Paul E - 7,137 Looking good!!
Allen H - 6,659 Nice....
Keith J - 6,439 Daily rower and great numbers!
Kathy B - 5,120 3-fer (maybe 4-fer!)
Elisa H - 5,015 Nice....
Fred B - 2,009 Good to see you!!
James C - 1,018 A light day -- Xtraining or CrossFit?

[Hummingbird]

Many of us have "NewGrip" weight-lifting gloves and really like them. http://www.newgrip.com/rowing.html

P.S. I have developed carpal tunnel recently and now row with a right wrist brace. That seems to help a lot.

So sorry to hear about your injured wing, and many apologies for the delay in responding: my son's keyboard has too many missing letters to make typing feasible, and since his computer is connected to the TV, I have to reconnect the modem to my computer and then...it goes on. Upshot: I winced when I read you were rowing with the brace, which may mean only that the injury I intermittantly experience is not CTS. I hope you regain full use of your arm soon.

And yes! I can (now) officially say that I really like my NewGrip gloves. It took quite awhile to get used to them (as you said many pages ago, and as the instructions caution), but now that I'm there, I can't say enough good about them. All my calluses are gone, and I routinely slice a minimum of 5 seconds off my x/500m timing. (Oh oh; what have I done? As if the battle up at the front of the boat isn't deadly enough.... Where O where is my rowing buddy to keep it fun???? )

[damselfly]

Ahoy, mates!! A steady 22 of 55 members (40%) logged 266,297 total meters in the WEC Saturday!! Welcome aboard to teammate Freddie B!! Thanks for joining up, Fred!

Unfortunately, we have slipped in the standings to 9th place!! Cap'n will not be pleased, and I expect the floggings to begin shortly after he comes back aboard tomorrow....


Posted Meters:
Mark A - 5,000
Rusty A - 6,025
Jamie B - 10,500
Fred B - 2,009
Kathy B - 5,120

James C - 1,018
Jim C - 10,000
Douglas D - 15,105
Paul E - 7,137
Bob G - 10,000

Lisa H - 11,021
Elisa H - 5,015
Jerry H - 30,000
Andy I - 10,000
Kyle J - 30,213

Keith J - 6,439
Pat M - 9,140
Jeff R - 10,000
Matthew R - 22,000
David W - 36,103

Joseph W - 13,107
Glenn Y - 11,345



Challenge Goals - Day 10 of 32 (31.3%):
Keith J - 115,041 of 150,000 (76.7%)
David W - 259,324 of 400,000 (64.8%)
Jim C - 140,000 of 270,000 (51.9%)
Lisa H - 58,292 of 113,000 (51.6%)
Jamie B - 61,295 of 125,000 (49.0%)
Kyle J - 235,544 of 500,000 (47.1%)
Heather R - 163,000 of 400,000 (40.8%)
Brent C - 50,566 of 150,000 (33.7%)
Andy I - 100,041 of 300,000 (33.3%)
Paul E - 47,459 of 150,000 (31.6%)

Yisroel H - 80,913 of 300,000 (27.0%)
Glen B - 75,000 of 300,000 (25.0%)
Cindy R - 21,161 of 100,000 (21.2%)
Mark E - 68,585 of 400,000 (17.1%)
Matthew P - 11,818 of 100,000 (11.8%)


Today’s milestones: David and Jerry have climbed to the 250k deck, Andy and Jeff have bested 100k, and yours truly hit 50K. Nice rowing!!

[Hummingbird]

Wow, Jim! Those are champion health numbers!

Ditto from me, Jim. Well done!

I love the smiley, too! I tried copying the URL to find more, but I could only get to the weight lifter. Deleting back to /Smileys resulted in "...could not access page". Any hints you wouldn't mind sharing?

[Hummingbird]

I can't find the entry of the member who wrote that his brother got so riled at being a pound or two heavier than him that he ordered an erg--was it you, Andy? (and I really did look hard through the months of pages)--but I'm really curious to know if he went through with it. Or was it all tongue-in-cheek?

If not, how's he doing? Or does he wholly concur with the image of medieval torture devices? (Loved that image, by the way).

Heather

[Kyle J]

I can't find the entry of the member who wrote that his brother got so riled at being a pound or two heavier than him that he ordered an erg--was it you, Andy? (and I really did look hard through the months of pages)--but I'm really curious to know if he went through with it. Or was it all tongue-in-cheek?

If not, how's he doing? Or does he wholly concur with the image of medieval torture devices? (Loved that image, by the way).

Heather

That's my brother Heather. He's 6 years older than me, lives in NC. Bought the erg in Feb, as of last week he had already lost 10 lbs or so! I tried recruiting him...once in person and a couple e-mails, says he doesn't row enough to be of any good to us I told of the great motivation, and that he could probably double the number of native Vermonters on the team ... didn't work. Maybe he'll join for the next challenge or we'll sic Capt. Izz on him!

[damselfly]

Post his email address and we'll all dog-pile on him!!!

[goyo]

Any hints you wouldn't mind sharing?

Heather, You can get that smiley along with other exercise ones from this location:
http://www.smiley-lol.com/us/bodybuilding.php

Not all of those smileys have good form

[CONLEJM]

And yes! I can (now) officially say that I really like my NewGrip gloves ... I routinely slice a minimum of 5 seconds off my x/500m timing.

Thanks for the tip Heather, I am getting some! For me, it's all about the "need for speed"!

[bcurry]

If I read it correctly I can rest for 6 days total and still succeed/win at the March Madness challenge correct?

[CONLEJM]

If I read it correctly I can rest for 6 days total and still succeed/win at the March Madness challenge correct?

Hi Brent, you are correct. 31 days in the month and you only need to row ( 5k or 10k) for 25 of them to win. I hope you are successful!