Bishop on a new ship!

followed by non other than…AB RIPPER X!  who wouldn’t be excited about that.  Had to get in a good workout before the junk food train that is the super bowl party.  I actually didnt take in too much junk, but didn’t consume enough water.  Well, today is a new day and 32 oz of AGUA already down the hatch.

Now to enjoy some greek yogurt, peanut butter, drizzled with honey…Money$$$!!!

Bish

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 02/07/2010
• Time: 13:30:00
• Total Time: 00:30:00.00
• Calories: 222

I do AB Ripper X every other day (or so) and sometimes change it up so my ABS can feel the burn differently…you know what I’m saying?  Sure ya do, and if you don’t then you need to learn aobut what is called muscle memory.  If you continue to work the same muscles the same way all the time, they start to get used to it and they don’t grow big and healthy and happy.  So, mix it up a bit ‘G’ money…take some chances an live a little.  Anyway, sorry to get so hyper, jsut thought you should know if you didn’t know and if you did know and you read that and think I’m a AB ripper X dick head…i’m not.  Just saying.  Enjoy yourself, take it easy and love what you do.

Followed the ABS with a 24 minute upper body strength training session with free weights with cardio in between sets.

“I hate it, but I love it!”

Bish out!

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 02/05/2010
• Time: 14:30:00
• Total Time: 00:40:00.00
• Calories: 297

Really working on the slowtwitch hill-climbing muscles.  First TRI of the season is Hilly Hilly and more Hilly!  Trinona…you’re gonna kick my ass and I’m gonna kick yours right back.

Bish out!

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 02/04/2010
• Time: 15:00:00
• Total Time: 00:45:00.00
• Calories: 423

Get ripped!  Been working on my core alot this year so far (2k10) and can really feel the difference it is making in my cycling running and swimming (oh wait, I haven’t swam for months…hahahahaha).  I love Ab Ripper X cause it burns so great and it apparently works.

Bish

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 02/03/2010
• Time: 15:45:00
• Total Time: 00:20:00.00
• Calories: 148

Just chillin on the trainer.  20 minutes of warm up and 3 sets of low gear 5 mins a peice for hill climbing muscle strengthening.  Word!  Here I come Trinona….

Bish…

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 02/02/2010
• Time: 14:30:00
• Total Time: 00:35:00.00
• Calories: 329

Ran, with purpose.  Ran, in the icey snow and cold of the already known cedar lake trail in Mpls.  horrible trail conditions leaves me wanting spring, but enjoying every step pain free on my way to the season of glory.  tried out the new trail shoes…not the right fit yet got me through.

Bish

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 01/31/2010
• Time: 15:00:00
• Total Time: 00:56:10.00
• Calories: 814
• Distance: 6.5 miles
• Average Pace: 8:38.73/mile

Cold, dark run through Albertville! My friend, Brian, lent me a headlamp gizmo that flashes red i the front and back along with a small spotlight. Worked wonders and I will need to own one now. Thanks Brian for keeping me safe…I saw 5 cars and they all saw me for sure. Wish i would have had more time to soak up the glories of the run, but life is quick…even on Monday nights.

Back in it the best I can for now. Loving the new motivation and energy levels. if I could hug “triathlon” I most certainly would.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/07/2009
• Time: 18:15:00
• Total Time: 00:15:22.00
• Calories: 252
• Average Pace: 7:38.6/mile

a tough ab workout if you’ve never tried it.

followed it up with some bi-cep work and shoulders

then a little stretching.

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 12/02/2009
• Time: 17:30:00
• Total Time: 00:30:00.00
• Calories: 222

These thoughts have haunted me for months now. Going through a full season racing too many races and not training enough, yet beating all my PR’s from the previous season…that sure makes you want to race more!! This past year I had less and less time to train, or less time to organize my training. So, naturally, on the weekends that were freed up from kids and work…I raced. 17 races in one season ranging from fast 5k’s to 3 day (not 3 days in a row straight, but a weekend consisting of 3 different trail running races. One on eahc of the days) trail running race weekend. All the races were great fun and I had a fun season doing some idffernet training things…much more urban, and that was cool as heck. Problem here lyes much deeper than a good on paper season. An injury to my knee cap many months prior to the season start had haunted me throughout my training and racing. I put off getting it checked out for numerous reasons and when I finally had it looked at I found out it was Bursitis. No big deal, right? Well…my knee is “feeling” better as far as the piercing pain goes, but it continues to swell, fluid builds up and then the hopes of hopes and dreams in the tri community keep feeling so distant. I’m not a pescimist, I’m just not seeing the value here.

After watching Race Across the Sky (leadville 100 race movie) I saw how a woman who had been hit by a car while on a training ride with a friend suffered torn ligaments in her knee, torn miniscus (sp), torn gluteous maximus among broken ribs and what not, still managed to train with casts and braces on all over her body. I don’t know her whole story…but this brings me to my question:

Do you train through your injuries (obviously depending on what it is), wait for them to , supposidly, heal and then ease into it…? I know I should go see a physical therapist and get some sort of scedule going..its just so costly, yada, yada, yada. I want to be able to train through this so badly but don’t want to prolong the agony and find out in March that i can’t race this next season cause I was, well, stupid in my habits of running, riding, swimming.

Anyone had to deal with training through bursitis of the knee. What kind of issues did you face in the process? Any stories of full rehab and what not?

Much obliged…

Bishop

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