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Year: 2011
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Deadlifting is HARD (and Dangerous)
Well, my first adventures with the deadlift were enlightening and a bit painful. I was foolishly naive about the details of deadlifting form and just started into deadlifting without thinking too much about it. I only thought to keep my back in neutral position and then lift the weight. I started by trying the prescribed…
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Total Immersion: Learning the Early Vertical Forearm
A few weeks ago, I had another coaching session with the elusive Coach Shinji, who is flying all around the world promoting Total Immersion but I managed to catch him back in the Bay area! This time I asked about Early Vertical Forearm, or EVF. I had thought I was trying to do EVF and…
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Deadlifting for Faster Running
The book, Four Hour Body by Tim Ferriss, brings me new insight all the time. After implementing the details on pre-running prep, I started into the chapter on increasing strength for better running. This led me to Underground Secrets to Faster Running by Barry Ross which further describes what to do. It is a melding…
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LA Marathon 2011: Pictures of Hell
Actually this is not red hot hell but a frozen hell. Note the wet pavement; you can’t see the rain coming down on us in the pictures. You can also see that my shirt is soaked through – that ain’t sweat unfortunately! Temps in 50s, high winds, wet race clothes, hands and feet both numb…
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LA Marathon 2011 Post-Mortem and Recovery: 3-21-11
Recovery is going pretty well. I took about 70g of protein powder after the race, through many doses across the rest of the day. Today, race day + 1, I took an additional 80g of protein powder. Both days I drank several packets of Emergen-C to keep throwing vitamin-C and other essential vitamins into my…
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Analyzing Angles and Max/Min Height in Running
A buddy of mine sent me this video from the Somax Performance Institute in Tiburon, CA. It showcased some of their research on elite runners from Kenya and in the US: They conclude that it’s not genetics but rather run form/mechanics that determine why Kenyas are consistently winning races versus US runners. It was very…
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LA Marathon Race Report 3-20-11: Misery Redefined
The LA Marathon for 2011 started very poorly. There was rain in the forecast for LA, but it hit SF first and 1/2 hour before my flight was supposed to take off, AA cancelled my flight due to weather, sunspots, whatever! I got on the phone with their special hotline but they told me everything…
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Running Off the Edge of the Cliff
Last week, I went out on the track to run a workout that combines 800s and 200s. The workout looked like this: 2×800 RI 1.5″ 2×200 RI Jog 200 2×800 RI 1.5″ 2×200 RI Jog 200 800 RI 1.5″ 200 RI Jog 200 As I moved my way through the workout, I was recording lap…
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Total Immersion: Tempo/SPL Matrix for Goal Setting
I once started focusing on getting my Strokes Per Length (SPL) down as far as possible. I once did 7 strokes many times for 25y. But it was a very, very slow 25y. As I tried to up my speed and stroke rate, I lost the 7 strokes almost immediately. I asked Coach Shinji about…
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The Vitamins and Supplements I Take Every Day
I thought I’d post all the pills, vitamins, and supplements I take every day. Here they are: Moxxor Omega-3s (4) – Highly concentrated Omega-3s with no fish burps, made from shellfish. New Chapter Probiotic All Flora (2) – Proper care of friendly bacteria in the digestive tract is supposed to ward off diseases of all…
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Total Immersion: Single and Multiple Focal Points
Total Immersion uses focal points and incessant drilling of focal points to imprint the correct movement habits for better swimming. In the last few months, I focused on these focal points: 1. Upon recovery, my elbow lead needs to come more forward. In my videos I see that sometimes my recovery is messy and my…
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Resting Heart Rate, Recovery, and Subsequent Performance on that Day
3 weeks ago I purchased a Finger Pulse Oximeter OLED Display to use in the mornings to record my resting heart rate. I have found that using this little device is a lot easier than lifting up my shirt and putting my normal HR strap on and then taking a look at my watch. I…
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