consistency is key!

Wow, I actually accomplished everything I wanted to yesterday. If you know me personally, then you know what a big deal that is. You see, if ya don't know, I just might be the most inconsistent athlete to ever walk this Earth. It's incredible...from one day to the next, you almost never know what's going to happen. No joke, when I got to the track on Tuesday and saw that nobody was there, I almost quit altogether. I wish I were kidding around, but I'm not. I don't know why, but that instant hit me so hard, that I didn't know what to do with my life. Yes, I am bipolar, seriously. I just need to learn to control it with RIDICULOUS amounts of positive energy and words. Anyway, back to my training :) I knocked out 3,000 yards in the pool, then went straight upstairs to the gym where Shannon had a hell of a workout planned! (She emails me the workouts for Fort Worth and I try to follow them as closely as possible) I did 3x8 back squats with 135 lbs. This is a big deal for me as I have never lifted that kind of weight that many times. On a side note, I'm pretty sure that's why I have the power of a "3 week old kitten" (Derrick Williamson, 2008). From there I did 3x8 push press with 65 lbs...again, I'm weak in these areas! Then it was 3x10 overhead squats with just a wooden bar to keep form. Wow, that's a lot of leg work after swimming 3k! Then later in the day when Theresa got home, I knocked out 1.5 hours on the trainer followed by an easy 30 minute run off the bike. I felt great! My 2nd mile was around 6:20 so I had to make myself slow WAY down before things got out of hand. Even making myself walk for a bit, haha. Now, this morning I was back on the bike trainer for my weekly 53x11 workout. If you don't know, 53x11 is the hardest gear on most bikes (I'm hoping to move up to a 54 big chainring soon!) so the idea is to simulate power and work the muscles that push a bigger gear. After yesterday's lifting, this was going to be tough. Or so I thought! I nailed the workout (6x10 min in 53x11 avg. 85-100 cadence getting faster as the workout went on, with 4 minutes easy spinning in between). With warm up and cool down I finished with exactly 2 hours :) Gotta admit, I feel good. I'm not fit yet, or really even close...but I'm going to get there!! Hoping for a 45-60 min run later then maybe even some more swimming tonight if I can. I'll leave you with a quote from the great Ironman coach and former world #1 ITU female, Siri Lindley. "I was only swimming 3-4k, 5 times per week, which is why I was such a bad swimmer" I'VE GOT TO START SWIMMING MORE!! haha Hasta, -Yorek