Category Archives: Recovery

When are you too old to improve fitness?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Dad

So here we go…this week is 12 weeks out from the Vancouver Half Iron on July 3rd, and the ramp up in training volume begins For the first 3 months of this year…aside from pulling my hamstring, being sick 2+ … Continue reading →

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Listen to your body…what the heck is it saying?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Dad

On my run today, my hamstring felt a bit stiff going out on the last fast mile interval, so I cut it off, and jogged it back in. I had pulled my hamstring just over 3 months ago, and wrote about … Continue reading →

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recovery is very important

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Dad

Just back from our vacation in the Dominican Republic, getting caught up on business stuff and blog posts 🙂 While away I am reminded of the importance of recovery…of stepping out of each day…and stepping off the often frantic, spinning planet of … Continue reading →

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Training recovery after being sick

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Dad

So time to recap where I’m at in my training…to a large degree because I’m coming back from being sick…sounds weird…I’m _never_ sick…I guess I’m mortal after all…and wanted to recap it…and we’ll be leaving for vacation for a week … Continue reading →

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Should you workout when hungry…intentionally?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Dad

In my daily routine: I’m usually sitting at my desk by 6:30-7:00am Have my morning smoothie, 500 calories, by 8:00am…sometimes stretching it out a bit and in good shape for a workout by 10:00am ‘ish…if I get deeper into the … Continue reading →

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Anniversary today!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Dad

yes…today is the day that we celebrate 14 years of wedded bliss 🙂 It was a busy week last week…Iron blogging about my vegan diet, ramping up the exercise to over 8 hours of good sweat, and yes there’s that … Continue reading →

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Vegan Virgin: Day 6: Date Night / exercise ramping up

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Dad

This post is / was written throughout the day (Saturday, Feb. 26).  Today is Saturday…Date Night…every Saturday…for well over a decade now…14th Anniversary coming up on March 1st…so longer than that…is it still searingly romantic?…not always…sometimes though…other times, it’s just time to catch … Continue reading →

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achy yesterday…but I’d rather feel the pain…

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Dad

Woke up feeling achy yesterday…so what’s with that?…another ‘new’ symptom…started with a sore throat a week and a half ago, that morphed into congestion and a cough, and as that diminished, bit of a light cough, and my back was just feeling … Continue reading →

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so when to get back on the training wagon…

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Dad

still nursing a persistent cough through yesterday…although improved…only every once in a while…much better last night than the night before and definately better than the night before that…so a positive trend…a few GI issues this morning…hopefully it’s not morphing into something … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Dad

Alright…we get started again…tomorrow 🙂 This past 3 weeks has been a bit ragged…sore throat and cold…recovery in time for the convention last weekend through this past Tuesday…overlapped by another sore throat / congestion this past week…rats…so exercise has been a … Continue reading →

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Listen to your body

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dad

Iron Buddy Anne sends this along today…great reminder especially for us ‘Masters’ athletes…you weren’t thinking of Iron Dad when you read it were you? 🙂 …thanks Anne! This is a quote in today’s paper in an article by David Quick, from … Continue reading →

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‘Goddess’ of fate being a little cute

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Dad

I do like to complete planned training like a metronome…complete and checkoff the workouts as they come up…and have a pretty good track record over years of doing just that. …my ‘work’ workload has been rather large this past few … Continue reading →

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Pulled hamstring…ouch!

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Dad

It’s been an interesting exercise week for me.  On my run last Sunday, on the first 1/2 mile acceleration of the workout I pulled my hamstring on my left leg…usual ‘pull’ thing…sudden sharp pain in the middle of the hamstring…ouch! … Continue reading →

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Why are muscles stiff after overexertion exercise

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dad

As I felt my quads slowly stiffen up the next day from the running test last week, I was reminded that no-one _really_ knows why that happens, or indeed what it is…and one of my Iron Buddies asked me yesterday about … Continue reading →

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Vacation workout adjustments

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Dad

From our friends at Endurance Natioin, some good stuff to keep in mind during vacations: Vacations are a part of your real life. Don’t be a total tool and potentially ruin it for you, your spouse and family by being … Continue reading →

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