Carlos Sanchez Spicy Micro Thread
Hello, we are traveling out of the country all of next week so I wont have access to my bike or pool. I am on the bike plan...shall I focus on running and maybe some strength training?
Please help!
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Hello, we are traveling out of the country all of next week so I wont have access to my bike or pool. I am on the bike plan...shall I focus on running and maybe some strength training?
Please help!
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My favorite solution for a general week on the road like your is to alternate the following.
Day 1 = 45' run with 1 mile at z4/TP/Hard.
Day 2 = 30' run with 4 to 6 sets of strides at the end. Precede this workout with some core, choose from the Strength portion of the Wiki for your routine.
If you need a day off, take it and then pick up where you left off...as I have said before, just coming back healthy and ready to train is more important than getting lots of training in to mess up your trip!!!
Thoughts? Does this jeopardize my whole season? What can I do in terms of training?
Here is what I am thinking
Mon - Swim - Long Swim day. I would plan on doing Short / Long for variety. So 2 x 100, then 200. 3 x 100, then 300. You can even pull the longer sets. Total time here is 60-70 minutes....again, great strokes not HARD swimming.
Tues - Elliptical - Steady day. Bring the headphones and plan on 45 to 60 minutes of steady carb burning action.
Wed - Swim - Skill Day. This is mostly drills (Swim eBook) with focus on Swim Golf and improved form. No more than 45 minutes.
Thu - Elliptical - Fartlek day. Not hard, just lots of changing paces. So warm up, then repeat 5' intervals as 1' fast, 4' steady. You can work this down to 1' on, 2' off eventually, but take your time.
Fri - OFF
Sat - Choice Day -- You can swim or elliptcal, we are looking for an hour to 75 minutes of aerobic time here.
Sun - OFF
Hello
So over the last few weeks I have been swimming and using the dreadful elliptical machine. I spoke to my Physical Therapist yesterday and he said he is not sure I will be ready on time for IM 70.3 MTY. He said I can swim, bike (no aero) and water run so I could keep my endurance going. With that in mind, what are your thoughts from a training perspective? I really do not mind not doing MTY, my main goal is to get ready for LP.
Thanks!
-C
What is your PT's timeline for you in terms of getting back? Are you 4 weeks out? 14 weeks? If it's easier to talk this through please call me: (617) 513-3830 Cell Phone (EST Time)
Here is my update
I am back to full swing for running and cycling and able to run ~ 3 miles at a time. Still a bit sore on my hip when done but feeling a lot better. I have become a lot more flexible and my core is also stronger.
How can we resume a training plan?
Appreciate your thoughts.
Carlos
http://members.endurancenation.us/TrainingPlan/SeasonPlanningSurvey.aspx
I process these in bulk 1-2x per week and depending on what day of the week you submit yours, you could get it back right away, or about 5-6 days. I'll doing these today so please look for it in your inbox. Thanks for your patience.
Hey Carlos,
Update: I spent yesterday dealing with a broken truck and a breaking down old dog, vet, etc. I'll get this done for you later today or this evening, I have more space carved out after ~2p me. Thanks for your patience.
Totally understand...thank you!
The pool I use (is still too cold for OWS) is ~15 min from my place. I can't bring my bike with me to the gym. How bad is it, for the purposes of this session, to do the swim at the gym, come home (aprox 20-25min) and then do the bike and the run?
I am going to be on Vacation from the 18th to the 24th of may, I will not have access to a bike but I will be in the Caribbean so will be swimming in the ocean. I will be doing a RR with other EN members for the Quassy bike course on the 17th.
What should I do the week I am on vacation to cover for the days I will not be able to ride?
Thanks!
Work hrs are usually from 8 am to 7 pm with really no time to workout in the middle of the day. I am looking at weeks 15 and 16 of the IM training plan and I have no idea how am I going to carve 150 and 180 min to run in the middle of the week.
What are my options? Can I split it into two shorter runs at a higher intensity? Doing them over the weekend obviously does not work as there are long rides there.
I hate to make it look like I lack commitment but with my career is just not possible
Thanks for any help you can provide.
-C
Coach, was wondering if you had any comments about the previous post....thank you
I am in week 14 based on IMLP taking place on July 27th and a 20 week plan. Based on that same plan, camp is not supposed to be until week 15, which in this case would be NEXT week.
Problem is, camp is THIS week. So instead of doing week 14 I am following week 15 to get ready for camp. It seems camp was moved forward 1 week.
My concern now is I am going to be done 1 week before IMLP...including tapering. How should I proceed? I do not think I can do week 14 plan next week as I am probably going to be trashed from camp.
Thanks for your input.
Carlos
I see there is a plan for The Preparation Phase -- Weeks 1 thru 4 but nothing for Weeks 5 to 16.....it says is under construction
So I guess the question is...is the site being updated? What should I do when I get there?
Also I am not very sure what to do when it says 1 x Catch / 1 x Straight Arm. How many reps per each set?
Thanks!