I just received an email that gave me my bib #. My bib # for Ironman Arizona will be #1445. You can track my progress on www.Ironmanlive.com by entering my bib # or name. IMAZ race day is Nov 20th!
The email also stated that the Ironman corporation will disqualify any athlete who runs across the finish line with their kids. Athletes not being allowed to hold their kids hands as they run across the finish line, and IM refusing to have a Clydesdale or Athena division is the main reason I haven't done any official Ironman races since 2007. I feel the Ironman corporation is getting too big for their britches. Much to high and mighty. Very uppity. I'd think $750 for a entry fee would be enough money to allow me to run across the finish holding my child's hand. I'd rather race a grass roots Iron distance race for half the cost and get less control freak behavior & more support and compassion from the RD's. That's my rant for the year.
November 12, 2011
November 11, 2011
what every correctional officer should know
Saw this video posted on FB by Major R. Wood. Thought I'd share.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=d4E9oHauVEk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=d4E9oHauVEk
November 09, 2011
the 2012 USAT regional and national age group championships
I was planning on starting another training plan for an Iron after IMAZ this year, but my wife asked me not to because our schedules are so full. We just don't have enough time in our lives for me to be training 20 plus hours a week. She's never asked me to rein back on my triathlon obsession before so I was glad to oblige.
It didn't take me long after her request for me to figure out what I wanted to do in 2012. I'll be training and racing for one of the USAT regional triathlon championships in hopes of qualifying for the USAT 2012 age group national triathlon championships. USAT hasn't announced where the USAT 2012 regional or national age group triathlon championships will be held yet, but I'll let you know as soon as they've posted it online.
Here is how USAT says I can qualify for the national age group triathlon championships:
•Special Qualifying and Regional Championship races will qualify the top 33 percent or top five finishers (whichever is greater) in each age group.
** Note: If there are 35 athletes in an age group and an athlete places 12th or higher, they have qualified for the 2011 Age Group Nationals. If an athlete places 13th out of 35 they have not qualified.
•A non-championship USAT sanctioned event in one of the specified qualifying distances (as explained above) will qualify the top 10 percent or top finisher (whichever is greater) in each age group.
** Note: If there are 25 athletes in an age group and an athlete places 3rd or higher, they have qualified for the 2011 Age Group Nationals. If an athlete places 4th out of 25 they have not qualified.
•The top 33% or top five (whichever is greater) athletes in each age group at the USAT Age Group, Sprint and Long Course Triathlon National Championships in the current and/or previous year automatically qualify. Qualification can no longer be met at any other National Championship.
•The top 10 finishers in each age group from the 2010 USAT Age Group National Championship automatically qualify.
•Any athlete who has competed as a member of Team USA in Sprint, Intermediate or Long Course Triathlon within the past three years will automatically qualify. Qualification can no longer be met for any other Team USA participation or from participation more than three years prior.
•All-American and honorable mention All-Americans from the 2010 USAT National Rankings automatically qualify.
Note: All qualification is based on the number of athletes that start the race in the age group, not the number that actually finish or have registered.
Athena and Clydesdale
There are no qualification standards for the Athena and Clydesdale division at the Age Group National Championship in Burlington, Vt. It is an open division in which athletes may register without prior qualification.
What do I do once I Have Qualified?
Once qualification is met, athletes do not need to do anything special except indicate where and how they met qualification on the Age Group National Championship online race registration system. There will be no other steps required. Athletes will not receive a notification from USAT on their qualification as each athlete is responsible for letting us know in which race they qualified when they register online (see: Race Registration to register).
USA Triathlon will do an audit of those who have met qualification shortly after the athlete registers online. If an athlete does not get a written request for more information within two weeks of registering online, the athlete can rest assured that the entry has been accepted. From there, the athlete's name will appear on the participant list.
It didn't take me long after her request for me to figure out what I wanted to do in 2012. I'll be training and racing for one of the USAT regional triathlon championships in hopes of qualifying for the USAT 2012 age group national triathlon championships. USAT hasn't announced where the USAT 2012 regional or national age group triathlon championships will be held yet, but I'll let you know as soon as they've posted it online.
Here is how USAT says I can qualify for the national age group triathlon championships:
•Special Qualifying and Regional Championship races will qualify the top 33 percent or top five finishers (whichever is greater) in each age group.
** Note: If there are 35 athletes in an age group and an athlete places 12th or higher, they have qualified for the 2011 Age Group Nationals. If an athlete places 13th out of 35 they have not qualified.
•A non-championship USAT sanctioned event in one of the specified qualifying distances (as explained above) will qualify the top 10 percent or top finisher (whichever is greater) in each age group.
** Note: If there are 25 athletes in an age group and an athlete places 3rd or higher, they have qualified for the 2011 Age Group Nationals. If an athlete places 4th out of 25 they have not qualified.
•The top 33% or top five (whichever is greater) athletes in each age group at the USAT Age Group, Sprint and Long Course Triathlon National Championships in the current and/or previous year automatically qualify. Qualification can no longer be met at any other National Championship.
•The top 10 finishers in each age group from the 2010 USAT Age Group National Championship automatically qualify.
•Any athlete who has competed as a member of Team USA in Sprint, Intermediate or Long Course Triathlon within the past three years will automatically qualify. Qualification can no longer be met for any other Team USA participation or from participation more than three years prior.
•All-American and honorable mention All-Americans from the 2010 USAT National Rankings automatically qualify.
Note: All qualification is based on the number of athletes that start the race in the age group, not the number that actually finish or have registered.
Athena and Clydesdale
There are no qualification standards for the Athena and Clydesdale division at the Age Group National Championship in Burlington, Vt. It is an open division in which athletes may register without prior qualification.
What do I do once I Have Qualified?
Once qualification is met, athletes do not need to do anything special except indicate where and how they met qualification on the Age Group National Championship online race registration system. There will be no other steps required. Athletes will not receive a notification from USAT on their qualification as each athlete is responsible for letting us know in which race they qualified when they register online (see: Race Registration to register).
USA Triathlon will do an audit of those who have met qualification shortly after the athlete registers online. If an athlete does not get a written request for more information within two weeks of registering online, the athlete can rest assured that the entry has been accepted. From there, the athlete's name will appear on the participant list.
November 07, 2011
God, my bike, & I
Back in 2007 I purchased a road bike so I could start riding with roadies; they don't allow people to ride with them on time trial bikes and that was all I owned. I purchased the cheapest bike I could find at the time, it was a Cadillac RLE1.8 Road Bike. The 1st time I rode it I regretted my purchase, it's slow & heavy. I average 2-2.5 MPH slower than when I rode my time trial bike, but now that my time trial bike was destroyed in an accident I'm grateful to have it. My stance as a christian should be to have an attitude of gratitude, and when bad things happen I want to strive to pray and to accept Gods will over mine.
In Sept my TT bike was destroyed and I'm now forced to do all my training and racing on my road bike. I believe this slow and heavy bike was a gift from God. It's His way of reminding me that if I put Him 1st in my life He'll take care of the small things in my life. I believe this road bike is His way of showing me that He wont make me go without, and that nothing in my life is to small for Him to care about. This road bike I have is Gods way of showing me that He loves and will provide for me. It's also a great way for me to realize that the most important thing in triathlon isn't winning races or being fast. I should use triathlon as a tool to show others how I can involve God in everything I do and hopefully lead other triathletes to Christ.
In the Christian life it is not unusual for God to use hardship and pain to bring about good. Paul tells us in Romans 8:28, "we know that for those who love God all things work together for good." Pain and hardship are often the results of God disciplining His children, "for the Lord disciplines the ones He loves.... He disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it" (Heb. 12:6, 10-11.)
Not all discipline serves to correct me when I have done wrong. Often, God's discipline in my life is a way of strengthening me; it is a means of sanctification. Although Jesus never sinned, he still "learned obedience through what he suffered" (Heb, 5-8) and was made "perfect through suffering" (Heb. 2-10). As he grew from childhood to adulthood and continued through his life on earth, the task of obedience to God became harder and harder, and it included much suffering. Through all of this, Jesus increased in His strength to obey.
Since God works even through my experience of suffering and even death to complete my sanctification, preserving my life and my general comfort should not be my highest goal. Obedience to God and faithfulness in every circumstance is far more important. That is why Paul could tell the Ephesians elders, "I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God".
Even though God uses a hardship like losing my cherished time trial bike for a positive means in my life, it is important to remember that suffering is not merely "natural," as people without God's word often think of it. Neither is sickness or evil or injustice natural. These things are not right, and in God's world they ought not to be. Although we live with these things now, one day all of them- even death- will finally be destroyed (1 Cor. 15:24-26)
In Sept my TT bike was destroyed and I'm now forced to do all my training and racing on my road bike. I believe this slow and heavy bike was a gift from God. It's His way of reminding me that if I put Him 1st in my life He'll take care of the small things in my life. I believe this road bike is His way of showing me that He wont make me go without, and that nothing in my life is to small for Him to care about. This road bike I have is Gods way of showing me that He loves and will provide for me. It's also a great way for me to realize that the most important thing in triathlon isn't winning races or being fast. I should use triathlon as a tool to show others how I can involve God in everything I do and hopefully lead other triathletes to Christ.
In the Christian life it is not unusual for God to use hardship and pain to bring about good. Paul tells us in Romans 8:28, "we know that for those who love God all things work together for good." Pain and hardship are often the results of God disciplining His children, "for the Lord disciplines the ones He loves.... He disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it" (Heb. 12:6, 10-11.)
Not all discipline serves to correct me when I have done wrong. Often, God's discipline in my life is a way of strengthening me; it is a means of sanctification. Although Jesus never sinned, he still "learned obedience through what he suffered" (Heb, 5-8) and was made "perfect through suffering" (Heb. 2-10). As he grew from childhood to adulthood and continued through his life on earth, the task of obedience to God became harder and harder, and it included much suffering. Through all of this, Jesus increased in His strength to obey.
Since God works even through my experience of suffering and even death to complete my sanctification, preserving my life and my general comfort should not be my highest goal. Obedience to God and faithfulness in every circumstance is far more important. That is why Paul could tell the Ephesians elders, "I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God".
Even though God uses a hardship like losing my cherished time trial bike for a positive means in my life, it is important to remember that suffering is not merely "natural," as people without God's word often think of it. Neither is sickness or evil or injustice natural. These things are not right, and in God's world they ought not to be. Although we live with these things now, one day all of them- even death- will finally be destroyed (1 Cor. 15:24-26)
November 02, 2011
Omniscience: Does God Know All Things?
OMNISCIENCE OF GOD-
Does God know everything? It’s not too surprising to hear non-Christians and even cultists deny that God is omniscient. But what is surprising is that a growing number of theologians today who profess to be evangelicals also deny it. Of course the real question is: What does the Bible say?
OMNISCIENCE OF GOD- God Knows Everything
The Bible repeatedly tells us that God knows everything. His knowledge, in fact, is “perfect [Job 37:16] and is “beyond measure” [Psa. 147:5]. He sees every move we make, He knows the innermost thoughts of our hearts and He even knows what we are going to say before we say it [1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chron. 28:9; Psa. 139:1-6; Jer. 17:10; Heb. 4:12-13]. Unlike the false gods of our time, the Lord knows everything: Even what’s going to happen in the future [Isa. 41:21-24; 42:9; 44:7]. Jesus, interestingly enough, also tells us that our heavenly Father numbers the very hairs on our head. By the way, it’s interesting to note that God actually revealed to Isaiah the name of Cyrus even before he was actually born — in fact, one century before he was born. Cyrus, of course, was the king who returned the Jews to their homeland after the Babylonian exile [Isa. 44:28-45:1].
OMNISCIENCE OF GOD- Scripture Twisting
You know as Matthew 11 points out, God even knows what people would have done if their circumstances had been different [Matt. 11:21]. Well despite the evidence, some people today still deny that the Bible teaches that God is omniscient or all-knowing. As evidence they point out silly little things like in Genesis where God had to look for Adam in the Garden of Eden, or later on in the book of Genesis [Gen. 3:9-13] they point out that God had to go down to Sodom and Gomorrah to find out how bad their sin actually was [Gen. 18:20-21]. Well, it should go without saying that these passages don’t indicate, by any stretch of the imagination, that God doesn’t know everything. In fact, they’re not even very difficult to understand. You see, as a parent I often ask my kids where they are or what they’ve done, even when I already know, because I want them to face up to what they did wrong. God does the very same thing with us.
OMNISCIENCE OF GOD- We Can Rest in Him
Since God knows everything, we can have confidence in Him and in His promises — not only for peace in this life, but an eternity of joy in the life to come. And aren’t you glad that he knows you, that He knit you together in your mother’s womb, that he fashioned you and knows exactly what you are designed to do — that all the days ordained for you are written in his book even before one of them came to be? Yes my friend, God does know all things.
Does God know everything? It’s not too surprising to hear non-Christians and even cultists deny that God is omniscient. But what is surprising is that a growing number of theologians today who profess to be evangelicals also deny it. Of course the real question is: What does the Bible say?
OMNISCIENCE OF GOD- God Knows Everything
The Bible repeatedly tells us that God knows everything. His knowledge, in fact, is “perfect [Job 37:16] and is “beyond measure” [Psa. 147:5]. He sees every move we make, He knows the innermost thoughts of our hearts and He even knows what we are going to say before we say it [1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chron. 28:9; Psa. 139:1-6; Jer. 17:10; Heb. 4:12-13]. Unlike the false gods of our time, the Lord knows everything: Even what’s going to happen in the future [Isa. 41:21-24; 42:9; 44:7]. Jesus, interestingly enough, also tells us that our heavenly Father numbers the very hairs on our head. By the way, it’s interesting to note that God actually revealed to Isaiah the name of Cyrus even before he was actually born — in fact, one century before he was born. Cyrus, of course, was the king who returned the Jews to their homeland after the Babylonian exile [Isa. 44:28-45:1].
OMNISCIENCE OF GOD- Scripture Twisting
You know as Matthew 11 points out, God even knows what people would have done if their circumstances had been different [Matt. 11:21]. Well despite the evidence, some people today still deny that the Bible teaches that God is omniscient or all-knowing. As evidence they point out silly little things like in Genesis where God had to look for Adam in the Garden of Eden, or later on in the book of Genesis [Gen. 3:9-13] they point out that God had to go down to Sodom and Gomorrah to find out how bad their sin actually was [Gen. 18:20-21]. Well, it should go without saying that these passages don’t indicate, by any stretch of the imagination, that God doesn’t know everything. In fact, they’re not even very difficult to understand. You see, as a parent I often ask my kids where they are or what they’ve done, even when I already know, because I want them to face up to what they did wrong. God does the very same thing with us.
OMNISCIENCE OF GOD- We Can Rest in Him
Since God knows everything, we can have confidence in Him and in His promises — not only for peace in this life, but an eternity of joy in the life to come. And aren’t you glad that he knows you, that He knit you together in your mother’s womb, that he fashioned you and knows exactly what you are designed to do — that all the days ordained for you are written in his book even before one of them came to be? Yes my friend, God does know all things.
October 31, 2011
Ironman Arizona Taper time
On Friday I completed my last long run at my favorite run course, Ranch Viejo sub division. Rancho Viejo is located just south of the Santa Fe community college. I ran 3 times around the outer trail surrounding the subdivision, each lap is a 6.3 mile challenging loop with lots of hills and glorious views. After the run I felt great. I was amazed at how great I felt! This year my long distance running has been at an all time best! I can run longer and faster than ever before. I ran 19.3 miles with less fatigue I'd normally experience running for only two hours!
Then on Saturday I completed my longest brick of the year. I rode my bike from the Santa Fe Rail Runner 550 station into Albuquerque via Highway 14, then to the Sandia Casino, then back up to Paseo Del Norte & Wyoming. 77 miles total. From there I threw on my run shoes and took my 6 year old daughter with me on her bike for a run. She and I went 6.1 miles keeping a 10 minute per mile pace. My baby girl is a cycling animal! I can’t wait until she’s old enough to compete in some junior cycling races. She'll kill it!
On the bike portion of my brick I averaged just shy of 14 MPH. The reason for me riding so slow is my triathlon bike was destroyed in September, I’m now riding on an old, slow, off brand road bike. It’s 2-3 mph slower than my triathlon bike. Don’t get me wrong, I love my road bike regardless of how slow it is. I’m grateful to have this bike to use as a spare. A slow bike is better than no bike!
Then on Saturday I completed my longest brick of the year. I rode my bike from the Santa Fe Rail Runner 550 station into Albuquerque via Highway 14, then to the Sandia Casino, then back up to Paseo Del Norte & Wyoming. 77 miles total. From there I threw on my run shoes and took my 6 year old daughter with me on her bike for a run. She and I went 6.1 miles keeping a 10 minute per mile pace. My baby girl is a cycling animal! I can’t wait until she’s old enough to compete in some junior cycling races. She'll kill it!
On the bike portion of my brick I averaged just shy of 14 MPH. The reason for me riding so slow is my triathlon bike was destroyed in September, I’m now riding on an old, slow, off brand road bike. It’s 2-3 mph slower than my triathlon bike. Don’t get me wrong, I love my road bike regardless of how slow it is. I’m grateful to have this bike to use as a spare. A slow bike is better than no bike!
October 28, 2011
sprints tri's or Redman full Iron distance triathlon next season?
I got over my stomach bug and was training again again by Wed morning.....
I just finished my last long run in my training plan for IMAZ. I ran 19.3 miles & felt great! All my training suggests I'll break my Iron PR by about 30 min even though I'll be using a bike that I average 2 mph slower than the bike I had ridden at my last Iron that I PR'd at! My training splits suggest I'll also break my Iron marathon time by over 90 minutes, and my marathon (no swim or bike) time by 30 min! I cant help but wonder what I could do at another Ironman without the 2 month break of training from a bike crash, and having a decent bike with race wheels.... So I'm contemplating attempting the Redman full Iron in 2012. It all depends if I can convince my wife to let spend that much time training while she's in collage. I invited a few of my triathlon buddies to go and do it with me. If they go and we could race together it would make it particularly wonderful!
I just finished my last long run in my training plan for IMAZ. I ran 19.3 miles & felt great! All my training suggests I'll break my Iron PR by about 30 min even though I'll be using a bike that I average 2 mph slower than the bike I had ridden at my last Iron that I PR'd at! My training splits suggest I'll also break my Iron marathon time by over 90 minutes, and my marathon (no swim or bike) time by 30 min! I cant help but wonder what I could do at another Ironman without the 2 month break of training from a bike crash, and having a decent bike with race wheels.... So I'm contemplating attempting the Redman full Iron in 2012. It all depends if I can convince my wife to let spend that much time training while she's in collage. I invited a few of my triathlon buddies to go and do it with me. If they go and we could race together it would make it particularly wonderful!
October 25, 2011
stomach bug
My wife and youngest son Rion got the stomach bug last week. I thought I had been lucky and avoided it, but apparently my long bricks this weekend in conjunction with 12 to 16 hour work shifts and only 3 hours of sleep in between broke my body down. Monday morning I got a horrible stomach bug. I'm currently able to keep food down, but I'm still battling the aches and fever. I'm hoping to recover in time to do another pair of long bricks this weekend. This Friday and Saturday is my last chance to get in a couple really long training days, after this week I'm supposed to start decreasing my training to allow my body to be fully healed up and ready to race for Ironman Arizona 2011.
October 23, 2011
long brick days equal big calorie days!
I did my 1st two back to back long brick workouts since my bike accident in early Sept. Friday I did a 67 mile bike ride and a 6.2 mile run, I burned a total of4,444 calories, my metabolic rate is currently 3,200 calories a day, so I was able to eat 7,644 calories without worrying about gaining any weight!
Yesterday I did a 14 mile bike followed by a16.5 mile run, I burned 2,411 calories, so I'll be able to eat 5,611 guilt free calories! I love long training days!
Those 2 training days were a gut check. I was hurting at the half way point. By the end I was slow and tired. Very slow. Very tired. Considering I haven't done a dang thing since early Sept I did surprisingly well. I've decided to attempt racing Ironman Arizona on Nov 20th. Because I was unable to train for 2 months and I'm now riding an old, heavy, off brand road bike I doubt I'll be able to break my Ironman PR of 14 hours 37 minutes. I'll just be happy to just finish by the Ironman cut off time of 17 hours.
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it!
Yesterday I did a 14 mile bike followed by a16.5 mile run, I burned 2,411 calories, so I'll be able to eat 5,611 guilt free calories! I love long training days!
Those 2 training days were a gut check. I was hurting at the half way point. By the end I was slow and tired. Very slow. Very tired. Considering I haven't done a dang thing since early Sept I did surprisingly well. I've decided to attempt racing Ironman Arizona on Nov 20th. Because I was unable to train for 2 months and I'm now riding an old, heavy, off brand road bike I doubt I'll be able to break my Ironman PR of 14 hours 37 minutes. I'll just be happy to just finish by the Ironman cut off time of 17 hours.
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it!
October 19, 2011
Oakley Transistor Livestrong Series
I had to get a new pair of prescription eyes glasses. To celebrate my latest accomplishment of getting down to 6.8% body fat I decided to treat myself to a pair of Oakley Transistor Livestrong Series eye glasses. I'm very excited. When I had my last pair of Oakley eye prescription eye glasses they never slid down my face when I rode or ran, no matter how sweaty I became. They worked perfectly for a triathletes life style of constant hard core training and racing. I cant wait to get them!
October 15, 2011
Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing (Hydro-Densitometry) at UNM
I got my boy fat tested at the UNM physiology department using the Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing method (Hydro-Densitometry). I decided to get Hydrostatic Testing done because I haven't been able to train due a limousine/bicycle crash in September. Now that I haven't done any swimming, biking, or running in over a month I'm worried I've lost muscle and become fatter; My 2nd greatest fear is I become one of those skinny fat people. My greatest fear is I get fat, REALLY FAT! As you can tell from my Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing results listed below my body weight fluctuates a lot! I struggle with my weight, I have a slow metabolism, and I love food.... not a good combination. The good Lord Jesus Christ blessed me with an obsession with training for triathlons, otherwise I'd be 500 pounds and unable to get out of my bedroom door! All glory be to God! Here are my previous results:
Oct 2011: 181 pounds @ 6.86% body fat. 169.3 pounds lean mass. 12.5 pounds fat.
June 2011: 188.4 pounds @ 10.9%. 169.4 pounds lean mass. 19 pounds fat.
Nov 2010: 222.2 pounds at 19.01% body fat. 180 pounds lean mass. 42.2 pounds fat.
July 2010: 189 pounds at 9.81% body fat. 170.6 pounds lean mass. 18.5 pounds fat.
Jan 2010: 207 at 18.4% body fat. 169.2 pounds lean mass. 38.5 pounds fat.
July 1999: 204 at 13.1% body fat. 188.43 pounds lean mass. 15.57 pounds fat.
I was told that there could be some problems with my heath, training, and racing if I get my body fat below 5%. So I've decided in late Nov I'm going to try and get my weight down to 179, which would put me just below 6% body fat.
For those who don't know about Hydrostatic Testing I posted a description about it below:
Hydrostatic Testing(Underwater Weighing) has become universally regarded by industry experts as the "Gold Standard" in body fat testing. Renowned author and fitness expert Covert Bailey, in the phenomenal best seller "Fit or Fat", states: "That hydrostatic testing (underwater immersion) is the most accurate method for body fat determination."
The hydrostatic method uses a two component model which separates the body in two distinct pieces:
1) Bone, muscle, and connective tissue collectively known as lean mass sinks (More Dense than Water).
2)Body Fat-floats (Less Dense than Water).
By obtaining your land weight and water weight (based on buoyancy) the UNM physiology department can scientifically calculate your body fat as a percentage of your total weight. The ordinary land scale cannot tell you if weight loss is muscle or fat, while getting dunked can tell you to the ounce of what took place with you body during your weight loss or gain regiment.
Clinically speaking, the hydrostatic testing method has been around for over 50 years and is based on Archimedes principle which states "that when a body is submerged in water, there is a buoyant counter force equal to the weight of the water which is displaced". Again, because bone and muscle are denser than water, a person with a larger percentage of lean body mass will weigh more in the water and ultimately have a lower body fat percentage versus someone with less lean muscle mass. A person with more body fat will be lighter in water because body fat floats and lean tissue, muscle, connective tissue, bones, etc. sink.
Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing (Hydro-Densitometry): According to research, "Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing "is still the "Gold Standard" to which all methods of body fat testing still compare themselves.
What I felt like today!
What it was actually like.
Oct 2011: 181 pounds @ 6.86% body fat. 169.3 pounds lean mass. 12.5 pounds fat.
June 2011: 188.4 pounds @ 10.9%. 169.4 pounds lean mass. 19 pounds fat.
Nov 2010: 222.2 pounds at 19.01% body fat. 180 pounds lean mass. 42.2 pounds fat.
July 2010: 189 pounds at 9.81% body fat. 170.6 pounds lean mass. 18.5 pounds fat.
Jan 2010: 207 at 18.4% body fat. 169.2 pounds lean mass. 38.5 pounds fat.
July 1999: 204 at 13.1% body fat. 188.43 pounds lean mass. 15.57 pounds fat.
I was told that there could be some problems with my heath, training, and racing if I get my body fat below 5%. So I've decided in late Nov I'm going to try and get my weight down to 179, which would put me just below 6% body fat.
For those who don't know about Hydrostatic Testing I posted a description about it below:
Hydrostatic Testing(Underwater Weighing) has become universally regarded by industry experts as the "Gold Standard" in body fat testing. Renowned author and fitness expert Covert Bailey, in the phenomenal best seller "Fit or Fat", states: "That hydrostatic testing (underwater immersion) is the most accurate method for body fat determination."
The hydrostatic method uses a two component model which separates the body in two distinct pieces:
1) Bone, muscle, and connective tissue collectively known as lean mass sinks (More Dense than Water).
2)Body Fat-floats (Less Dense than Water).
By obtaining your land weight and water weight (based on buoyancy) the UNM physiology department can scientifically calculate your body fat as a percentage of your total weight. The ordinary land scale cannot tell you if weight loss is muscle or fat, while getting dunked can tell you to the ounce of what took place with you body during your weight loss or gain regiment.
Clinically speaking, the hydrostatic testing method has been around for over 50 years and is based on Archimedes principle which states "that when a body is submerged in water, there is a buoyant counter force equal to the weight of the water which is displaced". Again, because bone and muscle are denser than water, a person with a larger percentage of lean body mass will weigh more in the water and ultimately have a lower body fat percentage versus someone with less lean muscle mass. A person with more body fat will be lighter in water because body fat floats and lean tissue, muscle, connective tissue, bones, etc. sink.
Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing (Hydro-Densitometry): According to research, "Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing "is still the "Gold Standard" to which all methods of body fat testing still compare themselves.
What I felt like today!
What it was actually like.
October 12, 2011
picture of a baby and Moms belly
This is a wonderful picture I saw on Facebook. I remember playing with my kids when they were still in my wife's belly. After awhile they'd learn games and play with me. Once I woke them up and they realized it was play time my boys would feel around until they found my palm, then they'd kick or hit it as hard as they could. Cody had the most endurance, he could play for almost an hour. Rion was our strongest, he could kick so hard he could knock the breath out of my wife and bring tears to her eyes. My daughter would get tired the quickest, but she learned the most intricate games. She would follow my fingers with her hand as I traced patterns around my wife's belly. There were times we could see her fingers when she tried to grasp ahold of my finger rather than just follow the patterns I was making. If I tapped her hand or foot once she would hit back once, if I bumped her twice she would hit me back twice.
Those were some of the best experiences of my life. I'll remember them fondly until the I day I die.
Those were some of the best experiences of my life. I'll remember them fondly until the I day I die.
October 11, 2011
Gas 'em all!
Today I saw the instructors gas the cadets. Watching a new class get gassed with OC, CS, CN or a combination is always a lot of fun. The 1st time always hurts the worst! I remember my 1st time, my eyes wouldn't open, my face felt like it was on fire, unable to breath, a few of my fellow cadets barfed, some of us had a competition to see who had the longest line of snot hanging from their face..... good times.
Today the instructors didn't know that private contractors were working on the academy gym roof, and the contractors didn't know that a few canisters of gas were about to be dropped up wind from them. It's bad enough getting gassed when your safely on the ground and you know it's coming, but the contractors had no idea what was coming and they were on a slick metal pitched roof 3 stories off the ground! It's dangerous enough trying to keep from sliding off the roof in normal conditions, it looked even more difficult when they were coughing, crying, and dripping snot. Once I realized they were ok I had a pretty good laugh.
Ah, the joy of less than lethal chemical munitions!
Today the instructors didn't know that private contractors were working on the academy gym roof, and the contractors didn't know that a few canisters of gas were about to be dropped up wind from them. It's bad enough getting gassed when your safely on the ground and you know it's coming, but the contractors had no idea what was coming and they were on a slick metal pitched roof 3 stories off the ground! It's dangerous enough trying to keep from sliding off the roof in normal conditions, it looked even more difficult when they were coughing, crying, and dripping snot. Once I realized they were ok I had a pretty good laugh.
Ah, the joy of less than lethal chemical munitions!
October 10, 2011
R.I.P. MIRRO-MATIC vintage coffee percolator
This week my grandfathers vintage MIRRO-MATIC 9652m coffee percolator from the year 1952 stopped working. He used it daily for decades, then I inherited it and did the same. A good strong cup-o-joe from that thing was often the difference of me getting off my lazy butt and motivated to train or if I took the day off and sat on the couch eating Cheetos. I was very sad when it died. I've made countless cups of coffee from it and it had a lot of sentimental value for me. I've decided to attempt buy a replacement cord from Amazon.com before I give up on it and forced to say a tear stained good bye. At this point I'm not sure if it's the cord that is malfunctioning or if the cord I'm planning on ordering is the right cord for my coffee pot, but I gotta try.
Last month my time trial bike was also totaled. That bike was my baby. I loved it so much my wife called it "the other woman". It was made entirely from carbon fiber, had an aggressive set up that I'd adjusted a thousand times until it was PERFECT! It was gorgeous, FAST, and fit me and my personality to a tee! My wife bought it for me as a bribe to convince me to let her quit her job and become a stay at home Mom. It worked.
Sad times here in the Former Clydesdale's household.
October 07, 2011
thank you for the prayer requsts!
The following post is an email from the eldest son of the family I've been requsting prayers for:
Hello All,
Thankyou again so much for your prayers and emails!
Praise the Lord with us!!!!! Today the doctors released my Dad from the hospital. The results of the tests and ultrasound showed that he has an infection in his left kidney, an inflamed liver and has passed a large kidney stone. The docs have him on medications for his kidney infection and liver and he is doing much better. He is recovering and with my family now in Yaunde. I do not know yet when they will be able to get to the Grace Tait Shelter, as the doctors have him scheduled for a follow on appointment. My Mom will be sending out an update in the near future.
Thankyou so much for your prayers and please thank the Lord with us for His working in this situation! Please continue to pray that my Dad recovers from this infection and that the family can get to the Shelter soon.
In His Hand,
Mark
Hello All,
Thankyou again so much for your prayers and emails!
Praise the Lord with us!!!!! Today the doctors released my Dad from the hospital. The results of the tests and ultrasound showed that he has an infection in his left kidney, an inflamed liver and has passed a large kidney stone. The docs have him on medications for his kidney infection and liver and he is doing much better. He is recovering and with my family now in Yaunde. I do not know yet when they will be able to get to the Grace Tait Shelter, as the doctors have him scheduled for a follow on appointment. My Mom will be sending out an update in the near future.
Thankyou so much for your prayers and please thank the Lord with us for His working in this situation! Please continue to pray that my Dad recovers from this infection and that the family can get to the Shelter soon.
In His Hand,
Mark
October 04, 2011
prayer request
All Prayer Warriors- please pray for our pastor-turned-missionary who is serving the Lord in Cameroon. On the 8-hour bus ride to the orphanage with his young family, he was struck with severe abdominal pain. The doctors at one hospital didn't know what to do and released him. Please pray hard for this man of God who has left all to follow God's calling on His life. And pray for his family, as I am sure this is very frightening to them all. This is the same family who I had a prayer request on my blog last week when their 6 year old son had bronchitis.
October 03, 2011
SW challenge series points
I'd promised I'd post on my blog if there was any changes in the top 3 of the 35-39 age group of the South West Challenge series. Marty Moriarty has secured 2nd place in the series with an AMAZING performance last weekend at the Elephant Man Olympic distance triathlon. He finished in 25th place overall out of 280 athletes and teams and 1st place in his division of 12! In the series he now has 7 races and 63 points total. Before this season Marty was a pure cyclist, which made his triathlon accomplishments this year absolutely stunning! He finished the 1 mile swim in 30 minutes! That's fast. I've never completed an oly swim in 30 minutes before. It was no surprise at all that he had the 3rd fastest bike split out of 280 finishing the very hard 25 mile bike course with a 21.9 mph average! He finished the 10K run in 47:09 keeping a 7:49 pace. The Elephant Man run course is REALLY hard, so that kind of a pace from someone who had never practiced his running until this year is dang impressive. This guys a stud triathlete.
The 1st time I raced with Marty was at the Atomic Man triathlon earlier this year. Up until facing Marty I'd never finished outside of 1st placec in my division at that race. Here's a picture of Marty and I coming out of T-2. He's a few strides ahead of me:
Having Marty and Brooks Vandervort in my division is going to make me train harder and race faster or I may be in danger of never seeing another top 3 in the South West again!
There's 1 race remaining in the series but the top 3 has already been determined. They are as follows:
1st place Brooks Vandivort with 8 races & 76.25 points
2nd Marty Moriarty with 7 races and 63 points
3rd Cody Hanson with 10 races and 56.5 points
Next year I plan on going back to specializing in sprint distance triathlons so that I have a chance against these 2 power houses. I'm hoping I can get my wrecked and totaled triathlon bike replaced by then!
The 1st time I raced with Marty was at the Atomic Man triathlon earlier this year. Up until facing Marty I'd never finished outside of 1st placec in my division at that race. Here's a picture of Marty and I coming out of T-2. He's a few strides ahead of me:
Having Marty and Brooks Vandervort in my division is going to make me train harder and race faster or I may be in danger of never seeing another top 3 in the South West again!
There's 1 race remaining in the series but the top 3 has already been determined. They are as follows:
1st place Brooks Vandivort with 8 races & 76.25 points
2nd Marty Moriarty with 7 races and 63 points
3rd Cody Hanson with 10 races and 56.5 points
Next year I plan on going back to specializing in sprint distance triathlons so that I have a chance against these 2 power houses. I'm hoping I can get my wrecked and totaled triathlon bike replaced by then!
September 29, 2011
prayer request
I'm requesting prayers for a friends son named Peter who is six. He and his parents are currently missionaries in Cameron. He has bronchitis.
September 28, 2011
indoor tire product reviews
The wonderful thing about indoor training is that indoor trainer tires last FOREVER! The 2 I've purchased most recently are the Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Home Trainer Tire & the Continental Ultra Sport Home trainer Tire.
The Continental Ultra Sport Home trainer tire is a very good tire. I put on almost 2000 miles before the sides of the tire became cracked and I started having flats. The bad thing about them is that the tire is black, so after I ride on them I have to carry my bike outside, not allowing the tires to touch the floor or they leave black tire tracks on our tile and carpet. Since riding the Continentals my wood porch has a huge amount of black tracks all over it that can only be removed if I scrub the wood with sandpaper, and then I'm forced refinish the wood with a wood treatment product.
The Vittoria Zaffiro Pro home Trainer Tire is an amazing tire! I currently have 3500 miles on it. Although it is starting to have some cracks on the sides of the tire I still haven't had a single flat tire. Not a single flat in 3500 miles! Now that's great workmanship right there!!! The tires are red and don't leave any annoying black tracks on my flooring, carpet, or porch.
The Continental Ultra Sport Home trainer tire is a very good tire. I put on almost 2000 miles before the sides of the tire became cracked and I started having flats. The bad thing about them is that the tire is black, so after I ride on them I have to carry my bike outside, not allowing the tires to touch the floor or they leave black tire tracks on our tile and carpet. Since riding the Continentals my wood porch has a huge amount of black tracks all over it that can only be removed if I scrub the wood with sandpaper, and then I'm forced refinish the wood with a wood treatment product.
The Vittoria Zaffiro Pro home Trainer Tire is an amazing tire! I currently have 3500 miles on it. Although it is starting to have some cracks on the sides of the tire I still haven't had a single flat tire. Not a single flat in 3500 miles! Now that's great workmanship right there!!! The tires are red and don't leave any annoying black tracks on my flooring, carpet, or porch.
September 23, 2011
cookie baking & a triathlon physique dont mix
Today I baked sugar cookies with confetti sprinkles on them for my babies and didn't eat any. I felt like I was being tortured. Baking cookies and then not having a single taste is something that could be used at Guantanamo Bay.
Now that I'm no longer training I'm having to be super careful about my calorie intake. I no longer have the calories to eat wich I normally earn from working out, and since early September my metabolic rate has dropped from 3350 calories a day to 2884 calories a day. My goals for the next few months is to rest, recover, and most importantly NOT gain any weight. In early September I Weighed 182. Somehow I've been able to avoid gaining any weight without having exercised at all for the last 20 days. I'm hoping I can continue to maintain until I get back to swimming, biking, running, & a bit of strength training. Once I get back to training I'd like to try to get down to my dream weight of 177 pounds! Man I'd be fast at that weight!!!!
Now that I'm no longer training I'm having to be super careful about my calorie intake. I no longer have the calories to eat wich I normally earn from working out, and since early September my metabolic rate has dropped from 3350 calories a day to 2884 calories a day. My goals for the next few months is to rest, recover, and most importantly NOT gain any weight. In early September I Weighed 182. Somehow I've been able to avoid gaining any weight without having exercised at all for the last 20 days. I'm hoping I can continue to maintain until I get back to swimming, biking, running, & a bit of strength training. Once I get back to training I'd like to try to get down to my dream weight of 177 pounds! Man I'd be fast at that weight!!!!
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