<p>Congratulations, sabaray, and thanks to you for starting the thread and to all posters who kept it going! :)</p>
<p>Tapering feels like slacking off…</p>
<p>I think this tread is fantastic.</p>
<p>I remember posting on this thread a couple years ago - but I wasn’t dedicated enough to the challenge, didn’t have it in me yet. I walked away feeling a little intimidated, like too much of a sloucher. (No one should feel this way! I know that now). </p>
<p>My magic moment and motivation arrived last fall and I have to say, it was a big moment in my confidence and motivation when one day I realized I DID belong on this thread and that I could relate and benefit from the discussion Really, a turning point.</p>
<p>My aspirations are not huge but they are consistent. Love the humor, love accountability, love the little gentle “push” some days - not by the people but by your words about your own experiences . You all rock!!</p>
<p>Ohio, since my husband used to have mondo thighs I discussed this with him. He says he would attribute it to the motocross, soccer, cycling, and before that football, that he was doing. He doesn’t really think it was due to running other than steep hills. He mentioned sleds from when he did football, but both of us see a potential problem with that due to the pressure it puts on knees. </p>
<p>He doesn’t really think big thighs are probably the main thing to focus on, though, because he sees that as mainly explosive power to get you out of the blocks. He thinks to keep it really happening in the second lap for the 800 some ideas would be to concentrate on cardio, leg speed (rotation), and intervals.</p>
<p>He thinks it would be good to watch Youtubes of 800 meter world record holders to closely watch their form. In his words, “Why reinvent the wheel?” ;)</p>
<p>Congrats, saba.
BB - remember tapering takes just as much discipline as pushing yourself. Maybe more.</p>
<p>Back in the Gym doing the Well Meaning Idiot’s Program C. (thanks to idad for explaining the etymology behind the term. No need to pout anymore, Deborah, I hope ;))
On a related note, interesteddad – I did the idiot’s signature move, the barbell hip thrust thing. It’s really not as bad as it looks, and it is extremely effective in isolating the glutes. I tend to be super quad-centric and even let my tight hamstrings take over for my glutes. This exercise, when done right, does not allow for that. Plus, I have the trainer right next to me, watching every move, so I feel pretty comfortable with it for the moment.
Bunch of Pilates, then</p>
<p>3 sets
10-12 reps of each
Barbell Hip Thrust
Single Arm Bent Over Row
Goblet Squat with 60 lb. DB
Single Arm DB Bench Press
Turkish Get Ups with 20 lb. DB
Side Lying hip raise
Rotation with 12 lb. med ball</p>
<p>The reason I think he’s an idiot is that the way he presents his signature move, always with massive loads, just begs people to try for personal records like increasing your bench press.</p>
<p>“Like, dude… I hip thrusted 525 lbs today, dude…”</p>
<p>That’s when the thing falls apart. I have found that a proper hip bridge is all about slow and controlled. He means well, but his posting YouTubes of him hip thrusting 2000 pounds (or whatever) has unintended consequences.</p>
<p>I have found that I get more out of quality hip bridges and holding the extended position than I did when I tried to load them (with weight plates or DBs)</p>
<p>^^^^^ That’s funny. I can just hear that!</p>
<p>Turns out I did pretty well in the marathon Sunday. 42 out of 92 finishers and 15th woman. Not bad for being old! I’m not recovering easily, though. We’ve had very humid weather and my legs are beat. I’ve done runs of 1.5, 2.2 and 3.1 this week. Walked the dog a couple of times, too. Monday I went to a lunch meeting with my boss and we had to climb a big curved staircase. The going up was OK, but coming down wasn’t fun for my quads.</p>
<p>CJane, right now I do not get to pout. No way! I don’t know whether worldwide panic leads to great travel prices or whether I just found a really good deal, but I booked a trip for the youngun and I. Wahoo! Don’t know when she’ll possibly have a time slot available again, and I want to make the most of the time with her. Super excited. May I say I followed one of the suggestions posted here… I expect we’ll do some running, hiking, and spend time in the water, but it’s not going to include a 5K.</p>
<p>Core/strength/stretch/weights .30 minutes elliptical. Incorporated some idad kettle balls, squats, etc. </p>
<p>DebT . Some good advice. Trouble is I need both speed and endurance if I’m going to compete at a higher level. I’ve watched David Rushida (world record holder) many times and unfortunately I don’t think I’m going to replicate that “wheel” anytime soon!</p>
<p>Headed to Florida for a long weekend. Maybe i can find one of those running parachutes !</p>
<p>Yay Sabaray!!</p>
<p>Cheers to Sabaray hitting the big…I mean little…5-0!
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Kudos to everyone who’s kept this thread rolling…certainly has helped me be more mindful of at least maintaining, and often extending, my goal weight. And it’s given me so many options when it comes to figuring out the best ways for me to address exercise considering my back and idiotic set of historic injuries.</p>
<p>I am at that dangerous spot where at -40 I could (and do) just coast and float back.For me, I think I have to believe I’m still plodding to a new goal (50) just to be able to stay at 40 
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<p>We’ve had a 14-day “record-cool” snap here that ended yesterday when it finally tottered above 80 long enough to feel like summer. And like an idiot, I ended up working til dark and missed it all! Haven’t been getting out on the bike at all to take advantage of the cooler temps either. </p>
<p>After my short sweats in the morning, I enjoy driving into the pool so much that even though the mornings have been October-like in terms of chill, we’ve kept the pool heated to our preferred 88. I suspect I may faint when I get the gas bill after such unseasonable temps, but as mch points out, if we’re working so much that we’re only able to swim in the mornings and at dark its a nice treat to have the pool warm. </p>
<p>When I read about the guy in the parachute sprinting into wind on the beach, somehow my brain turned that into doing “wind sprints” and I had quite an image going on.</p>
<p>I’m like you, KMC…I’d like a little “wiggle room” in the weight loss department. And I’m a fan of those glasses in a big way…aren’t martinis relatively low-cal? Might be a bit early in the day. Come on back around 5 pm. We can toast MOWC’s marathon success then as well! Absolutely amazing.</p>
<p>I, too, appreciate everyone on this thread. It gives me a different perspective than I get from my running groups, and, frankly, a more balanced approach.</p>
<p>The cat knocked my bedside clock off the nightstand at 1:22 am, after which I was awake for over an hour! Felt really tired at 6am but got out in the humidity for 2 miles. I just don’t have it this week. Maybe a few more after work today, but we are having off and on thunderstorms. Daughter went to swim this morning and discovered that they closed the INDOOR pool due to lightening! That’s a new one for us! In Dallas they swam indoors no matter what!</p>
<p>I enjoy this thread too as well as the support and information. Keeps me honest. </p>
<p>Traveling is tough on fitness routines–I need to figure out ways to get in workouts. I did get some walking in–but it wasn’t intentional. My flight from the west coast to the east was diverted because of a medical emergency on-board. As a result, I missed my connection in Detroit. Turns out that the gate for my new connection was at the opposite end of the airport. I realized I had time to walk (didn’t take the train thing that was transporting people) and started walking at a really fast pace (didn’t even stay on the walking sidewalk). When I got to the gate, I looked at my Fitbit and saw that I had walked almost 4 miles. Figured that 4 miles was better than nothing. Need to do more stuff like that so I can stay with my routines while I’m away.</p>
<p>Congrats on reaching a milestone Bday, Sabaray.</p>
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<p>Did that include previous walking elsewhere? Detroit airport’s A concourse is supposedly 1 mile long.</p>
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<p>It was right about the point where I shifted my thinking away from fat loss and towards becoming more fit. Workout. Get more fit. Try to eat well. And figure, the scale will be what it is (as long as it’s not going up).</p>
<p>Gym workout</p>
<p>4 mi stationary bike</p>
<p>db bicep curls
db tricep kickbacks
db military press
db rows
db bench press
db fly
pushups
plank w/elevated leg
side planks
windmill
lateral lunges
reverse lunges with rotation
db goblet squats
pallof press
inverted rows using smith machine
stability ball stir the pot
stability ball jackknife
stability ball toe touches
heel raises</p>
<p>1 mi treadmill run</p>
<p>Nice workout, Deborah!</p>
<p>6.5 x .5 mile intervals with 1 min walk in between. It’s taking a long time to get back to running miles.</p>
Awesome workout!