<p>May have to resort to skyping some of you to get motivated and have you watch so I really do all of those darn core workouts! 
You all could be my own version of a personal trainer/coach! Wait…you already are! :)</p>
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<p>I won’t get into the specifics, but there are numerous reasons for females teraing their ACLs at a higher rate now. One is simply there is more participation by females. There is quite a bit of anatomy and physiciology involved too. I have spent the last 3 years spending a lot of time on this specific topic–ACL injury in the female athlete. Tell you what-- I’ll write an article for my blog this evening discussing this topic because I don’t have time now…</p>
<p>MOWC,
I am aware of the purpose of an open forum. Thank you for your passionate reminder. My intent when I started the thread and throughout the time that the thread has been going has never been to prohibit or discourage ANY poster from posting. I asked politely if people could keep there answers short and sweet as the intention of the thread is to get beginners started without scaring them off. It was a request made politely. I think I made it clear in the beginning both on the Dummie’s thread and on this one that no disrespect was intended and that different styles are suitable for different people. That’s all. I guess i just don’t get why that is so hard for some people to process.</p>
<p>Used the leftover spaghetti squash/veggies from last night and poured egg whites over it to make a great frittata today. Didn’t even miss my light multigrain English muffin! Think I will make shish-kabobs for dinner with a salad. Craving some of idad’s famous blue cheese salad!</p>
<p>NM, that sounds awesome. We are having chicken kabobs for dinner tonight - our grocery had a sale on organic chicken breasts already cut into the tenders. We’ve been having a great salad of greens, blue cheese, craisins, walnuts and pear with vinaigrette. Tonight we’ll mix it up a bit with greens, goat cheese, walnuts, asparagus and beets. And yes, strawberries for dessert. </p>
<p>Next on the menu - grilled portabello caps filled with tomato/mozzarella salad. </p>
<p>Please don’t tell me if it’s not good for me!</p>
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<p>It’s not particularly hard to process the fact that you are ordering us to post in a certain way. We just don’t all care to obey your command! If you want short and sweet, try Twitter. Limit is 140 characters! </p>
<p>On my running forum, there are runners who post about their disappointment with races run at sub 6 minute pace. Others are all about outlining their preparation for their next 100 miler. OHHHH- I should be scared away! Nope- I read it if I am so inclined, but mainly focus on posts and advice that are more relevant to what I am trying to do as a 58 year old runner.</p>
<p>Control issues, EPTR?</p>
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<p>Arabrab:</p>
<p>1) This is the only reason I would want an iPhone, the Workout Muse interval training soundtrack iPhone app. Let’s you build custom interval workouts with your own music and a voice that counts down for the beginning, halfway point, and end of each interval and rest period: “Crank it in 5…4…3…2…1”</p>
<p>[iWorkout</a> Muse - Smartphone Fitness - iPhone workout app](<a href=“workoutmuse.com”>workoutmuse.com)</p>
<p>2) The same group sells hundreds and hundreds of pre-recorded interval soundtrack for iPods and mp3 players. I have several that I use regularly, however, I think they would drive me nuts out on a walk. The techno/rock “workout music” is fine when you want to totally immerse yourself in a hot, sweaty all-out interval session. For example, they are fine on the Airdyne or for Spartacus workouts. But, think I would hate them on a walk/jog in the park, where I’m looking for little more relaxation.</p>
<p>3) Lately, I’ve been programming my Garmin watch to do intervals. That’s working well, although I really can’t hear that well over the iPod, so I have the watch for the start and end of intervals.</p>
<p>4) Perhaps the best all-around solution (after the iPhone app) is the Gymboss interval timer. It’s very small and clips on a waistband or shirt collar. Has a superloud beep and/or can be set to vibrate like a pager. You can quickly (once you get the hang of it) program any length work interval, any length rest interval, and any number of repeats.</p>
<p>[www.Gymboss.com[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Here’s Zuzanna in action with her hot pink Gymboss timer:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll7T2OYGIrI]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll7T2OYGIrI]YouTube</a> - BodyRock.tv](<a href=“http://www.gymboss.com/]www.Gymboss.com[/url”>http://www.gymboss.com/)</p>
<p>sabaray…do you stuff the tomatoes and mozz in the cap and grill or are there other ingredients??? I think my family would like those.</p>
<p>The caps are grilled, NM, and then filled with a tomato salad: </p>
<p>To fill four caps, chop 3 medium tomatoes into 1/2 inch cubes. Take 8 oz. of the water-packed mozzarella and chop that into 1/2 inch cubes. Whisk 3 tbsp olive oil with 2 cloves of minced garlic. Toss with the tomatoes and cheese and about 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil. </p>
<p>Grill the caps and fill with the salad. You can drizzle with more olive oil if you like and serve. I would think you could add the tomato salad to the caps as they are grilling for a different taste/texture. In fact, that sounds really good. Of course, season to your own taste with salt and pepper.</p>
<p>Hmmm. The stuffed portobello caps sound good. I used to grill portobello caps all the time, but got kind of sick of them. But, using them as a vessel for some kind of salady/veggie thing sounds lke a good idea!</p>
<p>One local store sells uncooked portobello caps filed with chopped veggies (tomato, bell pepper, onion, etc.) with a dash of grated cheese and a rosemary twig on the top. They are delicious baked. (Someone on the other thread was asking for some veggie dinner options…)</p>
<p>I like zucchini used as a vessel as well. Don’t laugh, but the food network website has a lot of good ideas. I also like a blog from a local grocery service where lots of healthy eating tips are posted (blog dot relayfoods dot com). Admittedly, they tailor their recipes and suggestions to what’s available in our market, but lots of links to other great resources.</p>
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<p>Laugh? No way. The Food Network site is my go-to place to look up recipes. Great stuff.</p>
<p>I used to watch Food TV all the time, back when they used to have, you know, like cooking shows. Bobby Flay’s show where he stood at a counter and cooked gave me some of the best ideas ever. The cochinta pibil Yucatan pork that I cooked a few weeks ago came from a really old Food Network show by a pair of Latino cooks. And my favorite apple, proscuitto, walnut, and parmeggiano salad came from Mario Batali.</p>
<p>New York Times had a good article about injuries in girl’s sports: [The</a> Uneven Playing Field - Girls’ Sports Injuries - Michael Sokolove - New York Times](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/magazine/11Girls-t.html]The”>The Uneven Playing Field - Girls' Sports Injuries - Michael Sokolove - The New York Times)</p>
<p>Grilled butterflied leg of lamb that’s been marinating in yorgurt, cardomom and orange zest is on the menu tonight. I’ll probably grill some zucchini for the vegetable.</p>
<p>Grabbed a Hershey’s Special Dark bar from the kitchen this afternoon after a long run. I think that my carb intake was too low today and wanted a little glucose in my system. As chocolate bars go, it’s not that bad but it’s still 21 grams of sugar. That’s more than I have in a whole day quite often. That goes along with a late lunch of Brussels Sprouts and Okra in a chicken broth and a half-cup of tuna fish.</p>
<p>5K walk/jog this afternoon. First time I’ve been able to exercise outdoors in 7 days. Tired legs, slow, but these jogging intervals are definitely getting easier and not pegging the meter on my heart rate quite as much. I’ve been making a concerted effort to improve my conditioning on these longer intervals – both with the jogging and the Airdyne.</p>
<p>After 8 days in a row of exercise (counting my short aborted workout last Monday) and six days of intervals, I’m taking a rest day tomorrow.</p>
<p>I have a new goal! I’m just trying to lose one pound. If I can do that, then the government charts will stop saying that I’m fat!</p>
<p>Maybe you’ll like this BodyFat calculator better. It just takes your weight and waist measurement. I come in at 16% on this calculator which puts me in the “fitness” category.</p>
<p>[Body</a> Fat Calculator](<a href=“http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/]Body”>Body Fat Calculator)</p>
<p>On the regular one, I come in at the middle of the overweight category. That’s okay - I am to get out of that one too. I need to lose about 18 pounds for that - that’s going to take a while.</p>
<p>Getting below 200 pounds does make a big psychological difference. I don’t worry so much about my weight and I can focus on doing the things to lose weight instead of obsessing on why it took so long to break that barrier. For some reason, it took a long time to get through that point - almost as if my body didn’t want to give it up.</p>
<p>H and I just finished our long neighborhood loop - he is noticeably encouraged by the fact he is improving timewise and feels good doing it. It was hot and humid and we kept a reasonable pace over some challenging hills, around 42 minutes for 3 miles. Tomorrow night we’ll head back to the park and I’ll do some running and H can walk. </p>
<p>A rest day sounds like a good idea, iDad. Give yourself time to recharge.</p>
<p>sheesh…just when I was feeling good about my workout today D2 came home from work, changed and ran 3 miles to the gym, lifted weights and then ran the 3 miles back. Oh to be young again! She did like the dinner I made!</p>
<p>Oooh mathmom – can I come to dinner at your house? Pretty please? </p>
<p>We LOVE lamb, and cardomon and orange zest aren’t shabby either. Do you think this would work with lamb shoulder steaks grilled on the bbq? How long do you marinate the butterflied leg of lamb, and how much cardomon (ground?) do you use?</p>
<p>And thanks Idad – I don’t have an iPhone, but I do have an iTouch, and it looks like the software runs on it!</p>