Recovery

So my shins are slightly sore today from yesterday's workout. Not Surprised. Yesterday was a massive blow to the legs, I actually expected more soreness. I'll take it easy today and feel out how badly they were worked.

Nicole came up today from Florida. So much fun, we played with Bella, caught up, and went out to the olive garden :-)

Today's Workout
Morning
Easy 1 hour Bike
2x25 pushups
2x25 V-ups

Nutrition
Eggs and Fluff
Orange
Cheerios with Milk
Chocolate Milk
Sams Club Pizza
Strawberries
Banana
Olive Garden - Bread Sticks, Salad, Seafood Alfredo

Recovery Snow Day!

Not as much of a snow, as an Ice day: A good 3 inches of ice and snow. I finally got to swim with my arms today! The past two weeks I've been primarily kicking and using complete underwater pulls to minimize my shoulder strain. After a while of being in the water, I've discovered I've been using my back muscles too much (hyper extension of the abs). What I've realized is I need to engage my abs more consciously from now on. My quads are usually overused. Why? When the abs are engaged you swim, bike, and run more efficiently by using the correct muscle groups. (While Running with engaged abs, you use more of your hams and gluts, instead of primarily using your quads for support and calves for propulsion.) The same is true with swimming, with your abs engaged you work with your stability muscles (kicking) and propulsion muscles (lats) to glide more efficiently through the water. Works out well, doesn't it?

Today's Workout

Morning
1 Hour Recovery Bike - 120 BPM

Evening
1 Hour Swim
Lots of Front and Back Kicking
10 x 20yd @ 30
2 x 100 yd @ 1:20
All Body Stretch
3 x 25 Pushups