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Nutrition Data
March 7th, 2009So, I’m still not really training, but it’s not like I never move. I’m keeping up with Krav and TRX, and now that the sun is visible once again, maybe I can get out for some bike rides.
While my training is still relatively slow compared to the family, I stumbled across something interesting today and thought I would share it with everybody.
NutritionData.com is a website that gathers information from the USDA, restaurants, and food manufacturers to make it easy to find the nutritional value of nearly any food.
My favorite features of the site are the graphs for each food. They show how balanced the food is, the quality of the proteins it contains, how filling vs. how nutritious it is, and what makes up the majority of calories (carbs, proteins, or fats).
If you can’t find a food on their site, you can customize one using the My Recipes and My Foods tools (these require creating a profile). When you add things to your foods, you can then tell the site what you ate in a day, and it will give you all the previously mentioned graphs for each food combined so you can see how balanced your daily diet is.
It’s all pretty sweet, and since diet is an important part of an exercise regimen I thought it might be worth trying out.
I’m still alive
February 22nd, 2009So, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted, but it’s also been a long time since I’ve made any serious progress in my training. This is not the post to change that.
This is a post asking for help from our kind readers so that I can have my dream job. I need everyone to go to islandreefjob.com and rate my video highly. Every view and every star will bring me that much closer to getting the best job in the world.
Thank you for all of your support, I look forward to training with the Makos in Australia soon!
P.S.- Though my training hasn’t really moved to a new level, I have gotten better at the training I’ve been doing. TRX never gets easier, but I’ve been increasing the resistance a little each class. I’ve also been getting more confident in Krav Maga and can endure a little longer with each class.
Fight Training
January 22nd, 2009Two-thirds of the time I mention this triathlon idea to someone, they say something along the lines of “I hear you get beat up pretty badly in the swimming part.”
Bearing this in mind, my tri training for the past two weeks has consisted of two one hour TRX classes and at least one Krav Maga class per week. I know I won’t out-swim everybody, so I figure I ought to be able to hold my own in this underwater Mortal Combat I’ve been hearing about.
Other than that, my training schedule has been mostly about avoiding injury. Seeing as how slow and steady wins the race, I will be going on four 2 mile walks this weekend, partly to get ready for that running portion but mostly to get to work and back. I might start jogging soon, and not just when I’m trying not to be late for work. I’m keeping my eyes open for a place to run that’s easily accessible and won’t require dodging regular pedestrians.
My Training Begins
January 14th, 2009Today I had my first bike ride to start off my training for the triathlon. Colin and I rode for about two hours, going from our apartment to the beach and back (a total of about 12 miles). It wasn’t as difficult as I had expected, especially considering I did an hour of TRX last night. The worst part was definitely the beginning, when we climbed a hill for about three or four blocks. I’m not entirely sure the route we took, but I mapped out this approximation on Google Maps:
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All in all, it was a good training day, and I don’t think it will be long before my rides lengthen considerably.
