When you're starting out, it's hard to figure out what to do, which equipment to use or to buy, and how to get started. Here are some Questions and Answers on Weight Lifting and Strength Training for Beginner Runners and Triathletes. What is a realistic weight for a dumbbell to...
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Taking a Break From Training – Cycling in Upstate New York
I've been training hard gearing up for both the 5.5 mile swim and the half Ironman event in North Carolina. So, when my college buddy called and asked if I wanted to meet her upstate to go cycling, I was excited. I had been on the rail trail when I...
Book Review: Running in the Midpack by Martin Yelling and Anji Andrews
When I got this book, I thought, "when will someone write a book about the back of the pack?" All of the running books are geared for either elite or age-group runners but never about people who just love to run. Although Running in the Midpack - How to be...
What is the Size of the Pools at Lifetime Fitness in Garden City?
There is so much misinformation on both the web and in the facility at Lifetime Fitness in Garden City. When I first joined, I was told the indoor pool was meters and the outdoor pool was yards. Even when you surf the internet you will see that this is confirmed....
BioTropic Labs Inner Armor Supplement and Discount Code
Discount Code Available at the bottom of the blog! Although COVID-19 may not be a threat to most of us any more, the chance that we get sick is higher because we are endurance athletes. We end up pushing ourselves to the max. That is why BioTropic Labs developed an...
Form Goggle Review
I was dying to try the Form Goggles because they worked similar to Google Glass. As many of you know, I was an original Google Glass Explorer. Google glass had some very interesting properties, including their bone conductor technology, which many of the headset companies are using today. The other...
Three New Product Reviews – TIIGA, Vitalyte and Ndulge Mushroom Review
Within the last couple of weeks, a couple of new companies reached out to me and supplied me with samples of their products for review. TIIGA Hydration is a new hydration company that comes in two flavors - Raspberry Lemonade and Orange Mango. What are the benefits of Tiiga? Raw...
Am I Addicted to Working Out?
How can anyone be addicted to working out? It's boring. It takes effort to get out the door. And, sometimes it hurts. Well, that's what I used to think before I became a triathlon junkie. Is there a TA? I am a Triathlon Addict. There, I said it. Hmmm... I...
I Signed Up For Maggie Fischer Memorial 5.5-Mile Cross Bay Swim
Signing up is the easy part. Training and getting mentally fit is the hard thing about getting ready for a 5.5-mile Maggie Fischer Memorial Cross Bay Swim in July. Swimming at Lifetime I started out by swimming between 1 - 2 miles in the pool. I've been training at Lifetime...
Is there drama at your pool?
Funny thing about drama, if you are not part of it, but see it happening, is it really drama? That's the question I ask myself every time I go into the pool at Lifetime Fitness in Garden City. New policy at the gym Recently, the club instituted a policy where...