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Aug

18

And for those of you on Google Reader…

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Go to my site! I changed stuff. I want to hear what you think!

Aug

18

Broken Record

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I KNOW, i know i know i know. I have said this a million times. But this time I am for real:

I am going to seriously buckle down in the pool. Like seriously actually swim hard. And then I will get fast!

There are several factors at play here:

1. I am NOT going to use the pull buoy as a crutch ANY MORE. I looked back over my workouts from the summer, and only about 25-30% of my main sets were just plain swimming! The rest I did with the pull buoy, paddles, fins, snorkel… Yikes! No more cheating. And for my past two workouts, I have not used the pull buoy at all - my back is so sore, even though I only did 2000 yards today!

2. I got a …

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Aug

18

Teaming Up with Lean1: Conclusion of my Experiment

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Six weeks before last weekend’s 5430 Long Course Triathlon, I started using Nutrition 53’s lean-muscle building meal-replacement supplement, Lean1. I was hoping that by drinking one serving every day for 6 weeks, I’d be able to lose my final 3 lbs to get to my goal race-weight of 115. I chronicled my progress on this blog, but I wanted to do a final post on the topic because:

My experiment was successful!!

And, I was really pleased with how my body felt during this experiment, as well as how it looked at the end. I lost 3 lbs and 1.5 cm of waist circumference, yet I maintained my strong quad circumference. These were exactly the results I was hoping for! I am really grateful to Nutrition53 and Lean1 …

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