Same here-total rest. I caught a cold 3 weeks into this training plan and it really took a full two weeks before I felt back to normal. This first week I didn’t train at all, the second I went for a couple of easy dog walk/hikes with no weight.
Melanie Hunter
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ParticipantParticipantMelanie Hunter on April 2, 2022 at 11:11 am · in reply to: Observation @ Foam Rolling and PLB question #64973
Hi Pie,
Thanks for sharing your experience, I enjoyed reading it. I started foam rolling about 4 years ago as a warm-up to kettle bell work so my experience is ~5 minutes, 3x/week, which sounds far short of your Queen status 😉 but at least it’s been enough that maybe my opinion is interesting to you. I’ve also been a certified massage therapist since 1999, although I do not practice for a living, I only do it as a hobby.
Over the years I have come to view a deep massage or any intense body work as a nervous system challenge that you need to “recover” from so that you can come back better, similar to a workout. Which is to say I share Carolyn’s view that it’s a good idea to take a day or so to “integrate” (apologies for the terribly over-used word!) any kind of body work, including deep foam rolling. Perhaps it’s less that you loosened up things that should be tight and more that you gave your nervous system something extra to chew on that it hadn’t quite worked through when you went hiking again.
best,
MelanieParticipantHi Carolyn,
Oh, that’s a good idea–posting the Zoom call times with the signup. It turned out that this round, the Zoom times just happened to overlap with a standing work meeting for me. Knowing in advance would definitely help me plan, next time I sign up for FUA! 🙂
ParticipantThank you, that does help! I’m behind in all Things Online right now so it’s good to know where to look when I get the time. 🙂
ParticipantHi Carolyn and Maya!
I had an appointment run long today (ugh) so I didn’t get the chance to ask my questions. Both of these are simple Training Peaks things that seem like stuff I should be able to figure out…
First, how do you make the map of your training that day go to full screen? I did this once and canNOT seem to do it again! I just got back from a week in the Grand Canyon and thought it would be fun to share a full-screen shot of our GPS track on the map with my 23 year old niece-this was her fist backpacking trip ever.
Second, could you review the “elevation correction” function? When do you use that, and why?
Also, a comment–after a year of training with this FUA group (even after the complete *mess* this winter turned out to be for me) I had a great hike in the Canyon. Everything felt good, I had no real aches and pains, my nutrition was on point, my energy was good, and my niece had a great time. For our hike out I set a below-aerobic threshold pace for us, explained what I was doing and why, and she was *really* interested in hearing more about this type of training. 🙂 The last time I hiked the canyon was almost 30 years ago and even though I used to work outside with a heavy pack on my back, I wasn’t sure how I would feel this time. This is such a great group!
ParticipantHi Jenna,
I’m not a weight loss expert, either, but I was a college volleyball player who went into 2 careers with public weigh-ins (firefighting–to determine flight weight for small aircraft, and the Army) so I’ve been around a lot of very active women trying to lose weight. To add to, or maybe just re-state, what Carolyn and Maya said, I think weight loss is a separate “discipline” that takes the same level of focus as endurance training, or training for pure strength, or to improve your climbing, or whatever your interest. It is indeed very hard to lose weight and train effectively for performance, so I hope you can cut yourself some slack while you get ready for your event. 🙂 Then if you still feel you need to lose weight (maybe you won’t feel that way!) maybe take a 3-month block and focus solely on that. Just an idea!
Happy training!
MelanieParticipantHi Anne,
Thank you for sharing your story and (a very late) welcome to the group! Your honesty about your loss and how you’re coping as best you can is heartening to read. I am so sorry. And, I think you’re on to something with the idea of cathartic events/adventure as therapy for processing trauma. It’s an interesting idea to ponder. Maybe it’s a way to access parts of ourselves that we thought were gone, that we thought had been destroyed by what we went through. Maybe it helps us remember who we are and who we can be. I’m interested in your ideas if you feel like sharing more. Either way, I wish you healing and strength as you move forward, tears and all.
ParticipantMelanie Hunter on February 9, 2022 at 1:37 pm · in reply to: January 25th Zoom – Rebecca Dent, Performance DIetician #63143Thanks Carolyn, it really does help to hear that. And thanks for the good wishes on the trip-I’m excited. 🙂
ParticipantMelanie Hunter on February 8, 2022 at 2:18 pm · in reply to: January 25th Zoom – Rebecca Dent, Performance DIetician #63116How about this for a late response! I just saw your question, Carolyn. For what it’s worth now, yes, I’m 49 and seem to be dealing with a lot of peri-menopause issues, one of which is the blood sugar. Obnoxious is right! I have had a lot of blood sugar issues prior to this, but it is certainly getting much worse lately. I’m big and muscular and have always had a huge appetite; I’m probably one of those women that’s always been a bit higher testosterone relative to other women and I wonder if that’s been part of it. I’m finding now that I do better if I track all my food (also obnoxious) and keep on top of intake around exercise the way Rebecca recommends.
I’m about to take my niece on her first backpacking trip ever to the Grand Canyon but I’m a little worried about having one of these crazy perimenopause blood sugar attacks. I’m busy planning all my food now so if anyone has any favorite backpacking foods, I’d love to hear new ideas!
ParticipantMelanie Hunter on January 29, 2022 at 4:55 pm · in reply to: Rebecca Dent – 2nd Zoom Presentation, March 1st #62697Thanks, Carolyn!
I’ve said this before, but each time I listen to one of Rebecca’s talks I learn something. She has mentioned Energy Availability and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport before, but I was wondering if she could speak on that topic a bit more. Specifically, what is considered adequate EA? I did a short web search and came across “45 calories/kg of fat free mass.” Gosh, if that’s the case, I don’t think I’ve ever *consistently* eaten enough (which explains a lot)!
ParticipantMelanie Hunter on January 24, 2022 at 9:45 pm · in reply to: January 25th Zoom – Rebecca Dent, Performance DIetician #62521Hi, I think I’ll be on a work call tomorrow but I have a question for Rebecca-I suffer these wild blood sugar swings in the last 3-4 days before my period starts. One minute I’m fine, the next I’m ravenous to the point that it’s very unpleasant to NOT eat, but also unpleasant TO eat anything because that just makes me hungrier. I joke about “the beast” getting loose, but I just hate it. I normally follow a fairly structured diet that includes fruit, veggies, beans, fish, yogurt, meat, homemade bread, nuts…I don’t cut out any food groups. I make a point of eating around workouts, and I’m not actively trying to lose weight, but every month I’m just miserable for a week. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you!
ParticipantMelanie Hunter on January 17, 2022 at 7:30 pm · in reply to: Women’s Health Topic #1 – Oral Contraceptives and Sport performance #62278Thanks for posting this, Carolyn. I’ve wondered about the health/performance effects of oral bc since I was in my 20’s…now that I’m 49 that brain space is being occupied by wondering about the health/performance effects of HRT. I’m glad people are finally starting to look at this and do some research!
ParticipantHi Everyone,
Wow, it’s really interesting reading everyone’s bios and goals!I’m Melanie, and I currently live in Anchorage, Alaska but I grew up hiking, skiing, and mountain biking in Colorado. After college I spent several years as a sawyer on hotshot crews (wildland fire) followed by a few years in the Army as a blackhawk pilot. During all that time I took my strength for granted and adopted the “there has to be a harder way” method of training that characterizes those male-dominated arenas. As a result, through my 20’s and 30’s I often found myself overtrained and exhausted. Now at 49 (Tonya, we are four days apart in age) I’m working on resurrecting enough endurance to run a Colorado mountain marathon-I miss my home state and hope to move back soon!
ParticipantMelanie Hunter on December 31, 2021 at 12:11 pm · in reply to: Choosing a training plan for FUA 4 #61352Thank you, Maya and Jane! Maya, the talk you and Carolyn gave about recovery, specifically “deep recovery” was clearly very well timed for me. 🙂
Jane, I have been considered something like the approach you’re taking but haven’t actually executed, so I appreciate you laying out how you approached it!
Happy New Year!
MelanieParticipantBrain and Scott,
Thanks for posting your experiences and observations about treadmill running/indoor training. I’ve always wondered about the efficacy of treadmill running vs. outdoor running but don’t have enough consistent training experience with running to know if my subjective perception (that treadmill running is a good alternative when it’s dark/icy outside) is accurate.