Weekend Workouts - May 16

[sadlebred]

What did everyone do this weekend?

Bonus question: What is your favorite smoothie recipe?

[sadlebred]

Friday: off
Sat.: 15 mile mountain bike ride
Sunday: 45 mile fast road ride

Smoothie: 1 cup unsweet vanilla almond milk + 1/2 cup water, 1 cup froze blueberries, 1 cup mixed frozen berries, 1 scoop vanilla whey powder, quick dash of flax seed oil. Put in blender and mix. Add spinach, mix again. Add more spinach, mix again. It's probably about 2 cups of spinach, but I don't measure it. Pour in whatever you drink it in and "enjoy."

[Deleted]

Friday: low weight, high rep lifting day followed by a short bike ride

Saturday: rest day

Sunday: 20 mile skate with sprint finishers that nearly left me dead. Followed by my 1st trip to the Farmer's market since the Before Times. Farmer's market pizza! Whee!

QOTW: I love the idea of smoothies, but they never fill me up so i don't do them. I much prefer to chew my calories.

[lilypad1126]

Fri: 3.5 mile run
Sat: off. I spent the morning helping my local Girls on the Run host a small school 5k. It was so fun!
Sun: 7.25 miles of intervals.

QOTW: I can’t do smoothies. They don’t fill me up, so it’s just a bunch of extra calories/sugar that I don’t really need. I’d rather have (and often do) a milkshake 😄

[melmel48]

Friday- core workout
Saturday- 1.5 mile run
Sunday- 5k race

Smoothies.. I don't make them often. When I do I use vanilla yogurt, apple juice, banana and frozen berries. It doesn't fill me up; I will use it as a snack.

[minzy]

Fri - swam 72 laps (1 mi)
Sat - ran 3.5 mi; walked 3 mi w/ kids
Sun - swam 120 laps, ~1 mi hike

My favorite smoothie may just be a classic SOB - strawberry, orange juice and banana. Lots of natural sugar and very little protein, but tasty!

[scm1011]

F: 3 mile run
S: off
S: 8 mile run

My favorite smoothie is also strawberry banana with OJ (and yogurt). I love smoothies but hate cleaning my blender so I don't make them very often lol.

[doctoranda]

I only did some walking on Fri and Sun. DH had his birthday on Friday and I celebrated too hard and was too hangover on Saturday to do anything fun. I am such an idiot.

Also, I keep getting pretty bad headaches and I think they are weather related but it seriously messes with my plans for runs and hikes etc. (I have migraine meds but even with those...)

I love all smoothies that are fruit and veg. I do not like peanut butter in my smoothies.

[wawa]

Friday - we took the day off and I rode my bike! 20 lovely miles.

Sat - another open water swim. only 600m. Water was much warmer this time, but still cold enough to freak out my inner ear. I felt like I'd ridden a roller coaster for the rest of the day. I need earplugs apparently?

Sun - unplanned rest. was supposed to run, but excessive fun was had on Sat so...no.

my favorite smoothie to date has been caramel flavored protein powder, frozen banana, frozen spinach and peanut butter. Does actually fill me up and worked well as a breakfast I could eat while commuting. I haven't had one of those in ages though.

[katyintx]

Fri: 6 easy miles
Sat: 20 prescribed... but at mile 5 my Achilles was hurting with every step I took so I went and finished the remaining 2:20 on the Peloton. Ugh.
Sun: rest. Lots of icing.

Don’t have a favorite recipe, more of a “throw whatever we have” in and blend it up.

Since others aren’t quite ready for Marathon Monday yet, I’ll pause it until mid-summer. But I am going to use this to vent for a second. I’m getting so sick of my body fighting me on this marathon training cycle! The hamstring issues, and now my Achilles issue, is really frustrating. I just want to be able to run normally, as the plan is written, without pain!

[sadlebred]

wawa Where did you get the caramel flavored protein powder. I love caramel and am intrigued.

[wawa]

May 18, 2021 8:41:49 GMT -5 sadlebred said:

wawa Where did you get the caramel flavored protein powder. I love caramel and am intrigued.

it was this brand, though they seem to have switched up their line up a bit since I bought my a million years ago so I'm not sure if the formula is the same.

kinda tempted to buy some again...I really did like that smoothie. 

us.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-protein/10852500.html

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katyintx I've been struggling with AT for a year and a half now. The only thing that has truly helped has been following the rehab planned outlined by Dr. Aaron Horschig (sesrch Squat University online or on SM). It's not a quick fix but it has been very effective. That, plus figuring out what triggers a flare-up (heavy squats for me) and removing that variable have me skating 20 miles again amd doing all the things i love. I hope you find relief. It is SO frustrsting!

[katyintx]

May 18, 2021 22:24:39 GMT -5 @peep said:

katyintx I've been struggling with AT for a year and a half now. The only thing that has truly helped has been following the rehab planned outlined by Dr. Aaron Horschig (sesrch Squat University online or on SM). It's not a quick fix but it has been very effective. That, plus figuring out what triggers a flare-up (heavy squats for me) and removing that variable have me skating 20 miles again amd doing all the things i love. I hope you find relief. It is SO frustrsting!

Oh I’ll have to check this out, thanks for the tip!  I’ve just been doing a lot of icing, compression, elevate, every couple of days taking an nsaid. Hopefully this will be a more permanent fix! 

[breezy8407]

Fri: none, was traveling for work for the first time since Covid. It was interesting.
Sat: 60 min Peloton Cycle
Sun: 45 Min peloton Cycle and HIIT workout + family bike ride.

Smoothies: Not really for me. Its a lot of work and doesn't really fill me up. I will buy one at the gym every so often, but its more of a treat because it has chocolate in it.