COACH CYNDEE

Today I raced the half ironman at lake mead.  The race is called Rage and for me this was a training race for my full ironman in Texas next month.  I had a plan going into this race and it was executed almost perfectly.  It is pretty rare in racing triathlons that things go perfect but it does happen once in a while.  Because this was a training race I did not want to kill myself.  I needed to push my effort but not so hard that my training this upcoming week would suffer.  I have a lot of training over the next few weeks and have got to be on top of my game.  The water at lake mead was VERY cold.  I am not sure why all of the sudden I have issues with really cold water but it seems the last two races that I have done in water temps in the low 50's have been really difficult.  I have raced cold water races and never had issues but these last two have challenged me in a whole new way.  When I got in the water I had to slow my p...

I always am trying new approaches to motivate my clients. I talked on this subject on a previous blog post called what motivates you.  A challenging part of my job as a trainer is finding out what motivates each person because everyone is so different.  I throw out 1-2 month challenges to my clients on a regular basis.  I give away fun prizes and public acknowledgement at the end.  Its all in fun and fits right along with my motto to "Train Hard and Have Fun". My most recent challenge was for each client to find something to add to their daily routine.  Something that can improve their health and fitness either mentally or physically.  I am positive that being healthy mentally can be a large part of your physical health. My clients were surprised that I was not telling them to remove something from their diet for this new challenge.  For some people telling them what they can't have right off the bat does not work.  So when tr...