I was thankful to get a massage this week from Laurel Darren and that got my body feeling really recovered so I could put in this kind of volume. I always feel really fresh after the massages from Laurel. I also went through a lot of GU Energy to fuel this kind of volume and I'm thankful to have GU supporting me again in 2011! Owen has noticed my liking to GU and he always goes crazy when I mix up some GU Recovery Brew so I had to fill the bottle with some water for him. It's great to see that Owen is a GU fan at such a young age!!
My favorite workout this week was a bike interval workout on Saturday night. My benchmark workout is 5x5 minutes at the highest wattage I can hold. Last week I did 310 watts and I knew with the volume this week that 320 was going to have to wait a week but I planned a workout to help get me ready to handle 320 watts. I programmed the entire workout into the new Cycleops Powerbeam Pro trainer and it went well. I did 4x 3 minutes at 320 watts followed by 10x 1 minute at 370 watts with a 1 minute easy recovery after each. This workout was my favorite because Jen and I used it as a date night as I moved the trainer right next to the treadmill and she did the same workout on the treadmill running her 3 minute hard periods at 6:00/mile pace and her 1 minute hard periods at 5:40 pace. Having two kids and both being into training a lot this may become a pretty standard date night in the Paul household. Payton didn't want to go to sleep and watched "The Little Mirmaid" from the couch next to us probably thinking that mom and dad were nuts for sweating through this insanity from 9:00-10:30 at night.
I have very high goals for 2011 and I hope all of you reading this blog have thought about your own personal goals. Here is some of the latest research on goal setting:
1. Goals are more likely to be met when they are written down
2. They are even more likely to be met if they are told to other people...hence why I am going to put my goals out there for everyone who cares to see. (If you want to share your goals with me send me an e-mail and I will periodically check in with you throughout the year to see how the progress is going. Seriously, I'd love to do this.) My biggest reason for this journey has turned to inspiring others to do something they never thought possible!
3. Goals are more likely to be met if they are specific and measurable. Simply put...if your goal is to lose weight you are more likely to do it if you are specific about how much weight rather than saying, "I want to lose weight."
4. I read one time that people who are obsessed with their goals are much more likely to achieve them. I'd say I'm in that category. I'm obsessed with reaching these goals in 2011. I think about them every day. I e-mailed them to myself and they will stay in my inbox throughout the entire year. They are posted in my workout book that I carry with me every day.
5. Long-term goals are most likely achieved when they are broken down into short-term goals. This is why I use a weekly goal checklist and list out my mileage/yardage goals every week in addition to all the small things in training I want to accomplish. If someone has a goal to lost 20 lbs. in 2011 it will be better to set a short-term goal in January to lose 3 lbs. than to think of the big picture 20 the entire year. When long-term goals are all people have they tend to lose focus much easier and much quicker.
So...here are my goals for 2011 for the entire world to see...or anyone who stumbles on this blog entry.
1. I will develop the confidence that I belong in the professional races with the best triathletes in the world.
2. I will get my body fat % to 9 or less by May.
3. I will get my race weight to 148 lbs. or less by May 7.
4. I will build my long run to at least 2 hrs. 15 minutes by mid-April
5. I will lift weights 3x a week until March and then 2x a week through the end of the season
6. I will increase weights on leg lifts by 10% over last year
7. I will build my running mileage up to 65 miles/week by mid-April
8. I will "eat to perform" instead of "performing to eat"
9. I will build my "Ironman Swim Day" up to 1 hr. 5 minutes by mid-April
10. I will complete the 5x5 workout on the bike at 340 watts by April 1
11. I will build my long ride to 140 miles by April 10th
12. I will make the podium at a professional race this year
13. I will continue to do all the little things like lunges, push-ups, jump rope...etc. week in and week out knowing those things will make the difference.
That's it. You can check in with me any time to ask my progress on those goals. The only goal in here that I don't have complete control over is making the podium at a pro race. I can't control who shows up for the races that I am doing. It's important to set goals that you can control. I believe by meeting all of the above goals that I can control it will put me in a good position to make the podium in a professional race. Set small goals and if you meet them time after time the big goal will take care of itself. Thanks for reading. Set high goals and tell them to someone...I would love to hear them. DREAM BIG!!
2 comments:
Here is an interesting take on telling your goals to people. http://motivation123.com/blog/share-your-goals-think-again/
Basically you get satisfaction (that is similar to actually meeting your goals) by just telling them. Think about how a lot of people would tell others they are doing an Ironman. Many people would react as if they had already done it with no difference between that and actually completeing it. I do think this is different as long as responses are not like what I wanted to say about getting down to 148. Thats crazy. I thought we were similar builds but I can't believe that now even if it is true. I also have a similar 5x5 on my goal list. Will let you know if I even get down on the SG loop. Been tough weather here lately.
Very interesting video Adam. Thanks for sending. I can definitely understand that argument and I think he is exactly right that some people get satisfaction in simply stating the goals. I would argue that makes it more important for the people you are telling to hold you accountable...ask for progress updates and not let you slide by quietly if you have dropped the goals. I was 158 lbs. today...-13 since Nov. 1. 9lbs. from goal weight. You should see my stomach...I've got 9 lbs. to lose. 148 will not deprive me. Any feedback on SG course appreciated.
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