Sunday, October 16, 2011

This week (10/17-10/23)

Turkey Trot Training
Monday -Running at 7pm Indoors @ LA Fitness
Wednesday -Running at 7pm Indoors @ LA Fitness
Saturday -Trying to run at 10am at Jefferson Middle School Track (21 Moffett St., Pittsburgh PA)

Check out the Turkey Trot Training schedule here & also click the link above for more info on the Turkey Trot (Registration is open for this event)

Spin Schedule
Sorry, No Spinning at the Rivers Club for me this week

Monday -LA Fitness @ 6:45 pm
Tuesday -LA Fitness @ 6:45 pm
Wednesday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am
Friday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am


Other Workout Schedule
Monday -LA Fitness @ 5:30 am -Chest, Shoulders & Core
Tuesday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Legs then possibly a swim!
Wednesday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Legs
Thursday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Arms & Core, more swimming!
Friday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -2nd Round of Chest & Back

Sunday, October 9, 2011

This Week (10/10-10/16)

This Weeks Rambles...
Not too much to say about this upcoming week other than if you're training for the Turkey Trot it's time to kick it into high gear! Don't forget to fill out the Spreadsheet so we know who's running and who's dogging their workouts!

Also, there are a few changes going on with the TrainingPeaks site & how we're going to plan on using it, so check back for some info on that soon!

On to this week's line up...


Turkey Trot Training
Monday -Running sometime during the day (Kelly & I are both off)
Wednesday -Running at 7pm Indoors @ LA Fitness
Saturday -Running at 10am at Jefferson Middle School Track (21 Moffett St., Pittsburgh PA)

Check out the Turkey Trot Training schedule here & also click the link above for more info on the Turkey Trot (Registration is open for this event)

Spin Schedule

Monday -NO SPIN TODAY
Tuesday -LA Fitness @ 6:45 pm, Rivers Club @Lunch
Wednesday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am, Rivers Club @Lunch
Friday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am


Other Workout Schedule
Monday -OFF
Tuesday -LA Fitness @ 5:30 am -Chest, Back & Core
Wednesday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Legs
Thursday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Shoulders, Arms & Core
Friday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -2nd Round of Chest

Sunday, October 2, 2011

This Week (10/3-10/10)

This Weeks Rambles...
So as most everyone knows by now, we're trying Training Peaks online training software. It's free for the first month of our trail and I'm hoping to set as many of you up as possible to see if you like it. The more people we get who want to keep using it, the cheaper it will be for us all (I'm thinking about $5 per month).

For your investment, you'll get all my workouts added to your online calendar, a place to log your workouts, nutrition & other fitness metrics. If you're training for something specific, I'll help you set up a personalized plan (which you would never get for $5 anywhere else!).

So why wait? Click on the SMM Athlete link above and sign up. Also, holler at me and we'll set some time up to meet, go over the software & set your personal goals!

Turkey Trot Training
Monday -Running at 7pm Indoors @ LA Fitness
Wednesday -Running at 7pm Indoors @ LA Fitness
Saturday -Running at 10am at Jefferson Middle School Track (21 Moffett St., Pittsburgh PA)

DON"T FORGET sign up for our Training Peaks trial to get the whole plan loaded on your calendar!

Spin Schedule
Monday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am
Tuesday -LA Fitness @ 6:45 pm, Rivers Club @Lunch
Wednesday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am, Rivers Club @Lunch
Friday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am

Other Workout Schedule
Monday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Chest, Back and Core
Tuesday -LA Fitness @ 5:30 am -Spartacus Workout
Wednesday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Shoulders, Arms and Core
Thursday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Yoga (P90X Style)
Friday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Spartacus Workout

Friday, September 30, 2011

TrainingPeaks is Ready to Go!

Okay, the TrainingPeaks site is up and running and you can get in on the free trial with the rest of us. If you like it, and want to continue using it after our trial is over, I’m estimating it will cost around $5 per month (slightly more the first month). Here’s what you’ll get for that!

  • The ability to have me create a personalized plan for you (basically for free, you’re only paying for access to the site once the trial is over!).
  • The ability to drag & drop my Spin Class profiles onto your workout calendar after you complete the days workout (this will give you more accurate calorie counts.
  • The ability to track the foods you eat, compare them to the calories you’re burning & create a plan for any weight goal you may have.
  • The opportunity to be on my kick-ass team “The Space Monkey Mafia” for all kinds of events!

Even if you don’t want to continue after the free trial log on anyway, create an account, get a free training plan for me for whatever you race you plan on doing, and print it out for later. No harm in that!

If you do sing up let me know. We’ll set up some time to talk on the phone, over coffee, or after spinning to fine tune your goals in the system and get you on a killer plan!

Click on the "SMM Athletes" bar at the top of this blog to sign up!

Best,

Ken

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Starting "Training Peaks"

Email me if you want to try this for free!
Turkey Trotters, spinners & other friends, we've been doing a lot of training together! Some of you have been following my Turkey Trot plan, meeting me for other workouts throughout the week, or just asking for me to help set you up with something. Well, here's the deal! As you know, I'm not really a certified "coach" of sorts, although I do have Johnny G Spinning certification, aerobics certifications, personal training & and some high level nutritional education.

That said, I'm still drafting training plans for a lot of people. Mainly they're just the plans I've created for myself, modified to fit other levels of fitness (higher & lower). All that said, I thought it might be cool to try an online tool to help keep track of all the people I'm working with.

It's called "Training Peaks." You can sign up for a free addition online, but your functionality is very limited. You can plug in workouts the day you do them, but can't schedule them in advance. There is a nutrition log, but you can't schedule meals in advance. There's the ability to set up an Annual Training Plan (based on the races you may or may not want to do throughout the whole year), but you have to pay a premium to access the feature. In fact, it can be as high as $19.95 to access all these features! A bit too high I think for those of us who aren't full time athletes!

The Solution...
I'm looking to set up a coaches account with Training Peaks, if we have enough interest in it AND I'm not looking to use it to make money. What's that mean? You pay what I pay! I'm just looking to cover the cost of the service each month and thinking if we have enough people sign up (only 10), the subscription fee will be around $5 each month (a bit higher the first due to the set up fees, maybe $10 - $15).

The benefits of this for you would be awesome! You're getting some pretty kick ass tools to monitor your training routines (you can track not only the training plans I give you, but enter your own workouts if your lifting weights, or doing something outside of what the group is doing). You'll have a really sweet online food journal, an Annual Training Plan based on what you plan to do next year (ie; you'll know what workouts to do and when if your planning major events like a 5k, 10k, marathon, MS 150, Pittsburgh Tri, etc.).

Best of all, you get me! I'll plug in your routines based on the races/runs/other goals you set for yourself. I'll add a library of our boot camp workouts and more.

So again, if this sounds like something you would be into, let me know!

Email kenpresutti@verizon.net and I'll get you access to try it for free. The Turkey Trot plan is already loaded in and once you're signed up I'll add it to your calendar so you know what to do when & don't have to use the Google spreadsheet. Also, there's a pretty cool (free) mobile app for your smart phone!




Saturday, September 24, 2011

This Week (9/26-10/3)

This Weeks Rambles...
Unfortunately, last week was somewhat of a bust for Turkey Trot training (for Kelly & I anyway). The stomach flu took its toll hard core starting on Sunday night and by the time I was even able to think about working out again it was Friday.

Kelly however did do a great job both last Saturday and on a run this Saturday and feels like she's where she needs to be. I'm hoping that everyone else who signed up is also right where they need to be. Here's the schedule of events for the week to come!

Turkey Trot Training
Monday -Running at 7pm Indoors @ LA Fitness
Wednesday -Running at 7pm Indoors @ LA Fitness
Saturday -Running at 9am at Jefferson Middle School Track (21 Moffett St., Pittsburgh PA)

DON"T FORGET to log your workouts on the spreadsheet (click the link below).

Read more & sign up through the link on the top of my blog, or click here. This week I plan on running Monday & Wednesday at 7pm and possibly early on Saturday.

Spin Schedule
Monday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am
Tuesday -LA Fitness @ 6:45 pm, Rivers Club @Lunch
Wednesday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am, Rivers Club @Lunch
Friday -LA Fitness @ 5:45 am

Other Workout Schedule
Monday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Chest, Back and Core
Tuesday -LA Fitness @ 5:30 am -Legs and maybe Swimming
Wednesday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Shoulders, Arms and Core
Thursday -Out of Town
Friday -LA Fitness @ 5:00 am -Stretching and Core

Friday, September 23, 2011

Training in the AM

As of now Kelly & I are planning to hit the Baldwin track around 10am for the next round of Turkey Trot running. Feel free to join!