As of now I have 99,500 or so some visits to my blog here. Over on my YouTube channel I have 65 subscribers. I am wanting to really focus a lot of attention on improving my blogs with videos while making them more regularly. I am looking for your help. I am wanting to increase my subscribers on my YouTube channel.
Just like my blog, my videos focus on photography/videography, gear and techniques, and cycling, mountain biking, training, hiking and using a Traeger pellet grill.
2018 is going to be a great year, and I want you all to follow along.
Over the past few months I have been wearing one of three Trion:Z magnetic technology bracelets. The Zen Loop Duo, the Zen Loop Solo and finally the Z Maxi Loop. The Z Maxi Loop have been worn the most being in and out of the pool, as the others have some fabric involved in them and would take a while to dry before putting back on. The bracelets all provide continuous exposure to negative ions and this new science is believed to speed up recovery time after strenuous activity, promote balance and act as an anti-depressant, and improve mental performance.All of them have gauss magnets and are infused ION CORE™ producing over 1,500 negative ions per second. I have felt much better wearing them. A lessening in soreness after working out.
2018 is here! I have some big goals and ideas I want to tackle here in 2018. A big one is incorporating more weights in my workouts. Becoming stronger on the road and mountain bike. I have been putting together a workout and training plan that will help me improve not only my power on the bike but endurance as well. As I get started with my training program for the year, I am continuing my roller workouts either at my house or bringing the rollers with me.
I am looking forward to 2018. Many goals of mine for the New Year are still being made, and I will update this blog with it soon. What is on your list?
Wanting to become a better runner and work on improving my foot strike, I thought I would give ShoeCue, a shoe insert for helping correct ones stride, a try.Totally impressed with them first off.Replaced my insoles in my running shoes to slipped these in the first day I got them for a two mile run.The insoles can be cut down to size to fit your shoe. With my feet being size 13 and my shoe size being 14, I didn’t have to cut anything off the ShoeCue insole.
So what makes these inserts so special and why will they be able to help correct my foot strike and stride? Theres a patent pending heel plate with raised bumps. Let me say also, that these are a training device.
So what happens if, while running, you do land on your heel, landing on these bumps?
If you land on your heel, you will feel a little sensation in your heel, which is then the trigger to not do it again, on the next stride and so on. Over time of training with them, your muscle memory will kick in to avoid you from heal striking. Landing with the heel first is a very inefficient form of running. With wearing these training insoles, I have improved my stride to be shorter and smoother.I can tell it will help develop some muscles in my leg that will keep my mid-foot striking and having a more fluid stride. About once a week, to keep myself from the bad habit of heel striking, slip the inserts in for a few miles.
A total of nine of us made it to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up the next day. A great hiking trip in the making over a year ago.
Here are to two GPS maps captured as we took the South Kaibab Trail down to Phantom Ranch at the bottom, close to the Colorado River. The second video shows the Bright Angel Trail we took to return up to the south rim.
Perfect weather and friends to talk with on the journey.
We all stayed the night in the dorms at Phantom Ranch and had dinner and breakfast down there.
Had a great time with all that came on the trip.
Cooled my feet off in the Bright Angel Creek, running along side Phantom Ranch, to prep them for the hike out the next day. The ice cold water was just what my feet needed. If you have never been to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, I would highly recommend it, if not just viewing the Grand Canyon from the South Rim, it is all quite the site to see.
No time goals of getting to the bottom, or any time goal of getting back to the South Rim.
Training for this adventure was fun. A backpack with clothes and snacks as well as a hydration pack all weighing just about 15 pounds is what I brought with me. With the top of the canyon being colder, and a mile down warmer, I brought clothes that could be layered and wicked sweat. Only took my smartphone to capture video and photographs with.
TOP list of awesome items any athlete would love to get for Christmas this year!
Do you have an athlete, runner, triathlete or swimmer on your Christmas shopping list you need to buy for?
Here are some quick and great ideas of what to get them.
Some of these ideas can be a gift themselves or maybe a small stocking stuffer.
Get Arctic Cool wear for the golfer, runner or any athlete in your friends or family circle. Sure there is the popular crew workout shirt, but they also have polo shirts and tank tops made with the same material and various colors to choose from. Keep them cool during their workouts. I know it may be cold outside, right now where you are, or even snowing, but the summer heat is guaranteed to be back.
Keep them on track with the Suunto Spartan WHR. This sweet GPS with optical heart rate monitor will gather workout data that can later be looked at and tracked.
The Orange Mud Hydra Quiver is perfect for keeping anyone hydrated out hiking or running. This great hydration pack can hold more than just a bottle, it can hold numerous items including gels, nutrition, cellphone, keys and much more. Check out their site for other hydration carrying options. ORANGE MUD
Or maybe Orange Mud's transition wrap! This too is on their website. Perfect for bringing to the pool and using to dry off. Use it to protect your car seat inside your vehicle, or even use it to wrap around yourself to quickly change out of wet swim trunks, without fear of getting a ticket for indecent exposure.
Cat-Ears will keep your cyclist safe by letting them hear others around them while riding. These simply strap onto any helmet's straps, placing them in front of the ear. Air Streamz by Cat-Ears are proven and very affective. For winter riding outdoors they also produce a great ear warmer/sound reducing Ear Cover, check them out and order them in a combo pack.
Udderly Smooth body and foot cream will keep your runners feet and skin smooth or buy them a jar of Udderly Smooth's Chamois cream to keep them chafe free on long training rides and races. Check out there full line of products. UDDERLY SMOOTH
Give them a little squeeze year round with RecoFit's calf compression sleeves. These are great for runner or cyclists. Recovery has never been so easy.
How about the very innovative See.Sense smart front and/or tail lights.
The See.Sense 2.0, the ICON or mid 2018 the release of the ACE. Intelligent technology, motion gesture control smart tail lights with CREE LED’s provides a 180 degree light pattern. Check them out at SEE.SENSE
The See.Sense 2.0
The See.Sense ICON, connect to your smartphone with a blue-tooth app.
And last but not least, maybe for the runner your shopping for that suffers from plantar fasciitis. The compression cold therapy decreases recovery time for athletes. Use it on your knees, ankles, neck or back. Help joints recover fast with Frozen Peaz! Theses can be used or either hot or cold therapy. Simply keep them in your freezer and apply after a tough workout.
How about keeping their muscles loose and workout tight knots. The better than you typical foam roller, are Rumble Rollers. Check out the Rumble Roller itself or the new Rumble Roller GATOR and even the Rumble Roller BEASTIE. All sweet products from Rumble Roller.
Keeping your cyclist cool with the Spruzza mist system. Forget dumping water over your head to cool off next summer in the heat. Simply mist yourself. It sprays your head, neck and chest to keep you cool while riding. Don't believe me? Check out my blog when I first tried it out.
