http://slow2pro.com/blog One Man's Journey from Slow to Professional Triathlete. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:19:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Signed up for the sprint tri at Joint Base Lewis-McChord up near Tacoma, WA this Saturday. Most likely my last race before heading to Army Basic training and OCS. Legs and lungs are feeling good. Definitely have a good chance of coming back with a win. Its an interesting course with a ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2010/07/15/triathlon-this-weekend-joint-base-lewis-mcchord-triple-threat/ [caption id="attachment_266" align="alignnone" width="93" caption="Older N.O. Xplode before they released the single packets"][/caption] So I said I would discuss some of the supplements I listed during my last post. BSN's N.O. Xplode is a pre-workout drink mix I have been using on and off since 2006. It has gone through a ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2010/03/27/no-xplode-a-short-break-down/ Since the triathlon season is still a few months away in the NW I have been staying busy in the gym lifting weights. I am not trying to become a meat head but due to my body type, building muscle mass isn't a huge task. That being said though I ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2010/03/17/nutritional-supplements-beyond-daily-meals-my-supplement-stack/ I, like many of you have started doing base type run and bike workouts. After doing many long, slow workouts, I feel very efficient but also lacking that top end kick I'm used to. So I've started mixing in race pace, or slightly slower intervals into the middle and end ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2009/12/02/training-tip-of-the-day-intervals/ [caption id="attachment_250" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Broadway bridge in Portland"][/caption] Being a current and very lucky owner of a Seven Cycles fully custom Titanium frame I have a great attachment to this brand. I use my Seven for everyday riding and training miles. One of the things few people get a chance to ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2009/11/27/and-seven-cycles-takes-my-heart-again/ Vuma Chrono One look at these cranks and you can guess they will not be cheap or ineffective. They use outboard style bearings like most performance cranks do nowadays. In the sizing category they went a little crazy with 6 lengths. This is probably a great thing for a pro that ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2009/11/03/pretty-much-the-coolest-aero-cranks-ever-thanks-zipp/ I saw this on a mailing I get from Performance Bike and thought I would throw it out there. This is a great deal on a entry level bike; Carbon Frame no less. Compare the price to other bikes and you will see its a steal. Paint it matte black ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2009/10/29/great-entry-level-road-bike-on-sale-at-performancebikecom/ This is the next generation of Shimano bicycles shifters.  Fully electronicaly controlled shifting. Its not going to be cheap. Also thats the testing of the time trial/triathlon set (Picture). The normal shifters have been tested during the last two years in the European pelotons. Remote shift buttons for TT/Triathlon aero bars ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2009/07/23/new-dura-ace-electronic-grouppo-coming-soon-to-tttriathlon-bikes/   [caption id="attachment_230" align="alignright" width="300" caption="It may seem trivial but having name-plates is AWESOME"][/caption] Hearing that the Vancouver PD is looking to hire new officers in the next few months got me motivated to sign up for the next local hosted Washington public safety evaluation test. It consisted of a written test ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2009/05/18/tri-fitness-helps-for-wa-police-qualification-test/ FYI, we moved Slow2Pro.com to a new server. If you were trying to view it this morning you might have noticed a little bit of downtime. Please take a look around and let us know if there are any problems. For now the comments will be the bug tracking system. Although ... http://slow2pro.com/blog/2009/05/07/moved-to-a-new-server/