I just saw this interesting piece in the Nashville Scene: Noah Walcutt has created a bicycle-powered cello. He played a concert a couple hours after I read the preview, but the cello-bike is on display at Vanderbilt's Ingram Studio Art Center Gallery, Space 204 until Feb 12.
Here is a test run video of the cello-bike from Ingram's web site:
But as the Scene writer pointed out, an unknown Frank Zappa did something similar on The Steve Allen Show in 1963.
Rudy Kalis is the Sports Director for WSMV Channel 4. He spoke on the topic of Facing Your Fears; the Challenges We All Face.
Why am I running? Sure I do it for my health, but what is the real challenge. "What makes you DO it...or do you NOT do it?" Rudy asked us.
Rudy immigrated from Germany at age 5. He struggled in school, flunked out, and was not a natural athlete. He went on to become a highly renowned sports reporter; he has sky-dived; he was driving a race car at the Tennessee Speedway when it crashed, causing him 150 stitches in his head; and he had ACL surgery under local anesthetic.
"No one ever said 'Good job Rudy' to me." Now he interviews NFL players, 75% of whom grew up without a male father figure. The best of the best athletes are constantly trying to prove something to themselves.
"We spend our life trying to prove someone right, or wrong....I'm not a hero...I'm trying to find out if I'm a coward!"
Find your path. It's hard. Those first one-two-three lbs you need to lose. But then it will become easier, and it becomes a way of life. Then once you do it, lead quietly by example.
In Base Building for Cyclists, Thomas Chapple states, "Usually both heart rate and RPE will gradually climb during a long, challenging, steady-state effort, even when power level stays constant. This increase in heart rate is referred to as cardiac drift...if you combine heart rate, RPE and power, you have three great measuring tools to help you dial in your effort levels.
To reach your best sense of pace and effort, the more sources of information feedback you use the better. You should train with these so you become intimately familiar with how your body responds to various effforts. I advocate training with a HR monitor because you get very good and learning to read the body; a little bit of understanding will help you interpret and utilize HR feedback.
In the pool you are mostly limited to the pace clock and perceived effort. On the bike I use HR, speed, and cadence. I think you get enough information to judge pace effectively without a power meter, but these have become very popular. In running I pay very close attention to HR and perceived effort.
I think the marathon splits provide a very clear illustration of pacing and cardiac drift. It is true that the pace felt VERY restrained at first and then gradually became more effortful. So RPE increased, HR climbed as much as 17 bpm, and pace held very consistent. I should add that the weather was around 70 degrees and sunny for the run, you could expect even more cardiac drift on a hotter day.
If we don't say it, who will? If we are too subtle who will hear our words? Who will step up and swing at the pitch? Why would others bother to evolve if there is nothing to strive for, if they remain convinced that they have already arrived?
"Girls on the Run" is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. I train women at all ages, sizes, and ability levels.
As a male I can only observe from the outside the pressure that society puts on females. Our image-oriented society makes it tough on you women. The emphasis on physical appearance cuts to the heart of a woman's self-concept, that is, how she sees and values herself.
Besides self-esteem, fitness is very important for a woman's health and wellness. It takes a lot of work to stay healthy and vibrant in our culture. Getting started on the right foot is important.
Nothing is more rewarding than helping a female excel in the physical side of fitness, and seeing the accompanying internal evolution.
I was race director for the Columbia, MO Youth Triathlon. In Nashville I teach clinics for youth triathletes to get ready for the Middle TN Youth Triathlon. (Sorry there are boys in this picture.)
At the Wellness Center at Baptist I teach aquatics fitness groups, which caters to a distinctly older clientele. (Sorry there are boys in this picture too.)
And somewhere in the middle of the age range, here are some women from the Vanderbilt Triathlon team (No boys in this picture.)
But even more than the results of my clients, I want the women in my own life to be healthy, strong, confident, and happy. This includes my mom, my fiance, my sister.....
And my little nieces Colette and Tatum!
Girls on the Run, Nashville"uses the power of running to help prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Through interactive activities such as playing games, running, discussing health, wellness and other important issues, participants learn how to celebrate being girls. The girls are empowered with a greater self-awareness, a sense of achievement and a foundation in team building to help them become strong, confident, well-balanced young women."
Source for information about wellness, fitness, and health promotion. Related to settings of corporate, military, and personal fitness training. General fitness, nutrition, exercise, and endurance sports (running, triathlon, cycling, swimming, marathon, Ironman.)
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