Amilcar Herrera

I have continued working out harder 4-5 days a week (about 2 days of rest per week) and eating better and I see to continue to see progress but typically I have 1 or 2 “bad” days where I eat too much and I’m craving carbs…. I know that’s not good and if I eat clean, I can continue to lose some weight. I’ll try to eat clean as we continue to follow the P90x food plan.

My weight this morning is at 137 lbs and yesterday I ate about 4,000 calories. Last Friday I went to the Tigers game in Detroit and I ate about 10,000 calories from all kinds of food from the Tigers Club. (my first time there… it was Fun and The Tigers won!)

Train hard, eat clean and see results for yourself!

Amilcar

I had gained some weight (5 lbs) since I got shingles 2 weeks before a Half Ironman Triathlon race I had signed up for last year. I did not get to do the race but I got better and the pain and the nerve endings got better…. now, it’s all history and I hope and I pray it does not “come back”…. since then I had craved on sweets and carbs and that’s how I gained the 5 lbs… (I was as high as 143 lbs 1 day)….and I could not exercise for a while… and I exercised very little only about 4 months after I had gotten shingles….

In the last 8 weeks or so I started training harder (for endurance) for a couple of triathlons but my weight had not changed. Why? I was eating too many calories, carbs and sweets and I was not burning it all off. (I have made the switch to more protein for now…)

Since my wife wanted to lose some weight and there was some discussion about the P90x program, I got it for her and she started last Monday…. (yeah - she was in pain later that day and she can still feel the stress she put in her body….) As she is starting to eat healthier, I made a commitment to do the same so I can lose 5 to 10 lbs. My ideal weight is 133 to 138 lbs (to feel good and to have the endurance for triathlons…)

So far in 5 days of limiting my calories and eating better, I seem to have lost 4-5 lbs… but I think most of it is that my body was retainign water too as I am drinking more water now and I have started to train harder too….

I have put my mind to it and I’ll still to it to get to my goals….

I tell you what, I tried the P90x ab ripper program and it kicked my butt badly… I recommend it…. but right now, I cannot do any other program as I need to focus on my endurance for triathlon time!

Have fun training and commit to a change if you have not done so already!

Amilcar
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Here is my training today: (Jan 24, 2010)

• 1/8 mile warm up walk at 3.2 mph
• 3 mile run at 7.1 mph
• 1/8 mile cool down
• Total time: about 30 minutes

No other exercise was done.

Current weight: 142 lbs
Goal (to lose weight): 133-135 lbs
I need to work on my calorie intake. (There is a soup contest at Church tonight so I’m out on the calories…. I’ll start watching the calories on Monday 1/25/2010)

Keep on training

Amilcar

Here is my current weight: 142 lbs (I have gained 5 lbs since last Sept’09). My excuse - I got shingles 2 weeks before a half ironman race I was going to do. I had to stop exercising for several months and I was eating the same as when I was exercising a lot - the extra calories are showing up now….

My goal is to get back to 133-135 lbs by this summer (around mid July’10). I have started to exercise more consistently about 3 weeks ago and I will start to watch my calories - that should do it.

Here is a current picture of my right bicep.

I don’t look too badly right now but I need to drop a few lbs that are showing around my lower abs and waist. My waist was about 28.5″ and now it measures 30″ so I can loose the extra 1.5″

Train Hard becuase I will! - I am planning on doing a couple of triathlons this year.
1) Olympic Distance - Inter-rockin
2) Half Ironman - Tawas
- I might volunteer at Sanford or I might do it at the last minute, who knows.

Keep on training!

Amilcar

Here is the training (workout) performed this morning:

I only did running but I am planning on swimming for 40 minutes this evening or tonight.

This is my secret to improve speed and endurance…

- 0.125 miles warm up (3.0 - 3.2 mph)
- 4.75 miles run (7.2 mph)
- 0.125 miles cool down (3.0 - 3.2 mph)
- 5 sets of HIIT:(High intensity interval training)
1 set of “my normal HIIT” is:
* 0.125 miles at 9.2 - 9.4 mph (sprint)
* 0.125 miles at 3.0 - 3.2 mph
- 2 long sets of HIIT: this is my secret

1 set of “long HIIT” is:
* 0.25 miles at 9.2 - 9.4 mph (sprint)
* 0.125 miles at 3.0 - 3.2 mph
TOTAL RUN: 7 miles. Time to finish 1 hour, 9 minutes

I felt great when I finished

Keep on training!!

Amilcar

This morning the weather was a little “unpredictable” but I wanted to go out on the bike since last Sunday I got a flat tire (tube) and I had only riden 5 miles.

I bought a few replacement tubes and I was ready to go out bu Saturday morning. We got gone rain last night and the roads were a little wet earlier this morning but at around 8:00am everything seemed to fall into place so I got my stuff ready.

Went out at around 8:30am and I biked 35.25 miles, my usual route. My time, 1 hour and 53 minutes. (About 18.72mph) Not too bad but not too great, good for training though.

I felt pretty good after the ride even though my legs were a little sore since I can only go out once a week and I typically go out on Saturday or Sunday and the previous weekend I’ve had a flat…

Tomorrow, I am planning on running 7 miles in the morning and then swim for 40 minutes in the evening - we’ll see how that goes…

Keep on training and have fun!

Amilcar

I completed on July 12 my First Olympic Distance Triathlon in 2009. This event was held in Interlochen, Michigan and it’s called Inter Rockin. I received a very nice black T shirt from this race!

Below are some of my pictures during the race. Enjoy! I had lots of fun

Today is an easy day to help recover from yesterday’s workout and avoid burnout. Only 6 days left for the Olympic triathlon in Interlochen, Michigan on July 12, 2009!

Here it is: this is part of my taper training on this Olympic tri.

6:40am (I slept in) - 2 mile run @ 7.2 mph. That’s it

My plan for tomorrow (Tuesday) is 40 minute swim in the morning

Have Fun and enjoy your training!

I’ll be posting some pictures a few days after the event.

Amilcar

Here is part of my taper training for an Olympic triathlon on July 12, 2009 in Interlochen, Michigan.

Yesterday (Saturday) I rode my bike, here are my stats:
- 35.5 miles in 1 hour and 50 minutes. Speed: 19.36mph average. (not bad - but it was not windy so that helps). My usual time was 1 hour and 53 minutes, about 18.85 mph.

Have Fun Training

Amilcar