Surfski and kayak training

Low carp diet goes on

2012-01-15T10:17:00.000-08:00

I have about two months experience about low carp diet now. My weight is going slowly down, now about 3 kg from the start. There is not really big change in my overall feeling, but I am sure, I don´t feel myself very strong, especially when exercising. I have started to use some recovery drink with carbo after training, it makes me feel better.

Also I have one kind of negative side affect, I feel myself every now and then a bit angry and maybe tired and bored. I don´t know, if the reason is diet only.

2011-12-12T09:14:00.000-08:00

One month is gone now, when low carp diet used. Weight has gone down 2,5 kg. That is not so much, but good anyway. I have lost some fat from my body I suppose. I go on this trial.

2011-12-08T10:31:00.001-08:00

Good, some snow coming.

2011-12-04T10:34:00.001-08:00

Low carp diet´s third week is finished now. My weight is still around 88kg. I have not eaten any bread, potatoes, cereal, porridge, rice, sweets or chocolate during my diet. My overall feeling has been ok lately, but it is been about the same before the diet as well.

2011-11-27T06:52:00.001-08:00

My weight is now 88 kg. I have been two weeks on a low carp diet now. My weight has gone down 2kg in two weeks. I will go on to this trial, feeling is ok.

One week LCHF diet used

2011-11-20T07:12:00.000-08:00

I have been living one week using low carp diet. I call it as LCHF (low carb, high fat) diet as Annika Dahlquist has described the idea. My weight is now 88kg, so my weight has gone down 2 kg in a week, it´s a lot. My overall feeling is quite ok, not very bad, not very good. I have not done any exercises during this week. I will continue this trial.

2011-11-16T11:16:00.001-08:00

This is my third low carp diet day now. No special feelings, hunger or something like that. Maybe my teeth felt better than normally this morning. Better means kind of cleaner. Maybe I don´t have that much sugar in my body any more.
At the moment I am not exercising, will see my energy level, when I start training again.

2011-11-14T10:57:00.001-08:00

I started trial of low carp diet yesterday. So I decided to avoid potatoes, rice, pasta and bread and sugar and flours as much as possible. So, I will use more eggs, meat, fish and different fat, some vegetables as well. My drinks will be water, tee and coffee mainly, sometimes some vine.

My weight is now 90kg, will see, what happens. After the first day I feel myself a bit tired.

My new hobby.

2011-09-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

Training and technique

2010-05-02T01:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.mykayakcoach.com/blog/in-san-diego--set-up-is-everything

Check this, it has helped me at least.

More and more snow

2010-03-06T05:40:00.000-08:00

It looks like, paddling season never comes, but skiing season is just fine.

January 2010, nice and cold

2010-01-02T12:09:00.000-08:00

I did some snowshoe hiking today, 2 hours and a bit more. It was nice and cold, -22 celcius.

My first surfski summer

2009-10-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

My surfski experince is now about 5 months. I have been paddling something like 500 km. My butt don´t fitt properly to Mako6.

Iam not too satisfied about my speed. Flat conditions I can just keep 11 km/h.

K-1 balance problems

2009-09-21T10:21:00.000-07:00

After tree training summers I still have some balance problems when paddling K-1. I am using Vajda Supersonic 02 XL. I don´t know, if Supersonic is more or less tippy than the other K1 boats.

technique09 0001

2009-08-22T01:21:00.001-07:00

Technique August 09

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2009-08-22T01:11:00.001-07:00

This is my technique August 09.

Notes:

1. Have to learn to rotate more, more leg action.

2. Pulling is too long to the back.

3. Head supposed to be still.

4. Paddle lenght ok, but hands a bit wrong place.

Saul Craviotto

2009-08-03T09:26:00.001-07:00

Vereckei Technique

2009-08-02T11:22:00.001-07:00

Kayak K1 Technique Analysis: Coaching Feedback

2009-08-02T11:21:00.001-07:00

technique09 0001

2009-08-02T07:05:00.001-07:00

New boat, Fenn Mako 6

2009-05-23T23:23:00.000-07:00

New boat received. It´s Fenn Mako 6. I have some trial paddling trips now, not yet ready to say that much, but have a feeling, weight is too much pack, so tail heavy.

Sisson is sold

2009-04-19T11:17:00.000-07:00

I have sold my old friend, Sisson Evolution. Kind of bad feeling. Still I don´t have new boat and I don´t know, when I will get one.

Ergo training

2009-04-01T09:26:00.000-07:00

Kayak ergo is excellent tool for muscles and nervesystem for paddling in cold climate countries. Especially ergo´s are suitable, in my mind, for threshold and power type of work. I suppose there is other people than me interested about developing the use of ergo in a form of simple training programs.

My spring time kayak ergo program:

Evenings:
Intervals for threshold and power;
like 3x15 min or 2x20min sometimes 3x8min, together 30-45 min exercise "on" time. This is my main set of long distance speed. I try to get heart rate little bit higher to threshold adjusting paddling speed and resistance, lower limit of heart rate is 120 beats/min in my case.
Threshold training once or twice/ week.
Intervals for power 2sets 5x1min, resistance bit higher, together about 30 min exercise. Heart rate not important. I do this or gym once or twice/ week.

Mornings:
Light resistance paddling with good paddle speed, 20-30 min 1-2/ week. This is just for developing my paddling nerv- and muscle system, but very important, at least I believe so. Heat rate not important, more important is body rotation, paddle speed, upper hand position (high) and straight arms (offcourse not exactly). I start and finish that exercise using no ropes connected to ergo at all.

I do long distance training during weekends, when cross-country skiing is not possible, I do 60-90min max using ergo.
During long distance I do very sort burts , say 10-20 seconds every now and then. I don´t care about heart rate that much when paddling long distance.
Long distance I do once or twice/ week.

Skiing is my main winter training

2009-03-22T09:13:00.000-07:00

My winter training has been in my level ok, no flu or other things like that. My main training has been cross-country skiing, also I have visited at gym every now and then.

Trial surfski

2008-11-02T10:42:00.000-08:00

After a week I will travel to Spain for sufski trial. My plan is to have some paddling training , before the winter comes to the north. I will travel with some Swedes and our trainer will be experinced surfski padder.

Joomeo - Photo sharing / Partage de photos

2008-10-07T03:17:00.000-07:00

Joomeo - Photo sharing / Partage de photos

No progress this summer

2008-10-06T10:05:00.000-07:00

I have the feeling, my speed has not developed this summer. Maybe my balance is a little bit better now. I am going to return back to basic endurance training and maybe I will buy surfski for next summer.

Balance is developing slowly

2008-08-08T23:51:00.000-07:00

I have raced only once this summer. My balance is still waiting for to come, say I can´t relax properly when paddling my Vajda K-1 kayak. My pace is also far too slow for racing. I imagined this is going to be easier.

The first kayk trip this year

2008-05-01T08:32:00.000-07:00

During my work trip, I had some time for kayking. I visited Grete, at Sitia. Water temperature was around 15 during my stay.Sitia is exellent place to start sea kayak trip.

New trainer

2008-02-19T08:40:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago I got PaddleOne trainer. I have done some short training sessions now and have a feeling, it´s great. I can now train my paddling muscles with no problem. Bad thing from that kind of indoor training is, it´s guite boring.

Winter training

2008-02-03T01:26:00.000-08:00

Basic training for the next summer is going on. It means in my level aerobic activities 4-5 times/ week. Skiing, hiking, mountain biking, or running. I would like to do more running, but my legs dot´t feel the same, Normally I do spinning once/ week and that´s my hardist workout.

For strenght training I have been using kettebels, say once/ week and some push upps and pull ups. A couple of weeks ago I did my new kettlebell record. I did 1000 continuous snatches in 44 minutes. I was pretty happy about that. I feel kettlebel training is pretty good for power endurance needed for paddle.

Summer is turning to Autumn in the North

2007-08-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

I have been partisipating only one paddling competition during the summer with my Evaluation Classic. My success was ok in my class. Im still training for balance with my racing kayak Vayda Supersonic. My best 1km result is 5.05.

Base training for summer is going on

2007-01-07T07:52:00.000-08:00

There has been very little snow latelly and skiing has been impossible. My base training has been running and some spinning training with power training. I started to use kettlebells about one month ago and I believe it´s going to be good for paddling strenght- at least I hope!

This time of the year, I run and bike 3-5 times/ week and at least one of my training sessions supposed to be so called LSD session. LSD means in my case more than one hour low intensity training. Heart rate in those is normally between 120-150 beats/minute. Total training volume/ week is 6-9 hours and I keep the heart rate low.

Winter training for kayaking

2006-11-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

It is a bit difficult to find effective ways to train kayaking during winter in cold climate. I will do some cross-country skiing. Every week I go to gym once or two times/week. Sometimes I jog and do push-upps and pull-upps.

2006-10-22T21:25:00.000-07:00

My paddling is still in the level, I don´t have even seat in my kayak, it is still too tippy. This morning there was too much rain and too dark for training.

2006-10-08T11:02:00.000-07:00

This is how some mornings look like from my garden. Is it easy to understand, why I like paddling!

Trial for mobile phone

2006-09-13T05:36:00.000-07:00

In principle connection is working but slowl
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Too much work

2006-09-11T13:46:00.000-07:00

Again no time for training and same situation will be tomorrow-too much work and other responsibilities.

2006-08-29T11:27:00.000-07:00

Today I got the first time some kind of feeling to have one beer-I did´t take it this time.

2006-08-23T11:46:00.000-07:00

2006-08-23T03:56:00.000-07:00

2006-08-23T03:27:00.000-07:00

Mountain biking is one of my hobbies.