Conversely, performing too little high intensity work would leave you under trained and ill prepared for race intensities. Some athletes train at the same intensities, yet wonder why they do not get faster. In order to get faster you must stress the body in a way it is not used to. The body then compensates and acclimates to the specific stress, and you can then apply still greater stress levels. Your strength and power training should follow this progression as well.

A proper training program moves from the general to the specific and lower intensity efforts to more high intensity efforts as the season progresses. As you perform more short high speed efforts your overall training volume must be reduced to facilitate recovery from these harder work outs. Strength and especially power work should follow these guidelines.The amount of time you spend working on strength or power will depend on your limiters as an athlete, your event type, and your level of experience. A smaller, underpowered athlete that is concentrating on sprint races will spend much time devoted to strength and power training, whereas a larger muscled athlete may need to devote more time to aerobic development. Generally, longer events require less time devoted to strength and power training.Your strength work should start in the gym after a brief transition period at the seasons end.

Strength training may last through the entire base season and then proceed to maintenance work as more sport specific work is introduced. It is important to remember that the purpose of strength training is to apply the increase in strength to the bike, run, or swim. Many athletes have a tough time giving up weight work even though it is degrading the effectiveness of their other more specific work outs. Specificity is one of the first rules of training. Performing heavy leg extensions will have little benefit to your cycling because the muscles do not contract in that manner.

I choose multi-joint strength exercises that mimic at least part of the stride or spin. Towards the end of the base season I actually combine certain resistance routines with on the bike and run training. The first phase of on the bike strength training involves low cadence, highly resisted intervals of 15-30 seconds, then proceeds to sustained intervals of 3-20 minutes at slightly higher cadences of 50-60 rpm. Although effort is great, there should be little heart rate reaction beyond an aerobic level which is important during the base season. The next work out would be sustained efforts of 20 minutes to over 1 hour, still at an aerobic level, and at a cadence of 70-75 rpm.

All these work outs train the body to produce force aerobically and efficiently and acclimate the body for higher intensity efforts to come.Aerobic hill intervals are a great way to build specific leg strength for running. My athletes are often surprised that they can climb relatively steep inclines while maintaining an aerobic level simply by slowing pace considerably. I may start an athlete off hill walking at a steep incline. It is important to adjust the level of incline gradually as well as the length of the climbing interval. I add in more elevation each week and lengthen the intervals.Power work may also start in the weight room after a sufficient amount of strength work has built tendon, ligament, and joint strength.

I have found body weight or light weight is often enough resistance for most power work. I may start a session with strength or strength endurance work and end with power work. It is easy to over do power work however, and injury can results. Form and technique are crucial. On the bike power work starts at the end of base and involves very short high cadence, high resistance efforts of 10 seconds.

I allow much recovery between these efforts (5-10 min.) so energy systems are properly restored. I then proceed to more sustained and repeated efforts of 1-5 min with plenty of recovery. These efforts have the added benefit of building aerobic capacity and are more suited for the general preparation or build periods. Finally, jumps and sprints, often with incomplete recovery are stressed. I may prescribe many of these in a single session to train the body to buffer lactic acid.

This work is highly prescriptive and may only be performed 1-2x per month. Again, the amount of time spent with this type of work will vary by athlete and sport.Run power can start with technique drills during the base season. I may then add short explosive sprints to the end of the hill climbing efforts we are already performing regularly. Hill intervals of various lengths and intensities will help promote explosive power and leg strength. Generally I save the most intensive run speed and power work for the last 2 blocks preceding peak.

Although this is a brief overview you can realize the progression. The work outs you perform should build on one another throughout the season and keep you from overreaching. Performing a variety of work outs has the added benefit of keeping your training interesting and helps prevent burn out. Organize your work outs as you do your season. Each work out is a tool and you have to decide when it is most effective to take it out of the tool box..

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Often times, we don't hear them speaking because we're too busy not paying attention to their eye motions. When your dog is facing you and his eyes shift suddenly back and forth, he's telling you that he wants something. Whether it's, "...hey, Mom - let's play,", "...come follow me, I want to show you something," or "...I need to go pee;" well - that's up to the individual animal himself. Sometimes, dogs will look at you from the corner of their eye, will loudly yawn and fall to the ground. This is an obvious sign that they're bored and they want attention.

Your attention. Some dogs are rather bold with their sign language and will literally come up to you and place their paw on your leg, arm or hand. She'll either gently tap you or downright pounce on you. When she taps you - again - watch her eye movements. Are her eyes focused in one particular direction? Maybe the door, the empty water bowel or the dog food bag? Or after she taps you, does she press the side of her body against you? If she does, she wants to be stroked and loved.

If she pounces on you with her paws, this is usually a sense of urgency. This usually means she wants to play rough or she needs to go outside and inspect the premises. One of my favorite communication signals from dogs is when they lie on their backs, usually with forearms bent at the joints. This is the common "white flag" signal. What does "white flag" signal mean? Well, when dogs play with other dogs, this is their way of saying to one another, "...okay, I give up - you win, you're the leader..." But when they lie on their backs for you, it's even more telling.

This means that they are submitting. You are the master and they willingly acknoweldge this to you. In general, when dogs lie with their backs toward you, this means that they are quite content and totally comfortable in their surroundings. Don't be fooled by the wagging tail. Generally, dogs will wag their tails when excitable.

But it's how they wag their tails that tells us exactly what they're feeling. When a dog wags his tail, along with his entire body, he's usually happy and excited. When a dog wags only his tail with short, fast strokes, this can sometimes show a sign of aggression or fear. When dogs meet other dogs for the first time, you will notice this short, fast-stroke tail wag as well. This can either mean that they are unsure of the other animal, or that they're going to become aggressive.

Either way, be watchful of this "tail-tell" sign. Another body language sign to look for is in the ears. When a dog's ears are back and flat against their skull, this can mean one of two things: 1) If accompanied by a full-body tail wag, they're happy to see you, or 2) if coupled with their tail between their legs, they're afraid. One animal behavior that many folks despise is the chewing and destruction of personal belongings. This, too is animal speech.

What most humans don't know is that aside from the destruction of personal property, dogs tend to chew things from their people owners, whom they like the most. Yes, I said, "whom they like the most." Dogs are fairly picky when it comes to chewing shoes, clothing, etc. When there are more persons in a household, dogs will specifically seek out personal items of people that they consider to be their master. Although this is not the nicest trait of animals, just remember that when you're scolding Rex that he only did it because he loves you. In closing, dogs are the most telepathic lifeforms on earth.

When you feel sad, they feel sad with you. When you are angry, they try to disolve the situation with their loving and pawing. When you're happy, they feel your happiness with you. Observe your animals, they are picking up on your emotions more than you may think. And always, love your animals - they're here only a little while...perhaps to teach us the most vital communication skill in the world - the ability to listen.

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In fact, the more the dog's vocabulary can be pruned, the better. Contradictory? Hardly. Our spoken words, though meaningful to us, are simply sounds to the dog. Heard initially, they express about as much to him as gobbledygook would to us. Only by demonstration and constant repetition can he be made to understand how each word applies to him, in terms of expected behavior response.

Some canine behaviorists compare that process to how a child learns. To a limited extent, the similarity may hold true. Still, there is scant valid basis for real comparison. True, a parent commonly uses phrases and often whole sentences to convey ideas and meaning to a baby. Yet, besides the meaning of words, the infant must also learn the more complicated process of mimicking their sounds for eventual speech.

For the child then, speech sound patterns, to be imitated, swiftly vie in importance with word meanings. The dog, however, has neither the human intelligence level nor our need or ability to speak. It follows, then, that phrases and full sentences serve no purpose in enhancing the dog's training. They should in fact, be considered excess baggage. Really, in the early and middle stages of his education, they tend only to create confusion and dilute his ability to absorb training Unfortunately, too many new owners tend to muddle up their dog's tutoring with surplus verbiage.

It's human nature for us to speak in whole sentences, but "Come on now, King, big fella, be a good boy and come right in here now when I call you," can't possibly pass muster as a good command to teach a young dog to come to you. Bet you can't repeat that "command" from memory. So, how can you expect a dog to respond to something you can't even remember yourself? Then, when he fails to comply or reacts erratically, the "command" often gets a few angry words added to it, further compounding the poor animal's bewilderment and slowing the learning process.. It's not impossible to train a dog using such excessively wordy commands. After all, most dogs are amazingly adaptable.

Sooner or later, they will catch on to what's wanted. But, your goal should be to speed the pace of training using the simplest, most direct orders to teach the young dog what's expected of him. This means using the basic commands so important to all his future training. These are: his name, "No," "Here," "Sit," "Stay" and "Kennel." Equipped with this fundamental lexicon alone, any pup can become acceptably "civilized" in a matter of four or five weeks. Choose a short, crisp, distinctive name for your dog that sounds nothing like any of the commands to be used now or later.

It serves a two-fold purpose: 1) to give the pup identity, and 2) to get his attention to receive further orders. "No," is the most direct and practical negative; it interchanges effectively for several otherwise superfluous commands such as "Shame on You," "Quiet," "Get Down," "Bad Dog." "Dirty" (for housebreaking errors). "Here," of course, is the terse call in order that tells the pup to come to you. It is obviously more concise and effectual than "Come on in to me, now" or "Get in here, right now" and helps to avoid confusion. "Sit" and/or "Stay" are the crisp directives that set up both the owner's authority and grab the pup's attention.

Actually, the "Sit" command should also mean for the dog to "Stay," until released with "OK," or "Alright.""Kennel," is a short, business-like order that encompasses a variety of meanings and eliminates the need for additional commands. For the dog it means "Get in the house," "Get in your bed," "Get in your kennel run," "Get in your doghouse," "Get in the car," or "Get in the crate in the car," depending on the circumstances of the moment. Obviously, such single-word commands are much more effective and time-saving than all of the above-mentioned separate ones Thus, his vocabulary has been slimmed, but not his understanding of, or obedience to, your various orders. His later training will expand his vocabulary with the new directives of "Heel," "Wait" and "Down." Since you've used "No" to stop your dog's various unwanted acts, such as jumping up on people, the word "Down" can now specify only one thing to the dog: lie down.Eventually, he can be taught still more commands, such as "Off," to tell to get off the furniture or your bed. Always keep in mind that these should be selected on the basis of crispness, simplicity and whenever possible, pertinence to a variety of situations.

The use of the fewest and shortest commands possible cannot fail to make your job of training and the dog's job of learning much faster and easier. There's just no sense in overloading his vocabulary. Keep it and his body lean and you'll raise an alert, responsive, well-behaved, healthy dog?a pooch you can be proud to own..

Evennow, even though it was a minor incident taking place 10 yearsago, I still look back at that moment with shame. I resolved thatI would never let fear keep me from taking action when action wasneeded. With a few exceptions (of course), I like to think thatI've been able to live up to this resolution.I think this lesson has an important parallel in business andmarketing. One of the factors that keeps a lot of people fromsucceeding is the fact that we are usually afraid to push ourlimits. That means we end up taking the safe route and neverunderstanding what we are truly capable of.Take, for instance, starting a home business.

Most people havedreamed of owning their own business, or at least supplementingtheir income with a side venture. However, 99% of those peopledon't take the risk to actually take the first step. They areafraid that they will lose money, or that they will fail, or thatthey will just look silly.Well, first off, there are ways of beginning a business with verylittle money, especially if you don't mind starting off small. Asfor the fear of failing, so what? Failing is not something thatyou should be ashamed of -- instead, you should be proud that youhad the courage to try. The same goes for "looking silly" -- whois sillier, the person who tries something innovative andcreative, or the person who sits back and does nothing? I knowwhat my answer is to THAT question.I'm not trying to be a Tony Robbins here and say that you canachieve anything you want just by visualizing it -- all I'msaying is that NO ONE should be afraid to try to achieve theirdreams.

I'm not advocating quitting your job and sinking all yoursavings into junk bonds -- but don't let fear keep you fromexploring all your avenues. Sure, you may have some regrets, butthen again, you may end up praising the day that you decided toact. If you just sit back and do nothing, it is much more likelythat you will have regrets later in your life..

Pure white coat, almost albino type eyes but a protruding bottom set of teeth which means she always has the canine tooth on the left and several of her other teeth showing. But, as we said, a lovely temperament. Very playful, loving and peaceful. Paula took her to the local vet for a check up and found that Footsie is about 12 to 13 months old and had recently, within the last three weeks or so, had puppies. The vet gave the appropriate medicines to help her during the whelping period.

But otherwise was in good health. She also had a chip in her ear but when they checked the computer system found that the registration had not been completed properly and only an out of use phone number was registered. So: no chance of finding the original owner.For the next few days you could see Paula and Footsie walking around the village and after a couple of days it became more and more obvious that Paula was getting very attached to ?Footsie and Footsie to her. After all, Paula had taken her off the street and shown her a lot of love and affection. The only problem is that Paula specialises in cats.

Wild street cats; and so there was no room in the apartment for Footsie. The result: Footsie spent the nights in Paula's car and the days in her office.It wasn't long, no more than a couple of days before people in the village began to notice Footsie. About a week later a young guy approached Paula and asked if he could take her for his parents. Their dog had recently died and so he thought she would be an ideal replacement. An ideal loving dog, especially for an older couple.

Footsie loves sitting on people's laps!The deal was done. Paula agreed and Footsie was taken by the young man, placed in his car and taken on the local ferry to the next island where his parents live. Unfortunately his father did not like Footsie. For whatever reason he said he did not want her in the house. Although his mother quite liked her it was an impossible situation.

So she had to make the return journey. All was not lost though because the young man had fallen in love with Footsie and decided to keep him. He took Footsie home and he and his wife immediately fell in love with her. Unfortunately their female dog didn't. She played hell.

She gave Footsie a very hard time and did not like the invasion of her space and territory. So after a night of constant fighting and quarrelling between the dogs the young couple decided, regrettably, Footsie had to go back to Paula.So, four days and many experiences later, Footsie returned to Paula. She was so happy to see her and back to the office and the car at night.When Paula was explaining the experience to Julie on the telephone, guess what! Julie said, Oh! She's such a sweet thing, we'll have her. We have had her for all of 18 hours now and what an animal. She walked in as if she had always lived here, put her footmarks everywhere, ate some supper, watched the football match whilst sitting on my foot cushion and has carried on as though she has always been here.This made us think of us human beings.

Would we have behaved in this way? Or would we be bitching and slating people and telling everyone what a bad world it was and how terrible people are. Footsie taught us three things:1.how important it is to keep your self respect, no matter what, and respect others, no matter what. 2.live in the present. It's no good being wedded to what you told yourself you were going to do at the beginning of the day.3.the way to people hearts is through giving. In her case, giving love.

Just give love and don't expect anything in return and you will gain all the benefits.It's a Doggy story but Footsie has taught us all, and we're sure there's more to come. Good LuckGraham and Juliewww.desktop-meditation.com.