Hi Raina,

1. By all means, go and participate. You will feel like a champ just getting
through the competition and you will learn three times as much as opposed to
just watching. You have to remember that you are really competing against
yourself. There is always going to be somebody a little stronger or faster out
there, but the important thing is what you do for yourself. Set a goal for
yourself and see if you can get there. It may be a challenge for you just to
get through the whole competition. But the important thing is to start working
at it and keep after it. If you are willing to put in a couple of years of
dedication to STREND, you will be amazed at your improvement. The competitions
are just the gravy!! Ed, Carol, Matt, Mark, Greg, Randall, and a host of others
are all great athletes. You will be inspired and your training will be enriched
by meeting them.

2. Just watch the STREND website for other challenges. Generally, Ed puts on a
couple out in Hawaii and Leslie Trotter puts on a great one up in Canada, plus
the Mid-America in Minnesota has been a yearly event and gets high praise. If
the Sacramento one goes well, maybe we can talk Mark and Matt into putting on
another one this fall. The CA events always have a good turn-out. Miramar use
to have a great one, but it was not put on last year because of the troop
deployments. Hopefully it will come back.

3. Sorry, beyond my expertise here, but maybe somebody else knows what to do.
(Matt, Leslie--help!) Personally, I would do a lot of reps with a lighter
weight and try to build up the muscle before moving to a heavier weight. But
that is just me!!

Good luck!!

JC

----- Original Message -----
From: Raina Mehrten<mailto:rmehrten@...>
To: STREND@yahoogroups.com<mailto:STREND@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [STREND] Rookie to STREND



Thank you for the advice.

Question: Should I enter the Sacramento STREND comp
(Basic level) even though I'm not sure I'll be
completely ready? I am working really hard, but was
planning more for a summertime competition. April 3
is pretty close. Would you recommend it just for the
experience? Or should I just go watch?

Question 2: Are there any other STREND events planned
for this year? I'm in CA, so here, NV, AZ, or OR
would be best. But, I also have family in the Midwest
that I could visit if there is one out there (is the
Minnesota one every year?)

Question 3: When doing the military press I feel
something in my elbow "pop". Kinda like a tendon
sliding or something. Doesn't hurt, just feels weird.
It was suggested to me to do stabilization exercises.
What do any of you recommend?

Thanks a bunch!
Raina

--- JOHN CARMONY <jcar75@...<mailto:jcar75@...>> wrote:

> OK STREND Rookies Here is my two cents worth for
> STREND training.
>
> The best way to train for STREND is to do a STREND
> workout at least once a week obeying all the
> competition rules (time, form, transition to run,
> etc.). In order to get your muscles ready for a
> competition, you have to train them to do the reps
> and recover in the allotted amount of time. Just
> being strong will not get you through a STREND
> competition with a decent score. Many, many
> repetitions of the competition sequence will.
> Because of the time constraint, STREND is sort of
> aerobic weight lifting. You have to train your body
> to go even when the muscles are tired. You also have
> to learn how to maximize your score by experimenting
> with maximizing your reps. A lot of times struggling
> for that extra bench rep will cost you four dips on
> the end. As important as each rep is, knowing when
> to stop and start resting for the next exercise is
> just as important. Each person is different and
> will have different combinations of exercise reps.
> Being more of a runner, my bench is weak but my
> military press and dips more than make up for the
> weakness. The beauty of the STREND workout as
> designed by the Master, Ed, is that if you do the
> STREND workout religiously, you will get very
> strong, much stronger than you are now. For your
> other workout during the week, you can do a double
> STREND with a shorter intervals the second time
> through the exercises before moving onto the run. I
> always try to do the transition to the run after
> lifting, even if I do not run the full 3 miles. (
> Interval training will help your running
> dramatically. I recommend 3 minutes on- (race+
> speed), 3 minutes off (recovery)). Being an older
> STRENDIST (52 this April), I am very careful about
> my joints and would rather concentrate on reps at my
> body weight than adding extra weight. The youngsters
> like Matt can get away with that. We "mature"
> athletes have learned that staying healthy and
> showing up the next time is 3/4 of the battle.
>
> From my own experience, I know that this works and
> works well. When I started training for STREND at
> age 46, my goal was to score a 5 in a competition.
> Last year (late 2003) at age 50, I scored a hair
> over 8 at the US Championships in Livermore with a
> 17-25-30-19-58-18:36 sequence. Right now I am
> recovering from some unrelated surgery (GEZZZZ!) so
> I probably won't be able to make the Sacramento
> STREND, but as Arnold says "I'll be back".
>
> The STREND group is a great group of athletes and a
> lot of fun to be around. Nobody takes any prisoners
> in the competition, but everybody is cool
> afterwards. If there is any way you can make it out
> to Sacramento or one of the other competitions, it
> will be the highlight of your athletic year. Just
> meeting athletes like ED and Matt is worth the trip
> by itself.
>
> Remember, the important key for a competition is
> there should be no surprises. If you train right
> and are ready, you should score within a rep or two
> of what you expect. Doing 30 or so STRENDs
> beforehand will take away any uncertainty!
>
> Jesse--I lived in Midland for a number of years and
> use to run the White Rock Marathon. Good memories
> and not so good! Thanks for serving with the
> firefighters. If I get down that way, I will try to
> look you up.
jcar75@...<mailto:jcar75@...<mailto:jcar75@...<mailto:jcar75@...\
>>
> Good luck.
>
> John Carmony
>
>
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: Jesse Coon<mailto:sumnerrey@...<mailto:sumnerrey@...>>
> To:
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STREND@yahoogroups.com<mailto:STREND@yahoogroups.com<mailto:STREND@...\
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 2:19 PM
> Subject: [STREND] Rookie to STREND
>
>
>
> Hello, my name is Jesse. I'm a firefighter in
> Plano Texas. I have never competed in a STREND
> event yet, but look forward to training for one and
> competing. A police officer was telling me about
> STREND and so I looked it up on the internet. I am
> curious about different training workouts to get
> ready for an event. I know they don't have any in
> Texas yet, but I am originally from Iowa and could
> compete in Minnesota and visit my family. Anyone
> willing to share workout ideas with me would be
> great. Take Care! Jesse
>
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