Still Racing Pro At 49: Check Out the Gym Routine that Keeps Ed Veal Going Strong

[BDoughtie]

I give athlete strength plans that mostly deal with very low weight and high reps *generally. What’s the quote- know your audience. I generally work more with middle class athletes than the ones who will have the income to have every shoe for every occassion. If you can do that, more power to you. So again it’s just not a hill I care to win, guess what I’ll tell that person- lift just enough that it’s not “heavy” if that’s the issue. Adapt and move on.

[TheStroBro]

Now I’m going to argue with you a bit, I’m not certain middle class athletes can afford triathlon coaching compared to a pair of lifting shoes that are 15 years old lols.

[BDoughtie]

Lol I’m the type of coach who undervalues themselves and brings down the coaching salaries…so yeah most can afford that. Again most don’t give 2 fucks about proper lifting shoes. And I’m talking about that’s across the board, whether coached or uncoached. That hill your dying on just ain’t worth it.

[TheStroBro]

But the point is this guy is a Pro and he could just do things properly, barefoot, doesn’t even need shoes.

[BDoughtie]

I assume it’s a communal gym, I don’t think barefoot is allowed except for specitic yoga type of classes right?

[RandMart]

@TheStroBro

But the point is this guy is a Pro and he could just do things properly, barefoot, doesn’t even need shoes.

Also, as far as Yoga goes, he states that’s it the first thing he does in the morning. So he’s probably at home, and can wear whatever the fuck he likes; or not

Could be in his PJs, sweatpants, naked, or a wedding gown; he could be wearing shoes, socks, barefoot, or heels

If it’s working for him, who gives a fuck?

My point, which I completely failed to articulate, was that “no way he’s wearing those same shoes, as shown in the photo shoot, for all of his workouts”

[waverider101]

my contribution to this thread - only in Canada would a pro level athlete 1:10 IM wetsuit swimmer be called a ‘great’ swimmer

[AKCrafty]

@BDoughtie

I don’t think most experienced athletes care what shoe they are doing strength training overall. I think most use an “old” pair of their run shoes that they no longer have in the run rotation and that’s that. The amount of Hoka’s I see in our community gym on campus is amazing when near the weight room. So while it creates a less stable platform, not denying that, I just don’t think that’s a big hill to die on when judging people.

I’m in the camp of using old running shoes for gym work. The pair I’m using now are NB Summit Unknown (similar to NB 1400s) and they are not high stack. When/if those bite the dust, I may be SOL because all of my recent shoes are higher stack. Even though I don’t need much stability, I do like to lift heavy for a few exercises where I’d like more than my running shoes provide.

[Ajax_Bay]

@waverider101

my contribution to this thread - only in Canada would a pro level athlete 1:10 IM wetsuit swimmer be called a ‘great’ swimmer

Miaow! For context the “great swimmer” quote is:

@Ironmandad

. . . he didn’t train very much for his IRONMAN Arizona appearance last fall, he was pleasantly surprised at how much his upper-body strength work helped his swimming.
“I got in the pool and everyone’s like ‘wow you’re a great swimmer,'” he says.

The point is that (he thinks) his upper-body strength allowed him to swim pretty well without “training much”. Perfectly reasonable to expect that in any country in a masters swim session seeing a muscle-bound quinquagenarian making the effort would get encouragement from his peers: ST/waverider not so much.
As an aside “my contribution to this thread” I’m chuffed to be the first to identify the anomalous shoes as the standout item in this article thanks to @ironmandad 's images.

[pk]

so maybe he loses 0.1 percent performance

but he seems to do a lot right

or the other way round how well are you cycling those days with having the right gym shoes…