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Monday, July 28, 2014

Research, cross training week #3, and arthroscopic partial meniscectomy-eve

This week was a mix of search committee meetings, research, the pool, the pool, and the pool.

I will wait until the search is over to say more about it, but it was a productive week for the Papua New Guinea project with Yana Rodgers. We are on our second draft after getting comments from the Asian Development Bank. There are some fascinating gender differentials, including the following:


Health expenditures include those for hospitalizations, other health care services, and medications. We look at household health expenditures by national household expenditure (proxy for household income) quintile. The population is split by urban status and gender of the head of household. The bars in each graph illustrate the mean health expenditure (measured in the local currency, kina) while the lines represent health expenditures as a share of total expenditures. In urban areas, male headed households spend more on health care, particularly in the upper quintile. Female headed households are more likely to have a single head of household and less likely to be living with an adult male and be employed for wages. Access to health care by rural households is particularly challenging due to deteriorating infrastructure. We plan to use more powerful statistical approaches to analyze the gender disparities further, but the summary statistics are compelling. What do you see when looking at the charts?

I have continued my cross training. The week looked like this:

Monday - aqua jog (AJ) 2 sets of 6 x 1:30 very hard, 30s rest, 2:00 between sets (46 minutes total); swim 3,000 yds :
WARM UP 
300 pull 
10 x 50 odds kick, evens stroke (choice) on 1:00 
200 pull

MAIN SET
6 x 50 free on 1:00 
100 back active recovery
200 paddle and buoy
4 x 50 free on 1:00
100 back active recovery
300 paddle and buoy
2 x 50 free on 1:00
100 back active recovery
400 paddle and buoy

COOL DOWN
100 free kick, 100 back 

Tuesday - AJ 2 sets of 5 x 2:30 very hard, 30s easy recovery, 2:00 between sets (52 minutes total); swim 2,000 yds:
500 easy
400 kick
300 pull
200 progressive
5x100 on 2:00 (hit 1:38-1:40 for each)
100 cool down

Wednesday - 50:00 straight swim (2800 yds.)

Thursday - 1:00 strength session with Coach Carl Blickle 

Friday - AJ ladder with Carmen Graves (1:16:00 total time)
3 sets (14 minute sets)
1 min VERY HARD
1 min easy
2 mni VERY HARD
1 min easy
3 min VERY HARD
1 min easy
2 min VERY HARD
1 min easy
1 min VERY HARD 
1 min easy

2-3 minute float in between sets

Swim 3,300 yds:
WARM UP
400  (pull , kick)

MAIN SET
3x300 (1 hard, 2 moderate, 3 hard)
3x150 active recovery (buoy, paddles)
3x200 (1 hard, 2 moderate, 3 hard)
3x100 active recovery (buoy, paddles)
3x100 (1 hard, 2 moderate, 3 hard)
1x150 active recovery (buoy, paddles)

COOL DOWN
200 

Saturday - 50 minute yoga session

Sunday - AJ 4 x 5 minutes HARD, 1 min rest in between each, end with 5 x 45s all out with 45s easy (52 minutes total); swim 3,500 yds:

WARM UP 
200 pull, 200 kick

MAIN SET
500 DPS
3x200 descending
400 DPS
3x150 descending
300 DPS
3x100 descending
200 DPS
3 x 50 descending

COOL DOWN 
200 yds

WEEKLY TOTALS:
226 minutes aqua jogging
110 minutes strength, yoga
14,600 yards swimming

This is the last week before my procedure. I have a pre-op appointment on Monday and the procedure Wednesday afternoon. I plan to go to two Without Limits swim practices (my first swim practices since I was 18 years old!) early in the week. Who knows when I will be able to get into the pool after the procedure. I will keep you updated.

Your aqua-beast,

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