Well, I’m holding up to my weight lifting schedule. I’ve started to pick up the leg exercises. You learn quickly which muscles you don’t use mountain biking. Some days I hurt all over. I’ve also been playing a lot of basketball, which is fun and gives me a different cardio workout. I haven’t touched the bike since November 11. Per my training schedule, I’m suppose to start spin class next week, however I think...
Why is it that Ozzy can’t hold a coherent conversation, yet you put him on stage and you can understand every word he sings? Also, who would have EVER thought the Prince of Darkness would be considered a lovable teddy bear type dad? Oh, it’s snowing pretty good, going to try to get out on the snowboard this weekend. -
I’ve always wondered why Bench Press is considered the universal measurement for how strong a person is. Every morning, I see the same people doing the same exercises: Bench press, triceps and biceps. Rarely do I see people rotate to shoulders, back and legs. Don’t even think about core exercises (abs, etc). There is a new guy showing up at the gym who is doing bench all the time. His upper body is HUGE. ...
Some random pictures from this past race year. __________________________________________________________________
During the last few races, especially Iceman, I’ve learned a race strategy that really worked for me. I’m sure if I had a coach, I would have learned this long ago. First is interval race vs. steady state (I mentioned this in another post). This is also known as timed attacks. When I did my best time at Yankee Springs (52 minutes), I did it using my computer (Garmin Edge) to signal when it was...
Well, reflecting on what my season goals were for 2007 and my actual results, I’ve left a lot of room for improvement. Here were my past goals and the result: Yankee Springs in 55 minutes. I did 57 minutes in TT race, but did do 52 minutes this month. Fort Custer in 1:27. I did 1:29 minutes. The other goals were for Hanson Hills and Maybury, but the rainy conditions made those goals...
And I still got up at 4:30 a.m to go to the gym. How dedicated (or stupid) am I? Couple of good things happened this past weekend. First, Michigan lost to OSU. I can usually support Michigan during this game, but I could not this year. Being a MSU fan and listening to Hart’s comments, I wanted nothing more for him to leave UM 0-4 against OSU. Not only did they lose, Hart was...
For the next few weeks I’m focusing on weight lifting again. I get to the gym around 445am, which helps get the workout done so I don’t have to do it after work. Here is the plan for much of November and December: Monday: Weights: Chest, Triceps, Biceps, core class. I following this schedule to keep things mixed: Week 1: Heavy, low reps. Week 2: Light, high reps. Week 3: Tri-sets. Then repeat. Core class...
Well the dates have been released. I had 9 races this year, however next year there will be more. I labeled races “A” for high priority, “B” for medium priority and “C” for low priority (may skip altogether). Here is the schedule: April 13: Pontiac Lake Time Trial Series (B) April 20: Yankee Sprints TT: MMBA Race (A) May 4: Fort Custer XC: MMBA Race (A) May 18: Owassippe TT: Time Trial Series (C)...
Well, I am somewhat pleased with this years results. I based most of my goals off of last years performance, however I really under estimated the speed of the 35-39 age group (was previously in 30-34). This age group is much faster. Given my points, I would have finished …., however being in the faster age group, I finished 6th. The top two in my group just blew us away, so I’d assume they...
