Chopped Liver Posted September 11, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 11, 2014 Ok,...time to get my fat arse back in some shape. I'm gonna log the workouts here....maybe the food intake as well. Comments are welcome. As for a little info: I don't have any specific ride goals in mind at this point in time. I may decide to do a metric next year. Maybe the MS150 or the Tour de Cure.....or maybe I'll just do a bike tour. As I said, no specific goals in mind at the moment...just want to get in better shape. So far, this month I have: 9/4: 46 mins on the torture chamber at avg, HR of 138 bpm 9/6: 60 mins on the torture chamber at avg, HR of 143 bpm and tonight 9/10. 44 mins on the torture chamber at avg. 140 bpm. I plan to ride 4 times a week if my schedule will let me. Generally looking at Wed, Thurs. and Sat., Sun, as days I can put my arse in the saddle. Weekends will hopefully permit at least one progressively longer ride...outdoors. If I can, I'll throw some calesthenics in on occasion, but aerobic work is the primary goal, I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 11, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 11, 2014 I used to keep logs. Its actually pretty cool to be able to look back and see what was going on. I remember reading one of my logs and coming across the log when I got run over in 2008. Some of the things that I found useful to track was... my morning weight some measure of how hilly a ride was. Before GPS, I used to record how many of the hills I rode over actually had names. what was sore afterward (this is how I know my left knee has been bothering me since 2006) I also recorded weight lifting sessions, heavy chores (like when I split firewood all afternoon), long hikes...all the other stuff I did one year I kept a journal and wrote a paragraph about my ride when I got home. This was different from a training log, which I also kept separately. The journal is great to look back at now. I'm glad I did it, but it was extra work I found that you have to find that balance between how much work it is to keep the journal vs how much benefit you get from doing it. The uploading Garmin data was easy enough that I stopped keeping paper logs in 2007 I don't keep any records anymore, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted September 12, 2014 Another 45 mins at a HR of 144 bpm tonight. I think another week of this Z2 stuff and I'll try to add a little intensity to the workouts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted September 14, 2014 15 miler this afternoon....avg hr 141 bpm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted September 23, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 23, 2014 Anything since 9/14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted September 24, 2014 Anything since 9/14? I did some weight lifting and calesthenics tonight.....3x10 curls w/ 25 lbs dumbells 1x10 chinups 1x20 pushups 2x15 squats w/ 2 25lbs dumbells over the shoulders And took the dog for a about 1.5 mile walk. School and house stuff has been in the way...you know, life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 24, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 24, 2014 You need to change your initials, because to me, CL is Coors Light. Yeah, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted September 24, 2014 40 mins....161 bpm avg HR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted September 27, 2014 40 mins on the trainer this morning (so I could be at the house while they finish the fence). avg hr 143 bpm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 27, 2014 Share #10 Posted September 27, 2014 CLB. Much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted October 6, 2014 Just not able to find the time to ride like I want. Going to have to become a treadmill turtile for the next 6 months or so. Will start that at lunch time today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 6, 2014 Share #12 Posted October 6, 2014 Why don't you have the time? It's not like you're investing it in studying (we've seen your grades). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted October 6, 2014 Why don't you have the time? It's not like you're investing it in studying (we've seen your grades). spent this weekend refinishing the handrail in the stairwell of the new house.....next weekend I'll be meeting with the kitchen design staff and maybe signing the construction contracts....then it's time to focus on the final exam....then the wife wants to go on a vacation...then the new semester starts....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted October 6, 2014 As the hamster wheel spins: 2.5 miles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted October 9, 2014 As the hamster wheel spins: 2.5 miles. rinse and repeat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted October 18, 2014 @ 36 arrows today at 50m. Then 2.5 miles on the hamster whee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted October 21, 2014 got away from the desk for a bit....managed 2.65 in 30 on the hamster wheel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted October 22, 2014 30 minutes with the weights....moderate weight and high reps. set x reps x weight 3 x 20 x 110 seated chest press 3 x 12 x 100 lat pulldowns 2 x 12 x 12 lateral lifts 2 x 20 x 20 curls 1 x 12 x 20 hammer curls 1 x 12 x 45 french curls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 23, 2014 Share #19 Posted October 23, 2014 Keep it up. I call training homework. I usually try for extra credit. Tonight is weights (arms & back) and easy spin elliptical. Boring, but it really does help. Cycling will be done in rest pace today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share #20 Posted October 29, 2014 yay! 40 minute bike ride.....no hr monitor, no bike computer...just me and the bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 30, 2014 Share #21 Posted October 30, 2014 yay! 40 minute bike ride.....no hr monitor, no bike computer...just me and the bike. If you didn't measure, record and post it to some site then it doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share #22 Posted November 3, 2014 45 minutes opf weight lifting this morning. Trying to hit the gym in the morning before going to the desk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share #23 Posted November 3, 2014 If you didn't measure, record and post it to some site then it doesn't exist. does too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share #24 Posted November 4, 2014 2.84 miles on the hamster wheel.....disappointed, Was supposed to be 2.85. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share #25 Posted November 8, 2014 40 minutes in Z2 this afternoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share #26 Posted November 12, 2014 40 minutes in Z2 this afternoon. rinse and repeat, but last 2 mins in z4 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share #27 Posted November 15, 2014 75 mins in Z2 & z4 with coach troy. Was supposed to be all z2, but I got bored as hell with it at 65 min. mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share #28 Posted November 20, 2014 yesterday I got 40 mins in on the torture chamber, It was a low gear spin fest working on keeping rpm's in the 90-95 rpm range. Today, 40 minutes of LSD....except for 1 minute all out. I suck too, as I only ran it up to 25 mph, on the torture chamber,,,which according to the formula the mfg publishes is about 430 watts. For 1 minute, that sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share #29 Posted November 27, 2014 20 mins easy spin and 5 minutes hammering in Z5 on the torture chamber today.....wanted to ride outside, but way too windy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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