upper body workout
Workout:
- Type: Strength Training
- Date: 03/30/2009
- Time: 08:00:00
- Total Time: 1:05:12.00
- Calories: 315
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Saturday Bike Ride Video
Today was THE day for riding!Sunny and warm, 68°!
Boo-hoo for skiing but great for cycling.
I look forward to getting back in shape and losing some weight! ;-)
I rode from my home near Albany, through the city and down to the Hudson River where the Mohawk-Hudson Bike Path begins. I rode the path to the parking lot in Menands then turned around and headed back home. Just over 2 hours and 24 miles.
Here's the vid kids!
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bike ride - modhud path
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 03/28/2009
- Time: 10:00:00
- Total Time: 2:06:37.00
- Average Heart rate: 118
- Calories: 910
- Distance: 24.68 miles
- Average Speed: 11.7 mph
- Average Cadence: 73
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Road Bike Ride
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 03/27/2009
- Time: 10:00:00
- Total Time: 00:52:32.90
- Average Heart rate: 113
- Calories: 338
- Distance: 9.53 miles
- Average Speed: 10.88 mph
- Average Cadence: 76
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Power to the pedals recovery day and ski forever!
Now I begin a week of "recovery" in the "Power to the Pedals" program from roadbikerider.com.This means 2 workouts this week (as always) at the same intensity but a reduced amount.
So for example, I had worked up to five, 1 minute independent leg intervals and five 20 second seated sprints but this time I only did 3 of each and then spun easy to fill out an hour of riding.
I'm still feeling it. It's been 2 days since I skied so I thought it would be OK since it's a reduced workload but at my age I guess it's better to be safe than sorry. Not that I would get hurt necessarily but the older you get, the longer it may take to recover from a hard workout. And recovery is really where you get stronger so you don't want to short-circuit this.
On another front, I have a fantasy. This fantasy is to ski year 'round. As the resorts close in early to mid-April around here I would go further and further north. To Jay Peak near the Canadian border and then maybe even to Mt. Tremblant in Quebec.
After that, there's Mammoth Mt. in California. Their last day is July 4th and the only reason they close after that is because people don't come out. They won't stay open for less than 4000.
Then, I would spend the summer skiing in Australia. Then, it's back to the East and do it all again.
Of course, you can't ski EVERY day so in between there's biking.
Hey, I can dream can't I? ;-)
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stat bike “power to the pedals” recovery
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 03/26/2009
- Time: 08:00:00
- Total Time: 1:00:15.00
- Average Heart rate: 108
- Calories: 357
- Distance: 13.03 miles
- Average Speed: 12.98 mph
- Average Cadence: 86
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I know I won’t lose much weight skiing …
... but the endorphin flood has got to be good for you! :-)I mean it's not like it's a huge aerobic, fat-burning-zone activity.
Plus you are sitting in a lift chair for 5 to 10 minutes between runs.
But you do get high from the speed, the centrifugal force and the rhythmic, twisting and turning, bobbing and weaving. I certainly was beaming after each great run and later in the evening as I was just sitting in a chair, I felt that great somatic buzz in my quads just radiating out to my whole body. Still high! And it's good for you too!
It's a stress reliever for sure and I don't think anyone would argue that stress is a major contributing factor for illness. That's one reason the old canard "Laughter is the best medicine" is literally true.
Anyhow, we went skiing yesterday at Butternut.
I mentioned in a previous post that our last time at Butternut was the best of my 3 year skiing career but yesterday was the new best!
We really beat up the mountain.
I feel like I'm really skiing now. Why? Because rather than approaching steep runs with some caution and trepidation, I am seeking them out and going faster and faster while still able to work on keeping a good form and rhythm.
I'm not jumping or getting air but I am enjoying the feeling of loft, a weightless sub-second moment when going over a hump (that's between a hill and a bump, I guess) at speed. Sweet!
And Mrs. MTBMan1 and I had a lot of laughs; over our "senior moments", getting so absorbed in the skiing that we missed our pre-planned routes and over our aches and pains yet still drawn to do "one more run" because of the high of it. A true definition of addiction, eh?
We were hoping to run into brother-in-law Mike and nephew Jeremiah as they have season passes and ski Butternut 4 days a week but they were not around. We did however ride the lift with Mike's friend Chuck who is over 80 and still skis every week during the season. Something to aspire to, no?
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I don’t like the wind!
Strangely I am not sore after yesterday's upper body workout. I worked fairly hard although not as hard as I could have because of my right shoulder and not as completely as I wanted to because of time restraints.I guess the extreme soreness that I had experienced was because I hadn't worked those muscles in a long time at all.
Today I rode outside for 1 hour, 30 minutes out and back. It was still a bit chilly but not terrible, 32°, but there was a bit of a wind. It wasn't much but I guess because of the temperature it seemed particularly annoying.
I don't mind cold, I don't mind rain and snow but there's something about the wind I just don't like.
It is an OPPONENT, almost like it has a will and it is relentless, merciless. It doesn't get tired (but I do!)
My intention was an easy ride, I averaged a heart rate of 123, that's just about 70%MHR for me. Tuesday, I intend to do my interval workout from "Power to the Pedals" at the gym. Might get another "easy" ride in tomorrow. Sunday I won't get to ride 'cause we are going to the rels.
Here's the route:
Here's a little video (before my batteries died):
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road bike ride
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 03/20/2009
- Time: 11:00:00
- Total Time: 1:00:21.00
- Average Heart rate: 123
- Calories: 447
- Distance: 12.23 miles
- Average Speed: 12.16 mph
- Average Cadence: 76
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Strength training day and shoulder problem
I opted to do upper body strength training today. It was rainy out this AM but that really had nothing to do with it.I have really felt the weakness in my arms and shoulders when climbing hills on the bike. I have been weak in that area all my life.
So, although it's my least favorite thing, I went to the gym and did my warm up on the stationary bike and then upper body workout.
I have this problem with my right shoulder which I didn't have all winter but resurfaced after my bike ride last Sunday with Brad and Charles.
I have to watch it when climbing that I don't put undue stress on the shoulder joint but keep it below that. Also, when mountain biking, I don't do front wheel hops properly by using the pedals but do it all with a sudden jerk of the arms. That'll do it to my shoulder too.
So now on the upper body workout I have to be careful that my right shoulder doesn't hurt. The biggest problem I have is with the bench press. I have to take it easy and maybe back off on the weight. I want to work that shoulder as much as I can but don't want to exacerbate the problem.
Tomorrow the weather is supposed to be good. Maybe I'll take a light spin on the bike around the neighborhood for an hour or so.
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