My legs are killing me and I have a serious case of Farmer’s tan. I biked 48 miles yesterday and the wind (and sun) were out in full force. Yesterday was one of the few days where I really really wish we had air conditioning. In Cali apartments this close to the water usually don’t [...]
Continue reading about Monday minutiae…it is Monday, isn’t it?
well….other than Belle. Rolf Prima Vigor RS wheelset. Light weight, fast and dead sexy! At $700 they’re less than half the price of a pair of Zipp 440’s. When you ride as slow as I do it’s important to look good.
This was a rough week at work so I missed a few workouts. That’s mostly an excuse but I’ll go with it anyway.
Monday
nothing
Tuesday
skipped
Wed
Gym workout
squats 5×5
front squats 3×8
leg press 4×10
Elliptical machine 20 minutes (basically I do enough cardio to make this workout last one hour in total)
Thursday
skipped
Friday
off
Saturday
45 mile road bike ride @ 151 avg HR, 171 [...]
Last night roomie brought home beef & broccoli from the local chinese place. I just tried to give the dog some of the leftover beef and he won’t eat it. Ya think he smells a cousin in there?
In other news I just rode 45 miles and I still feel like a million [...]
Monday
1 hour road ride - hill intervals
Tuesday
30 minutes stationary
20 minutes treadmill
Wednesday - gym (easy day to limit soreness)
Leg extensions 4×10 (all warmups)
squat 5×4
leg press 4×10
hack squat 3×10
leg curls 4×10
Thursday
45 minute road ride
Friday
off
Saturday
off (translation = too lazy to get off my arse)
Sunday
40 mile ride @ 155 avg heart rate, 175 max
saw Mariano Friedick on the route
After a month of no weight loss (I actually went up 2 lbs) I’m going to try a real diet. I have not paid close attention to diet for more than 4-5 straight weeks in a long time and I’m too old for that.
I’ve determined that most days I’m only getting 100-150 grams of [...]
Saturday nite I went to see an Oscar Wilde play called Salome at the Wadsworth Theatre. I got dragged to it by the roommate who didn’t want to go by herself. Yes, this is the same roommate that two weeks ago called me the biggest jerkass she’s ever met. Bigger than the ex husband that [...]