For some reason I find body weight exercises damn hard–they make me feel like a complete weeny. I could be in the gym bench pressing crazy weight, but as soon as I have to do burpees and handstands, I’m toast. This morning I did 3 5×5’s (5 minutes at 170-180bpms, 5 min rest), [...]
Archive for January, 2008
January 30th, 2008 - 11:33 am § in Workouts
Workin it
This week has been going fabulously. I swam and lifted weights on Monday, took a very intense spinning class on Tuesday (I was excited to learn that one of my favorite instructors from the Tualatin 24hr also teaches on Tuesdays downtown), and this morning a did a strong session of 2×20s with my[...]
January 27th, 2008 - 2:35 pm § in Workouts
Next week’s workouts
Time to be a bit more accountable. Monday: swimming, heavy weights training Tuesday: spinning class 60 minutes Wednesday: 75min on trainer Thursday: 45min on trainer, stength training Friday: 60min Swimming or yoga (REST DAY!) Saturday: Group ride (4 hours) Sunday: Mountain biking, 2-3 hours, mode[...]
January 27th, 2008 - 2:16 pm § in Cycling
Climbing, ice + descending
After staring out the window for about an hour eating breakfast, wondering what to do with myself, I finally yelled at myself to get my gear on and head out. It wasn’t even raining, after all. So I geared up and planned for a 2-3 hour ride on Skyline, depending on the ice levels, as [...][...]
January 26th, 2008 - 5:39 pm § in Cycling
crappy damn weather
I got all my shit together, drove to the ride, got incredibly cold, started off with my team…and then the freezing rain started. I looked down and saw the icicles forming on my jacket and shoe covers. We were out about 10 minutes before the sane ones turned around. (I’ve heard a few of t[...]
January 26th, 2008 - 3:57 pm § in Food & Diet
Another Vegan Athlete: NFL star Tony Gonzalez
Read the full article from Wall Street Journal here. The 247 lb. Vegan NFL star Tony Gonzalez is out to answer a question: Can a football player live entirely on plants? Heh good question. Apparently so. His “ah-ha” moment: Mr. Gonzalez had never heard of the vegan diet when he boarded [...]
January 25th, 2008 - 9:36 am § in Workouts
Waking at the ass crack of dawn: thoughts from this week
Well, it’s finally happened: I’m officially a morning workout person. I started last week, waking between 5-5:30am every morning. After 2 weeks of living in a fog, I actually woke up before my alarm this morning. Damn. I have to say that coming home right after work is a bit odd: I actua[...]
January 25th, 2008 - 8:15 am § in Racing
A note from the Elkhorn Classic
A SPECIAL NOTE TO WOMEN RACERS: This is your chance to make a statement about the quality and commitment of women’s racing in Oregon and throughout the Northwest. With the support of business leaders in Baker City, we have committed to matching the Women’s Pro/1/2 payout to the MenR[...]
Time for a throw down
I’ve floundering with motivation a bit lately. I really want to do a real cycle this month–the next three weeks I plan on steadily increasing my cycling volume. I’ve been thinking about this now and again, thinking about how I’d eventually come up with some sort of plan or ot[...]
January 20th, 2008 - 9:38 pm § in Cycling
Ride Report – Hagg throw down
No, I didn’t throw anyone down, in fact, Hagg threw me down, big time. I don’t know what it is about that damn Lake, but Hagg just KILLS me. It ended up being a 62 mile ride; we rode out from Long Bottoms in Hillsboro, did 2 laps, rode back. The out and back part was [...][...]
