harmonix1234
Eats Squid
I figured that I need to be accountable if I want to get some results.
So, if I put it out there I'll have more chance of reaching my goals.
I'll be using this thread as my training log, and as a place where people can feel free to comment on what works for them when goal setting, or just give me a kick up the arse.
Current weight - 103.6 kilos
Goal / ideal weight - 79 kilos (based on calculations for my height/bmi/muscle mass)
Current average speed - 22.7 kph (over 100 kms)
Goal average speed - 30 kph (over 100 kms)
Starting Yesterday.
I got my hands on some of that slim right powder from woolies. It says to replace two of three meals a day with a few snack bewteen like a carrot or stick of celery, but I am going to ignore that as I will be doing as much quality exercise as I can on the roadie and I don't want to fatigue and get sick.
So my plan is to ride before breakfast every day. Rain, hail or shine. Which can seem hard at times in a Tassie winter (0 degrees outside, black ice and wind chill that makes your ears and nose feel like they are burning). But I just gotta do it.
I'll be mixing up the rides with some hills, undulating with repeated power climb efforts, high cadence rides on the flats and the odd ride-till-I-drop endurance effort. I will also be doing some spin style sessions on the exercise bike. I like the feeling of drenching myself in sweat on that thing, but the seat just dosn't go high enough to get a proper leg extension so I get super sore knees if I do any more than an hour on it.
Good to know it's there if riding conditions are too dangerous or if I have a mechanical. I am aiming to get most of my time on the road though.
I have to build my base back up as I have let myself and my fitness go a bit and my base just isn't there.
I figure that as I build my base, I will start getting strong enough to work hard, and until then I am not expecting huge results.
I reckon about three weeks of my planned routes will kick start my base, and a futher three or four will see me getting strong enough to actually push harder than I ever have before.
At the moment I am on the dole, so no work commitments. Perfect time to get fit.
Wednesday weigh in - 103.6 kilos. Fark. That's a lotta pudding.
Up for a ride this morning. Forgot to charge the garmin. Dammit! This is not how it should begin.
Looks like it's the trainer.
Distance - 37.5kms
Av Speed - 37 kph (I don't count this because I use multiple resistance setting)
Time - 1 hour. Warm up, 5 minutes on setting #2 at 80rpm, five minutes on setting #2 at 100rpm, five minutes on setting #3 100rpm, 15 minutes on setting #4 100rpm, 15 minutes on setting #5 100rpm, 5 minutes full throttle heart rate 181bpm, 5 minutes warm down at 100rpm setting #4, another five minutes warm down on setting #3 at about 80rpm.
Calories - 851 (Not sure about this, that's just what the computer says)
Av Heart Rate - 150 bpm
Weigh in - 101.1 Kilos
Somehow I have lost 2.5 kilos overnight. Must have been that poo. Anyway, the numbers don't lie. I am less than I was yesterday, so as long as I keep doing that I'll get there.
Legs are farked. I havn't ridden in over two weeks due to crippling illness. Mega man flu. A week in bed hallucinating and running a fever of 40 degrees I still feel pretty weak so I won't do any more until tomorrow. I was thinking of doing the shop ride tonight, but scared of getting sick so baby steps.
Tomorrows ride is about 70kms. Hobart to Bonnet (about 300 metres elevation, undulating), then up to Fern Tree (about another 500 metres elevation, straight up, no flat bits about 7% gradient) and then out to Granton (Long flat spin at sea level as warm down, about 30kms return), then weigh in.
So, if I put it out there I'll have more chance of reaching my goals.
I'll be using this thread as my training log, and as a place where people can feel free to comment on what works for them when goal setting, or just give me a kick up the arse.
Current weight - 103.6 kilos
Goal / ideal weight - 79 kilos (based on calculations for my height/bmi/muscle mass)
Current average speed - 22.7 kph (over 100 kms)
Goal average speed - 30 kph (over 100 kms)
Starting Yesterday.
I got my hands on some of that slim right powder from woolies. It says to replace two of three meals a day with a few snack bewteen like a carrot or stick of celery, but I am going to ignore that as I will be doing as much quality exercise as I can on the roadie and I don't want to fatigue and get sick.
So my plan is to ride before breakfast every day. Rain, hail or shine. Which can seem hard at times in a Tassie winter (0 degrees outside, black ice and wind chill that makes your ears and nose feel like they are burning). But I just gotta do it.
I'll be mixing up the rides with some hills, undulating with repeated power climb efforts, high cadence rides on the flats and the odd ride-till-I-drop endurance effort. I will also be doing some spin style sessions on the exercise bike. I like the feeling of drenching myself in sweat on that thing, but the seat just dosn't go high enough to get a proper leg extension so I get super sore knees if I do any more than an hour on it.
Good to know it's there if riding conditions are too dangerous or if I have a mechanical. I am aiming to get most of my time on the road though.
I have to build my base back up as I have let myself and my fitness go a bit and my base just isn't there.
I figure that as I build my base, I will start getting strong enough to work hard, and until then I am not expecting huge results.
I reckon about three weeks of my planned routes will kick start my base, and a futher three or four will see me getting strong enough to actually push harder than I ever have before.
At the moment I am on the dole, so no work commitments. Perfect time to get fit.
Wednesday weigh in - 103.6 kilos. Fark. That's a lotta pudding.
Up for a ride this morning. Forgot to charge the garmin. Dammit! This is not how it should begin.
Looks like it's the trainer.
Distance - 37.5kms
Av Speed - 37 kph (I don't count this because I use multiple resistance setting)
Time - 1 hour. Warm up, 5 minutes on setting #2 at 80rpm, five minutes on setting #2 at 100rpm, five minutes on setting #3 100rpm, 15 minutes on setting #4 100rpm, 15 minutes on setting #5 100rpm, 5 minutes full throttle heart rate 181bpm, 5 minutes warm down at 100rpm setting #4, another five minutes warm down on setting #3 at about 80rpm.
Calories - 851 (Not sure about this, that's just what the computer says)
Av Heart Rate - 150 bpm
Weigh in - 101.1 Kilos
Somehow I have lost 2.5 kilos overnight. Must have been that poo. Anyway, the numbers don't lie. I am less than I was yesterday, so as long as I keep doing that I'll get there.
Legs are farked. I havn't ridden in over two weeks due to crippling illness. Mega man flu. A week in bed hallucinating and running a fever of 40 degrees I still feel pretty weak so I won't do any more until tomorrow. I was thinking of doing the shop ride tonight, but scared of getting sick so baby steps.
Tomorrows ride is about 70kms. Hobart to Bonnet (about 300 metres elevation, undulating), then up to Fern Tree (about another 500 metres elevation, straight up, no flat bits about 7% gradient) and then out to Granton (Long flat spin at sea level as warm down, about 30kms return), then weigh in.
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