Ok first off a little background. I am soon to be 32, 5'10" 190-195lbs. About a year ago I ruptured my achilles tendon, prior to that I was in good shape (for me). I was hovering around 175lbs. However since my recovery I am having a hard time getting back down to that weight. So as a birthday present to myself I got me a personal trainer. A big reason in that was to get my lazy a$$ motivated to get to the gym in the AM prior to work. Knowing I have someone meeting me there to bust my chops seems to get me out of bed.
My goals are for overall good health and weight loss. My gym is great, it is part of the hospital system, so we get a few perks. One of which is pretty much all of the staff are some kind of degree'd excercise physiologist, excercise science or studying to become. In addition they will run tests on you for free almost any time. Blood, pressure, the cardiogram thing, body fat analysis, flexibility etc etc. My body fat is err well, I have 155lbs of lean muscle mass, which the guy said was slightly above avg, for my size, go me. However that extra ~40lbs is also "above avg"
So anyway, I understand that diet is a key component (and of course will be my weakest link). However my ?'s are more about how much training is too much. And more importantly is it possible that too much will negatively affect my riding. This week is a good example.
Monday - went to the gym in the PM and did a heavy leg work out (after a 15 min warm-up)
Tuesday - met traininer in the AM, 15 minute warm-up, 30 minute work-out, mostly upper body
Tuesday evening - went for a casually paced road ride with some friends. ~ 25 miles avg under 18mph. (it was a slow night, one guy was on a fixie)
Wednesday - got up and did a 45 minute spin class.
I will probably go to the gym when I get home to do something, as I have plans to meet a buddy out for dinner around 7:30
Thursday - will meet trainer in am, and will do an easy trail ride in the afternoon (well it maybe easy, depends on who shows up)
Friday - I dunno
Saturday - long trail ride in the AM
Sunday - usually a long trail ride, but my birthday is Saturday night and I have a wedding to go to Sunday afternoon. So I maybe sleeping in. :devil:
As I sit here my legs are killing me, however I know the only thing I can really tolerate cardio wise is riding. I can barely tolerate (as in not be bored and want to leave) the once a week Spin class, and the road riding is well, ok. Right now I cant really get out to ride my MTB more then once during the week. So I gotta do something. I am concerned that I maybe be over training (especially legs). Is that possible? Any other suggestions?
And discuss....
My goals are for overall good health and weight loss. My gym is great, it is part of the hospital system, so we get a few perks. One of which is pretty much all of the staff are some kind of degree'd excercise physiologist, excercise science or studying to become. In addition they will run tests on you for free almost any time. Blood, pressure, the cardiogram thing, body fat analysis, flexibility etc etc. My body fat is err well, I have 155lbs of lean muscle mass, which the guy said was slightly above avg, for my size, go me. However that extra ~40lbs is also "above avg"
So anyway, I understand that diet is a key component (and of course will be my weakest link). However my ?'s are more about how much training is too much. And more importantly is it possible that too much will negatively affect my riding. This week is a good example.
Monday - went to the gym in the PM and did a heavy leg work out (after a 15 min warm-up)
Tuesday - met traininer in the AM, 15 minute warm-up, 30 minute work-out, mostly upper body
Tuesday evening - went for a casually paced road ride with some friends. ~ 25 miles avg under 18mph. (it was a slow night, one guy was on a fixie)
Wednesday - got up and did a 45 minute spin class.
I will probably go to the gym when I get home to do something, as I have plans to meet a buddy out for dinner around 7:30
Thursday - will meet trainer in am, and will do an easy trail ride in the afternoon (well it maybe easy, depends on who shows up)
Friday - I dunno
Saturday - long trail ride in the AM
Sunday - usually a long trail ride, but my birthday is Saturday night and I have a wedding to go to Sunday afternoon. So I maybe sleeping in. :devil:
As I sit here my legs are killing me, however I know the only thing I can really tolerate cardio wise is riding. I can barely tolerate (as in not be bored and want to leave) the once a week Spin class, and the road riding is well, ok. Right now I cant really get out to ride my MTB more then once during the week. So I gotta do something. I am concerned that I maybe be over training (especially legs). Is that possible? Any other suggestions?
And discuss....