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I'm not cool enough to own an iphone. 
I do long for the day when I leave my current job and can see how far I can throw my work phone.
I do long for the day when I leave my current job and can see how far I can throw my work phone.
never said you didn't. just huck to fat, like me.So you admit I ride!
Ugh, just weighed myself.
177.
I have some work to do in the kitchen, the gym, and on the bike.
Anyone remember the “Old Guys Who Get Fat In Winter” thing from Velo News?
177.
I have some work to do in the kitchen, the gym, and on the bike.
Anyone remember the “Old Guys Who Get Fat In Winter” thing from Velo News?
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I’m a big fan these days of polarized training. Bulk of time in zone 2 by power (which roughly corresponds to my upper half of zone 2 by heart rate). Remainder above FTP.
Hard to do this without a device that measures power.
I ain't weighed myself in probably 5 years... but I suspect I'm probably around 185... maybe even 190... 10-15 tubbies over my "normal" svelte self.
Off to the wonderful and helpful VA for some labs and others appointments, hopefully they dont kill me with malpractice and ignorance today.
I too am carrying some extra mid-rift padding right now. Injured knee and achilles have screwed up my riding for the last couple of months.
So, I have never lifted weights in my life up until this last year. I have been doing a group strength training class three days a week for about three months. It is a tough class.
Anyone have any thoughts on how much of my ‘weight gain’ (about 5-8 pounds over summer) could be muscle? It’s not like I am visibly bulking up or anything, just getting stronger.
To be clear, I am a n00b at this, I’m still weak overall.
And I love sugar. And cheese. And authentic tacos, and....
Anyone have any thoughts on how much of my ‘weight gain’ (about 5-8 pounds over summer) could be muscle? It’s not like I am visibly bulking up or anything, just getting stronger.
To be clear, I am a n00b at this, I’m still weak overall.
And I love sugar. And cheese. And authentic tacos, and....
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5-8 lbs would probably be mostly muscle. if you have a more accurate means to measure BMI (calculating just based on height and weight assumes a standard distribution of muscle to fat, to get an accurate idea you need to know volume) you'd have a better idea (but ideally you would have needed to baseline your bmi prior to that). i think there are some smart scales that can get a better estimation of BMI over height vs weight.
That’s encouraging.
And an awesome rationale to have brisket and calzones this weekend.
thank you, sir!
my belt is still at the same hole as summer, if not one less, so there’s that.
And SS can eat my lardons.
And an awesome rationale to have brisket and calzones this weekend.
thank you, sir!
my belt is still at the same hole as summer, if not one less, so there’s that.
And SS can eat my lardons.
A few weeks after donating a dozen 26" tubes.....I had to go buy a couple to finish my brother's retro bike build 
i went through tires last night and I have a decent sized pile i'm purging.A few weeks after donating a dozen 26" tubes.....I had to go buy a couple to finish my brother's retro bike build
I am slowly working through my pile.
It’s science, bro
the assioma unos (single sided) are $440. Looks like the Xpedo M4s are $110. So that's $550 for two sets of pedals, and you'd really only have to git gud at swapping one side (or see if you can buy a replacement axle which I think is $260). That seems pretty reasonable, but I'd probably rather just grab a crankarm for my MTB if I ever got there.
I was having second thoughts about using the ignore feature...not anymore!
Training With Power: How to Get Started
Training with a power meter gives you unparalleled insight into your cycling training. Here's why training with power is vital to performance success.
www.trainingpeaks.com
I am hoping to race crits when the pandemic blows over...or maybe XC if it still exists.
oh, so now that i got a power meter and you can see my FTP, you're following me on strava? sheesh you elitist triathletes
this book was recommended to meI was having second thoughts about using the ignore feature...not anymore!
Training With Power: How to Get Started
Training with a power meter gives you unparalleled insight into your cycling training. Here's why training with power is vital to performance success.
I am hoping to race crits when the pandemic blows over...or maybe XC if it still exists.
Training and Racing with a Power Meter, 3rd Ed.
Training and Racing with a Power Meter brings the advanced power-based training techniques of elite cyclists and triathletes to everyone.
www.velopress.com
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I'll have to take a look and see what people recommend. Quite literally every professional trainer I have observed has said that power meter-based training is the way to go and offers dramatic advantages over HR based metrics.this book was recommended to me
Training and Racing with a Power Meter, 3rd Ed.
Training and Racing with a Power Meter brings the advanced power-based training techniques of elite cyclists and triathletes to everyone.www.velopress.com
Plus it'll allow me to compete with the denizens of RM in zwift, so there's that.
Busy day planning tank usage to get as many R&D brews done as quickly as possible. I'm hoping to free up a slot or two in the schedule to turn over to a few of the guys to brew whatever they want.
Oh, and bought a bike last night. The knees can't handle distance rides on the SS 'cross bike anymore, so I just dropped an order for a Niner RLT 9 RDO. I wanted steel, but that would have pushed delivery to August; I was offered carbon at the same price.
Oh, and bought a bike last night. The knees can't handle distance rides on the SS 'cross bike anymore, so I just dropped an order for a Niner RLT 9 RDO. I wanted steel, but that would have pushed delivery to August; I was offered carbon at the same price.
do you not have a belt? with notches?
i put a belt on the other day for the first time since covid started.. so like 11 months?
like another mythical creature, the Phoenix, I rise again!
(and yes, a LOT of this strength training is for injury prevention. Last year I was riding way faster than my body could ‘recover’ when things got sideways).
And I’m getting older, of course.