Friday, November 21, 2008
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 6
Pulse (waking):  
Pulse (rising):  
Difference:  
Weight: 5:30 PM - 183
Body Fat:  
Time of Day: gym - 5:00 AM
indoor TT - 6:00 PM
Distance: indoor TT - usual 10 km course
Time (total): cardio - 30 min
Time (moving):  
Time (stopped):  
Speed (moving):  
Speed (overall):  
Total Ascent:  
Weather:  
Workout Type: core | cardio | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast: 6:30 AM - cereal
9:30 AM - bagel w/cream cheese
Lunch: 2 bananas, water
2:30 PM - egg salad sandwich, 4 date bars (the same size as a date but reconstituted(?) with nut sprinkles), water
Dinner: fava beans, peas, meatless meatballs, cheese, 20 oz Pike Place Ale
Workout Food: water, Clif Shot

Course:
plank 2x180 sec, 60 sec to each side
other core 2x40 clam knee lifts to each side, 40 leg lifts to each side, 30 ball passes, 50 steam engines, 60 leg extensions, 30 twisters - 12 lb, 30 side bends to each side - 45 lb
back extensions 20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb
Results: CycleU indoor TT
6:00 PM - 15:25
7:00 PM - 15:35
Comments: Finally, I was able to do the plank for 180 seconds twice. It has to be due to the fact that I'm doing nothing else prior to this and am super fresh. Still, nice to check that box.

Today was the first day of the CycleU indoor TT series. Last year it was hugely popular and judging by the seven participants in every heat tonight that much won't change. RC R was there at 5 and I was joined by Dustin V and Aaron S at 6 and 7 which was a giant boost.

During the first heat I went out kinda fast and jumped to a 150 m lead. By the half way point this had shrunk to 5 m which I held for the next three minutes! Argh, Dustin and Aaron were dead even and right behind me. Then with about four minutes to go they edged ahead by 30 m and on the second to last hill I tanked from my earlier efforts and by the finish I was in third place by over 200 m. Still, it was fun to be the rabbit and that time really surprised me. These guys had a fantastic race all the way to the end and finished something like 3 hundredths of a second apart! Nice.

I spun most of the time between heats, had some water and a Clif Shot (just cuz they're free, not because I really needed it or was hungry) and the second one felt better right away. I jumped to a 100 m lead again but pedaling felt smoother, less forced and on the 'climbs' I was able to establish a rhythm instead of fighting the bike. And this time come half way I was still up by over 100 m. :)

I always seem to do well on descents, even when it's on a CompuTrainer and I was extending my lead on every downhill. The difference this time was that I was able to keep it going while climbing and that Aaron and Dustin were tired so I managed to eek out the 'victory' by about 10 seconds.

Whew, these things dry out your mouth because the fan is right in your face. And if you turn the fan off you just pour sweat. Whatcha gonna do?

ASIDE - today was my fist day on my race bike since my last race. Once or twice per heat I managed to drop it into the 53x12 but just barely. I was watching Dustin and Aaron some and Aaron was pedaling really quickly whereas Dustin was pushing a much bigger gear. I was somewhere in between but closer to Dustin for sure. My hart rate got up to the low 170s but mostly it was in the high 160s both times. I must be getting old just not trying hard enough or something. Everyone else seems to have a humming bird heart.
Equipment: Ti Cycles Hyak, 42/53, 12-25, Neuvation wheels
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 Wednesday, March 26, 2008
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 6
Pulse (waking):  
Pulse (rising):  
Difference:  
Weight: 5 am - 178
5 pm - 182
Body Fat: 10
Time of Day: gym - 5:15 am
CycleU indoor TT - 5 pm
Distance:  
Time (total):  
Time (moving):  
Time (stopped):  
Speed (moving):  
Speed (overall):  
Total Ascent:  
Weather:  
Workout Type: weights | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast: smoothie
Lunch: Odwalla juice, peanut butter, dried mango, egg salad sandwich, bagel w/cream cheese, water
Dinner: 4 pieces bread w/butter, water, juice
Workout Food: water

Course:
push-ups 20, 15
seated row 2x20 - 90 lb
shoulder press 2x20 - 90 lb
lat pull-down 20, 17 - 90 lb
incline leg press 20x90 lb, 20x180 lb, 20x270 lb, 20x360 lb, 10x450 lb
squats (Smith) 15x90 lb, 15x110 lb, 12x130 lb
lunges (Smith) 15x90 lb, 15x110 lb, 15x130 lb
leg curls 3x15 - 165 lb
leg extensions 15x165 lb, 15x180 lb, 15x195 lb
plank 180 sec
Results: CycleU indoor TT (roughly...)
15:25
15:40
15:55
Comments: Weights got off to a bit of an under-motivated start but then for some reason I rallied for the lunges and leg extensions and curls...?! The leg press was hard, I just can't lift the heavy weights like I used to love to do. Not that I'm complaining mind you, I just tried it because Thom W did and we've been doing legs together for a bit now.

The indoor TT felt great at the start of the first one. Then I woke up to reality around half way through and somehow managed to salvage the ride.

I was noticing the my heart rate is LOW this year and I'm confused... Last year I was able to ride in the mid 170s and this year I am just barely above 160. It went up a bit in the second ride and then during the third I was averaging around 167 so that's some improvement but man, am I just not fit or do I need to work on my leg speed or what? I dunno.

After the third ride I was way empty. WAY.
Equipment: Ti Cycles Hyak, 39/53, 12-25, Neuvation wheels
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 Wednesday, March 12, 2008
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 4
Pulse (waking):  
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Difference:  
Weight:  
Body Fat:  
Time of Day: gym - 5:15 am
indoor TT - 5:00 pm
Distance:  
Time (total): indoor TT
5:00 pm - 15:09
6:00 pm - 15:19
6:45 pm - 15:20
Time (moving):  
Time (stopped):  
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Speed (overall):  
Total Ascent:  
Weather:  
Workout Type: weights | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast: smoothie
Lunch: sleeve of Fig Newtons
Dinner:  
Workout Food:  

Course:
push-ups 2x20
seated row 2x20 - 90 lb
shoulder press 2x20 - 25 lb
lat pull-down 2x20 - 90 lb
incline leg press 20x90 lb, 20x180 lb, 20x270 lb, 2x20 - 360 lb
lunges (free bar) 2x10 each leg - 70 lb on bar, 15 each leg in Smith machine - 70 lb on bar
squat (Smith) 15x90 lb, 15x110 lb, 15x130 lb
leg extensions 3x15 - 195 lb
leg curls 3x15 - 150 lb
Results: official results
Comments: I spent too much time geeking out last night and did not get to bed until about midnight... hauling my sorry ass out of bed at 4:45 was a chore. I got to the gym a little late so had to rush my upper body stuff and then got gassed and had no motivation for core after legs. Oh well.

I showed up for the indoor TT kinda late so had about five minutes to warm up and then it was time to hit it. As usual I jumped the (small) field and was in the lead for a bit but then Ian M started to roll and I was racing for second. At least I made that. :) And I had a great ride! This was my fastest this 'indoor season' by far.

During the second TT I got to witness something pretty incredible. two seconds after the start Ian flatted his rear wheel. He slowly took his bike off the trainer, fixed the flat, put it back on, shifted to the 53x11 (okay, it may have been the 50x11, whatever) and proceeded to nail it all the way to the finish. HE NEVER SHIFTED ONCE. His watts also never dipped below 440 and peaked around 460. Shit.

For my part I was psyched just to get close to my first time and I think this was my second fastest time this season.

The third ride was also pretty good for me. It felt harder but my time was only one second slower. Nice.

ASIDE - I cold not get my heart rate up over about 167 at ALL. Weird. Yet my times were super. Does this mean I'm stronger or just not well rested? In past years I was keeping the HR at around 175 or so all the way to the finish. Maybe I'm just that much older? :)

Anyway, a nice ride for me - I was psyched. Oh yeah, I had a 53 on today for the first time and used it. I was in the 53x12 each time at least twice.
Equipment: Ti Cycles Hyak, 39/53, 12-25, Neuvation wheels
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 Wednesday, February 27, 2008
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 6
Pulse (waking):  
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Difference:  
Weight:  
Body Fat:  
Time of Day: gym - 5:00 am
indoor TT - 5:00 pm
Distance:  
Time (total):  
Time (moving):  
Time (stopped):  
Speed (moving):  
Speed (overall):  
Total Ascent:  
Weather:  
Workout Type: weights | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast:  
Lunch:  
Dinner:  
Workout Food: gym - water
indoor TT - water, 1 package of Shot Bloks

Course:
push-ups 20, 20, 15
seated row 3x20 - 90 lb
shoulder press 20, 18, 16 - 25 lb
lat pull-down 3x20 - 90 lb
incline leg press 20x90 lb, 20x180 lb, 20x270 lb, 18x360 lb, 15x360 lb
lunges (Smith) 15x70 lb, 15x90 lb, 15x110 lb
hack squat 15x90 lb, 15x110 lb, 15x130 lb
leg curls 3x15 - 150 lb
leg extensions 3x15 - 195 lb
plank 180 sec
Results: indoor TT
15:20
15:53
16:24
official results
Comments: Okay, the upper body stuff was fine but boy, when it came time to do legs things started out rough! The leg press felt really hard. And then when it came time for lunges they felt really easy! Ditto for the hack squats - and that's a first for me as these are usually super tough. Today I was able to lower the sled so my knees were just past 90 degrees. Nice.

I did one set of plank before Thom W showed up and then when we were done I had no motivation to continue the ab thing so didn't. :)

At the CycleU indoor TT it also started out kinda rough although my first time was not bad at all... I had eaten a big burrito with lots of corn chips at about 2 pm and in retrospect that was too close. My stomach got acidy right away once I started going hard and only got worse as the night wore on.

And tonight I (obviously) got more and more tired with each effort as well. I wonder if this was due to yoga last night or what? Two weeks ago I was able to crank out three efforts that were pretty close in time, not today. And I could NOT get my heart rate up. I recall last year that I was able to maintain mid 170 all the time. These days I'm hovering at about 170 and churning a bigger gear.

The highlight of the evening for me was talking to Dan H and having him tell me that he has taken the whole month off the bike (due to his trip to Europe and long season last year) and is just doing some running. And then watching him crank out two exceptional times. In his defense, he at least looks like he's working unlike Ian M who just seems to sit there all expressionless and do the impossible.
Equipment: Bianchi Volpe, 38/50, 12-25
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 Thursday, February 14, 2008
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping:  
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Time of Day: gym - 5:00 am
CycleU - 5:00 pm
Distance:  
Time (total):  
Time (moving): indoor TT #1 - 15:52
indoor TT #2 - 15:23
indoor TT #3 - 15:38
Time (stopped):  
Speed (moving):  
Speed (overall):  
Total Ascent:  
Weather:  
Workout Type: weights | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast:  
Lunch:  
Dinner:  
Workout Food: gym - water
CycleU - water and Clif Bloks

Course:
push-ups 2x20
seated row 2x20 - 90 lb
shoulder press 16, 20 - 25 lb
lat pull-down 2x20 - 90 lb
incline leg press 20x90lb, 20x180 lb, 20x270 lb, 15x360 lb, 20x360 lb, 18x360 lb
hack squat machine  
walking lunges 3 times out and back in aerobics room - 30 lb dumbbells
leg curls 3x12 - 35 lb each leg on some new machine that was HARD
leg extensions 15x155 lb, 15x175 lb, 15x195 lb
plank 3 min
back extensions 20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb
Results: official indoor TT results
Comments: The gym went well, Thom W and I tried some new exercises like this weirdo hack squat machine that must weigh a f'n ton and this hamstring machine that uses one leg at a time and you're upright. Sometimes I think gyms are a little too complicated... But it was cool to get 20 reps in at 360 lb on the incline leg press!

Today was my first time ever riding three indoor TTs. And it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be but the equipment was very flaky...

During my first ride I was doing okay and started to descend the first big hill which is immediately after the first big climb. I had my head down and all of a sudden the resistance goes way up. Like I almost stopped pedaling. I thought, "Boy, I'm flying, I must be at the next climb already..." And then I looked up. I was still on the descent, not even half way down!

Damn, this happened about five more times at random intervals and each time I would bog down and have to wind it back up. By now I had dropped from 2nd to 4th. :( Oh well, it was a good workout for sure.

During the second ride I was in 1st and with about 2 or 3 km to go all of a sudden my resistance was gone! I yelled for Lang and as he fiddled with my resistance unit I was spinning the 50x12 and falling back, back, back... Then it kicked in and I jumped from 3rd to 1st again and this time I was about 400 m in front of 2nd. Grr... it's fun to win but not this way.

I was certain I was going to explode during the third ride but I didn't. In fact, it felt like the most steady effort of all three. Probably because I had to be really careful not to go too hard or risk blowing up. This time my unit worked great [as far as I know anyway, right...?] and I got a reasonable time.

What was amazing though was to watch Brian S smoke this heat. He said after that it felt a little easy and I'm guessing he's right because he has never broken 16 minutes and here he hammers out a phenomenal time. Then again, who am I to judge, he could just be on fire. And it's a fact that he does not know how fast he can go so good for him I guess.
Equipment: Bianchi Volpe, 38/50, 12-25
Today I could have used an 11 a couple of times, but maybe the resistance was just wonky...
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 Wednesday, January 16, 2008
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 6
Pulse (waking):  
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Difference:  
Weight: 182 (5:00 pm)
Body Fat:  
Time of Day: gym - 5:00 am
CycleU indoor TT - 5:10 and 6:10 pm
Distance:  
Time (total): gym - 90 min
indoor TT #1 - 14:35*
indoor TT #2 - 15:36
Time (moving):  
Time (stopped):  
Speed (moving):  
Speed (overall):  
Total Ascent:  
Weather:  
Workout Type: weights | core | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast:  
Lunch:  
Dinner:  
Workout Food:  

Course:
push-ups 3x15
seated row 3x15 - 90 lb
shoulder press 3x15 - 25 lb
lat pull-down 3x15 - 90 lb
incline leg press 20x90 lb, 20x180 lb, 20x270 lb, 3x15 - 360 lb, 20x270 lb, 20x180 lb
lunges 3x20 - 70 lb
leg curls 3x15 - 135 lb
leg extensions 3x15 - 155 lb
plank 3x180 sec straight, 60 sec each side
other core 40 steam engines, 40 twisters
back extensions 20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb
Results: official CycleU indoor TT results
Comments: As usual, it was hard to get up and go to the gym... but once I got there and started doing legs I felt the best I have all year. Heck, the best I have felt in the last four months! Especially the leg press, for the first time I was able to drop the sled/weight all the way down with NO back pain. And I felt strong.

At the indoor TT I got in a nice, long warm up and then when the gun went off for my first heat I had no resistance. I was spinning like mad in my biggest gear and yelled at Lang to try and fix my unit. As seconds elapsed I watched my position fall from 1st to 2nd and eventually I was last. Then it suddenly got much harder, he got it fixed. Instantly I jumped from last to 1st and was about 700 m in front of 2nd. What must have happened is that the program was still registering my speed and distance but was just not correctly applying resistance. Oops...

Oh well, it sucks to have a malfunction but what can you do? I just tried to settle into a rhythm and ride it out. With about 2 km to go I was about 1200 m in front of 2nd and then suddenly it was only 300 m. I guess it happened again with another guy and by the time his unit's resistance kicked in he had almost caught me.

So, I got a fabulous time but it felt about 60 seconds too fast is my guess. So I'll call the first effort 15:35.

The second effort was devoid of mechanicals. Dustin W was there and starting about half way in he began pulling away from me. He never looked back and I got what is for me an average time. On the bright side my second time was not much slower than my first assuming my first one was indeed 60 seconds off.
Equipment: Bianchi Volpe, 38/50, 12-25
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 Thursday, December 20, 2007
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping:  
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Time of Day: gym - 5:30 am
CycleU indoor TT - 5:15 pm
Distance:  
Total Time: indoor TT - about 15:35
Total Ascent:  
Weather:  
Workout Type: weights | core | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast:  
Lunch:  
Dinner:  
Workout Food:  

Course:
push-ups 3x15
seated row 3x15 - 90 lb
shoulder press 3x15 - 25 lb
lat pull-down 3x15 - 90 lb
incline peg press 20x90 lb, 20x180 lb, 20x270 lb, 15x360 lb, 15x360 lb, 20x270 lb, 20x180 lb
lunges (barbell, free) 3x20 - 70 lb
plank 3 min straight
other core 30 ball passes, 2x20 sit-ups on incline board
back extensions 20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb
Results:  
Comments: The gym went great today except I totally forgot the leg extensions and curls! :( There I was, chatting away and after walking out and driving half way home I figured it out. Oh well.

At the indoor TT I signed up too late and all but the first slot were sold out. I tired to go extra hard and was motivated to do so but my body would only let me get a pretty average result. Poop. I did not feel crushed but maybe the gym took a little bit of a toll. And maybe I Just need to get fitter. :|

I'm realizing I need to ride my bicycle more.
Equipment: Bianchi Volpe, 38/50, 12-25
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 Thursday, December 06, 2007
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 7
Pulse (waking):  
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Difference:  
Weight: 4:45 pm - 181
Body Fat:  
Time of Day: gym - 5:00 am
CycleU indoor TT - 4:45 pm
Distance:  
Total Time: gym - almost 2 hours!
CycleU indoor TT #1 - about 15:25?
CycleU indoor TT #2 - about 15:45?
Total Ascent:  
Weather:  
Workout Type: weights | core | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast:  
Lunch:  
Dinner:  
Workout Food:  

Course:
push-ups 3x15
seated row 3x15 - 90 lb
shoulder press 3x15 - 25 lb
lat pull-down 15, 14, 12 - 90 lb
incline leg press 20x90 lb, 20x180 lb, 15x360, 12x410 lb, 12x410 lb
hack squat 15x90 lb, 15x120 lb, 15x120 lb
lunges 20x70 lb, 20x90 lb, 20x90 lb
leg extensions 15x175 lb, 15x195 lb, 15x195 lb
leg curls 12x90 lb, 15x105 lb, 15x120 lb
plank 2 min
other core 30  ball passes, 20 twisters
Results: official CycleU results
Comments: Yeah! Now that was a weight workout.

Several weeks ago I did legs with Thom W and a few days ago we decided to try and do it again. We're pretty equal (when it comes to legs anyway) and so this was great. I was able to jump right into his workout and use the same weights and do the same amount of reps. Of course I was at the gym way too long buy hey, I'll figure it out.

At the indoor TT I was really worried that the weights would make me pay a big price and totally die but it was not as bad as I thought. Sure, I felt the effects of the gym but I was able to do okay.

In the first race Ian M just killed it. He says he's about eight pounds lighter than last year and is stronger to boot. Nice. I went out too hard and faded quit a bit towards the end. In the second race everyone was taking it easy or something and I was in the lead at the half way point. Then came the big hill and Ian soared into the lead. Dustin V was also holding back but started to gain on my as I faded again. With about two minutes left he sensed he could catch me and put in a huge effort. With a few seconds to go he caught me and I had to push like hell just to hold him off. Which I managed to do by just three seconds. I was done.
Equipment: Bianchi Volpe, 38/50, 12-25
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 Wednesday, November 07, 2007
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping:
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Weight: 5:00 pm - 178
Body Fat:
Time of Day:

gym - 5:15 am

ride - 1:00 pm

indoor TT - 5:15 pm, 6:15 pm

Distance:
Total Time:

gym - 60 min

ride - 2 hours

indoor TT - 60 min?

Weather:
Workout Type: weights | core | ride | CycleU indoor TT

Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner:
Workout Food:

gym - water

ride - Perpetuem

indoor TT - Heed


Course:
leg curls 3x15 - 135 lb
leg extensions 3x15 - 155 lb
incline leg press 20 (270 lb), 20 (315 lb), 3x15 (360 lb)
push-ups 15, 15, 13 [I sure suck at doing push-ups!]
bent over row 3x15 - 60 lb barbell
shoulder press 12, 12, 12 - 15 lb dumbbells
upright row 13, 14, 12 - 15 lb dumbbells
lat pull down 14, 14, 12 - 90 lb
plank 2x180 sec, 60 sec right side, 60 sec left side - 30 sec rest between sets
other core 30 ball pass, 30 twisters
back extensions

20 straight, 20 twisters - 20 lb

ride - Log Boom Park, Hollywood Hill, Paradise Lake loop, Log Boom

Results:

I'll post 'em as soon as I get 'em... Sheesh, sometimes CycleU kinda pisses me off with their level of professionalism about this stuff.

Finally - the official results.

Comments: On the ride today I went out with a few of the women that race on ByrneInvent and tried to teach them a bit about tactics. This is pretty hard when you are not actually racing and the next event is still months and months away but I did my best and kept the conversation limited to just the concepts of attacking and blocking. And it was fun! I tried to give them just two or three things to take away from the ride and I hope I succeeded.

I got to the indoor TT with _very_little time to spare... after the ride I had to run downtown to get my hair cut (because I'm getting MARRIED in two days!) and then it was back out to Sand Point way. My first time was around 15:20 which is not too bad but my second was around 15:50 which kinda illustrates my fitness at this time of year. Usually, as I get fitter, my second time gets closer to my first (and my first gets a little faster as well). But I was not going 100 percent either - by conscious choice. During the first event I was going maybe 90 the whole time and during the second one when I saw that I was going to be the fastest pretty easily I slacked off to maybe 85 percent (if you can accurately quantify this sort of thing...).

That means I have a little more in the tank which makes me happy. :) I heard the fastest time of the evening was around 14:55 which is attainable for me in a month maybe?

I probably _seems_ like I did a ton of work today but the ride was the slowest i have ever gone on that loop... no biggie at all.

Equipment: Bianchi Volpe, 38/50, 12-25
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