One of my favorite business/management podcasts, Manager Tools, describes good management as being mostly routine and unsexy. Training is pretty much the same way.
One week in, I'm starting to build back up and it's not very exciting.
I've been getting into the boxing training, doing 15 to 20 minutes after work. It's a great stress release and burns a few extra calories. My knuckles are skinned to hell because I bought the wrong kind of gloves at first and they are healing up nicely now that I got the right gear. I'm gradually learning how to wrap my hands so I don't cut off the circulation.
On the bike I'm building my endurance back up. Yesterday I did 90 minutes... kind of pathetic by my normal standards but I was pretty happy about it at the time. I'm planning to gradually build that back up so I can get 3 hour rides on a regular basis, but that will take me a while.
My power numbers, well, they were not great. I lost a lot of ground the last few months. All I can do now is work on getting it back.
There's no doubt that I will need to reassess my goals for the year. It's all but impossible for me to reach the kind of power numbers I would need to win the state TT in 6 months, so I'll need to pick some other targets. I'm going to wait to see how quickly I can rebuild before I try to set anything specific.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Sunday, January 3, 2016
A New Ingredient
I always knew that sooner or later, cycling alone would not be enough training to keep me fit and healthy overall. As great as it is for aerobic fitness, it's lower-body only and not weight-bearing. I'll be 42 in a few weeks and thought maybe it was time.
I'm also struggling because I've lot a fair amount of fitness over the last few months. I've been on the road a bit and my motivation has been at a pretty low point. It seems like anything that I can do to help get me training, even if it's just fitness and not on the bike, would be a good start.
So, I got a heavy bag this week and started boxing training.
It's totally different from what I'm used to. My history in sports is make up entirely of repetitive motions: speedskating, lifting, and cycling. Once you can do one repetition well, it's just a matter of doing it with varying levels of speed and force. Boxing requires learning dozens of new skills and performing several at once.
Still, it's a lot of fun to do something new and different. I know it won't make me a better cyclist but it should help me be a fitter adult in general.
After the first day, my wrists, forearms, and shoulders are sore. I got short-finger gloves (like I'm used to for everything else) and skinned several knuckles already. We'll see how it goes from here!
I'm also struggling because I've lot a fair amount of fitness over the last few months. I've been on the road a bit and my motivation has been at a pretty low point. It seems like anything that I can do to help get me training, even if it's just fitness and not on the bike, would be a good start.
So, I got a heavy bag this week and started boxing training.
It's totally different from what I'm used to. My history in sports is make up entirely of repetitive motions: speedskating, lifting, and cycling. Once you can do one repetition well, it's just a matter of doing it with varying levels of speed and force. Boxing requires learning dozens of new skills and performing several at once.
Still, it's a lot of fun to do something new and different. I know it won't make me a better cyclist but it should help me be a fitter adult in general.
After the first day, my wrists, forearms, and shoulders are sore. I got short-finger gloves (like I'm used to for everything else) and skinned several knuckles already. We'll see how it goes from here!
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