Thread: Adrenalin: Round Two

Elevation profile of my 35 mile training route. I like this route because of the 1900 foot elevation gain in a 12 mile stretch. Bike races are won and lost on climbs, and climbs are without a doubt my weak point.

Holy crap...Good luck, that sounds killer!
I mountain bike quite a bit, but surely not to that extent!!

What's ure lifting routine like during this phase of training?

Originally Posted by crazy_enough

Holy crap...Good luck, that sounds killer!
I mountain bike quite a bit, but surely not to that extent!!

What's ure lifting routine like during this phase of training?

Thanks!!

I don't really change my lifting routine too much. I normally do a four day split:

Day 1: Chest/triceps
Day 2: Back/Biceps
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: Shoulders

Abs every other workout. It usually takes me 6 or 7 days to finish one cycle. The only difference during bike season is that I do not work legs since they get plenty of work on the bike, and I dump all non-bike cardio work. Sometimes the weight training and the riding occur on the same day. IMO, that is good for endurace training.

I am definitely not as consistent during the bike season with my weight training. I am happy with two or three workouts a week. However, I have stopped weight training before during riding season and that is a HUGE mistake. My performance on the bike is severly weakened when I am not following a weight training routine.

Hey Brother, I'll be keepin an eye on ya!!! Sounds pretty killer, how do you train as far as Biking goes? What do you think about the Rams offseason pickups?

Originally Posted by Archangel

Hey Brother, I'll be keepin an eye on ya!!! Sounds pretty killer, how do you train as far as Biking goes? What do you think about the Rams offseason pickups?

The Rams appear to be trying to beef up the defense, which is awesome because their defense sucked last year! It's also good to see Orlando Pace signed to a long term deal.

As far as training goes, my "training rides" get measured in distance and time. As long as I can average more MPH and faster time than previous rides, it's progress. It is very noticable when your legs and lungs start to get stronger. Hills are not as hard and adding miles get easier.

Day 1 of training started off with a bang. I had to bail on my post-work workout. We had central air conditioning installed in our house, so I had to get home and clean up after those fuckers. The floors were a mess. Anyway, tonight will be a solo mountain bike ride.

damn, sweet journal IAB. I am going to watch this. I love this shit.

between miles 19 and 20 looks crazy. looks like 1/4 or 1/2 mile with 300 ft decline damn. maybe you can get up to 88 mph and go back.... back to the future.

good luck

Thanks, guys! I appreciate the kind words.

Actually, miles 17-23 is about six miles of pure downhill. It's pretty cool being able to go that many miles without having to pedal. Of course I crank like hell to see how fast I can go. I topped out at 41 MPH and couldn't go any faster due to the limitations of my bike...I need bigger gears on my bike so I can hit 50+.

Looks killer to me Brother!!! What kind of bike do you have? I used to ride just for fun and had both a Fuji Monterey, and Trek, I think thats the name, heck I havn't rode in 15 years. Keep it up. Will you have pics?

Originally Posted by Archangel

Looks killer to me Brother!!! What kind of bike do you have? I used to ride just for fun and had both a Fuji Monterey, and Trek, I think thats the name, heck I havn't rode in 15 years. Keep it up. Will you have pics?

What kind of pics do you have in mind? My body is not going to change too much while I prepare for the race. I'll probably lose some weight, but that's about it.

I have two mountain bikes and a road bike. My mountain bikes are a Titus Quasi-Moto and a Rocky Mountain Spice, and my road bike is a Trek 2000.

Well I had my first mountain bike ride since October last night (damn winter). I have a long way to go before I am in race shape. I was hurting last night. I rode 8.5 miles, 90 minutes of ride time. I had to keep stopping to catch my breath. I'm not too worried about it though. I lost a month of training before last years race due to a back injury and I raced just fine.

Elevation profile: (I love my nerd toys)

IAB, are you riding solo or is MBC doing this too?

I am part of a five man team. We each did four laps last year, but we're hoping to get in five this year.

MBC is not doing this race. It's not really her thing.

I am in no kind of shape to do this solo, but I am hoping to someday.

Pics of you raising this.............

Very cool, good luck!

Oh, and did you paint the bumper on your car yet

Originally Posted by Archangel

Pics of you raising this.............

Only we finish in the top 5.

Originally Posted by PreMier

Very cool, good luck!

Oh, and did you paint the bumper on your car yet

That's MBC's Explorer, and I told her to ditch the thing and get a new one.

Worked chest, triceps, and abs last night. Tonight I'll get in a quick back/bicep workout after work, then I have a 9:00 hockey game. Wife and I took Monday off, so we have three days of riding ahead of us.

We lost our hockey game last night. Dammit, I'm the only one scoring goals on that team!!! KIND OF HARD TO WIN WHEN NO ONE IS SCORING!

That sucks, tell the rest of the team to start scorin !!! How many teams race in that race?

Lots of activity the past few days...

I took Saturday off. Too much stuff to do around the house.

Sunday I did a 20 mile road ride with the wife. It was her first ride since last year, so it was a light pace. Definitely not a training ride. I had a hockey game at night. I scored three goals, but we tied 4-4. Still no goal scoring help from the rest of the offense.

Yesterday was weight training (chest/triceps) followed by another road ride.

Originally Posted by Archangel

How many teams race in that race?

In total there will proabably be upwards of 100. For our category though (Men, total age 150-199), there were 20 last year.

Thats cool, I bet you finish in the top 2!!!

Originally Posted by Archangel

Thats cool, I bet you finish in the top 2!!!

HEH, I wish. Honestly, I think the best we can do would be 5 or 6. There are very seasoned, serious competitors in the race. We do it for fun.

Worked back and biceps last night. I weighed in at 173 this morning (down from 179 over the winter). My goal is 165. I stopped taking creatine last week to help shed the excess water weight. Between losing some weight and dropping the creatine, my lifts are paying for it. My lifts have gone down on pretty much every exercise this week.

Hockey game tonight, riding tomorrow and Friday. Our other goal scorer will not be there tonight, so it looks like it's up to me (I actually won the league goal scoring and point scoring titles last season).

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

HEH, I wish. Honestly, I think the best we can do would be 5 or 6. There are very seasoned, serious competitors in the race. We do it for fun.

Thats would be awesome though, wouldn't it? Heck the fact that your doin it makes you a winner in my book!!!

Originally Posted by Archangel

Thats would be awesome though, wouldn't it? Heck the fact that your doin it makes you a winner in my book!!!

Thanks a lot, man. A top five finish would land us on the podium (award winners). Our team is the same as last year, but all five of us are busting our asses training for this thing so we'll do better than last year.

Well another hockey game, another loss last night. 4-2. I had a goal an an assist. Once again, no one else on offense scored. We also had only one extra player on the bench (no one showed), so I had to play damn near the entire game. I was exhausted. I am about at my wit's end with this team.

On the plus side, halfway through the season, I am leading the league again in point scoring.

I have a road ride planned tonight and a mountain bike ride planned tomorrow. I should probably think about taking a day off to rest, seeing how I am looking at 10 days straight of some kind of workout.

Friday: Had a nice MTB ride after work. My legs felt GREAT! It rained, so the conditions were wet and slick. Got in about two hours of riding. The ride was followed by a good training meal of burgers and beer.

Saturday: Took a much needed day off.

Sunday: Hit the weights. Shoulders day.

Tonight will be weights again, seeing how it's raining out. Maybe I'll throw my bike on the trainer after I lift.

Sounds and looks Good Brother Baboon!!! How do you feel like you recover after riding and weights? Just curious!!!