John’s Ramblings

Wednesday I did not do my cycling intervals workout, deciding instead to go up to Seattle for a group class.  I thought the extra work & peer pressure of the group setting would help me break through a little weight plateau that I’m perched on.  Great idea, if I had not shown up 30 minutes late (in support of our President’s call for a new era of responsibility, I can say that I screwed up the class start time).  Class was very small, however, so I ended up getting some good one-on-one time with Andrea, resulting in my first sets of kettlebell snatches.  Felt good!

Andrea has also just returned from some Z-Health training.  From what little she showed me, it is a total body fitness/recovery/repair system.  When I described my knee discomfort from spinning, she gave me some moves to do using arms, ankles, and knees.  It reminds me of how acupuncture will focus on areas other than the area with the pain (like needles in the elbow for the opposite knee).  I’m really intrigued to see a little more of it.

Thursday I had another session with a different instructor, and we ended up getting off on some tangent of kettlebell-punch-through’s like Bruce Lee did or something.  Net result was that I kept whacking my wrists with the kettlebells, and I now sport some really cool bruises (almost a matched set).  No Bruce Lee stuff for me, thankyouverymuch.

Friday, interval day:

18 sets of 20 seconds work; 40 seconds active rest.

HR Profile - 18 x 20 second intervals, 40 sec rest

Max heart rate was 167. 7 minutes out of 18 spent above 162 (90%).

Saturday morning session with Luka Hocevar.  I’ve got this whole love/dread thing going on Saturday mornings.  He works my ass off, but I feel so good when I don’t throw up!  This could be a group session, if any of you wanted to come (bwaaahahaha).

Next week I interrupt the routine to go to Palm Springs for the Tour de Palm Springs.  In one of those “small world” moments, Susan – one of the organizers of my favorite ride on the planet (Century Ride of the Centuries) will be down there doing the same ride.  We’re meeting on Friday morning for a little tuneup ride.

CROC Registration opens February 23rd.

Tags: CROC, exercise, intervals, kettlebell, pendleton, spinning

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