Workout 3/23/2009

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Cycling, exercise | No Comments »

HIT training night.  I was still a bit sore from my Saturday workout, but definitely better than I was on Sunday!  Still, fatigue was a factor in this workout, as ... Read more..

Workout 3/18/2009

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 Posted in Cycling, exercise, Kettlebells | 1 Comment »

I squeezed in a brief kettlebell workout yesterday. Lots of stretching & warmup stuff (lunges, etc.), then about 35 minutes of swings, squats-to-presses, deadlifts, and pushups. Tonight was HIT session ... Read more..

Workout 3/16/2009

Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in Cycling, exercise | 2 Comments »

HIT night, session 3B (that would be number 6 for normal people). [caption id="attachment_807" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Polar HRM plot of HIT session 3B"][/caption] Max heart rate tonight was 171, calories burned 1,120.  ... Read more..

Workout 3/12/2009

Friday, March 13th, 2009 Posted in Cycling, exercise | 1 Comment »

I got back on the trainer last night, and completed HIT session 3A that I had failed to complete the previous night.  I am having some issues with the super-high ... Read more..

Workout FAIL

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 Posted in Cycling, exercise | No Comments »

It was spin night tonight.  I started with the spin-ups: 50 to 120 rpm in 5 rpm increments every minute.  Legs a little gassed, but OK 70 to 135 rpm in 5 ... Read more..

The HIT Pit

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in Cycling | 2 Comments »

Here's the configuration of the shop man-cave home gym for my HIT sessions. The paint buckets give me a place to place the "resting" leg (the one that is not in ... Read more..

Workout 3/9/2009

Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Cycling, exercise | No Comments »

HIT night tonight. Session 2B for those of you fluent in Arnie Baker-ese. Although the program states that this session should have been about 2 hours in length, I ended ... Read more..