Happy New Year everybody! I know my thousands of fans will be glad to know I HAVE RETURNED!!!
I felt due to recent developments, I owed it to myself to get this thing cranking again.
Reasons the blog stalled: The Aug 11th crash definitely slowed me down but I never gave up riding. More demands at work and the days growing shorter really hampers your opportunities to ride. SO I did what most of us would do. I bought a couple of books on cycling. First was the paperback Lance Armstrong Performance Program by Lance Armstrong and Chris Carmichael, Armstrongs trainer and coach that led him to the Tour de France wins. Then the Carmichael book, 5 Essentials for a Winning Life. (a much more practical book for beginners. The shoulder continues to nag me but nothing unbearable. Then in December I decided I needed as annual physical and would 'mention' the lack of improvement in my shoulder. The physical went well with positive marks in all categories. The doctor was not too happy that I had let the shoulder linger so long. She ordered an xray which revealed some issues so she followed it with an MRI. The MRI revealed a torn supraspinatus. We are now waiting for an appointment with the orthopaedic specialist. We will be sure to update his opinions and findings here.
Here is a link to their brochure about shoulders: http://www.orthogastonia.com/index.php/fuseaction/patient_ed.topicdetail/TopicID/ef7807ad8abd60a7696635a4a15194ca/area/6
Reasons to Continue Blog: One, the shoulder situation. After reading the brochure, I am not so sure the injury was a result of the accident or a trigger that amplified it.
Two: I have decided to follow the training routine as outlined in the 5 Essentials book. The blog will keep me honest and faithful to the program and accountable by posting the results here.
I have no intentions of major competition but why not let the best train you? I can work through this program and then step up to the principles outlined in the Performance Program. It can only make me better.
In order to facilitate these routines, I purchased a Cycleops trainer to work thru the winter cold and dark days. Hopefully by late March I will be a finely tuned cycling machine!
I have already completed the first two days of the training, (really three as the third day is a rest day - I had no problem handling that one!) Now I need to reign my diet. This is all laid out as well but who can resist all the holiday food, right?
That will be my focus over the next five days. We'll see what happens...
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