Products I Have Purchased

K2 Astral 4.0

Cycleops Mag Trainer

Wednesday JAN 9, 2008

Another Day of Rest. Tomorrow should be interesting. I go to the bone doctor at 8 AM (who knew they got up so early?) I think I will ride my trainer before the doctors appt just to get some good numbers (BP etc) before going!

Tuesday JAN 8, 2008 Happy Brother Ron!

Aerobics: 30 in bike/trainer ride. The interval training is so obvious...and good.

Agility: 3 Xs 5 square run (shuffle)
3Xs cone hop/jump (ever seen a ummm 250 lb man jump over a six inch high cone? I could feel the earth move.

That's about it I guess. Oh yeah, Happy Birthday Brother Ron. I hear we have an ASU Cheerleader in training. Maybe it is on Matt's blog.

Monday 01/07/2008

DAY 9:

Aerobic - 30 mins all three levels again (whew)
Agility - 15 minutes. cone jumping and 3 X square drill.
I think I like the agility better than the strength but then the strength is limited until I see the doctor. Oh yeah, appointment with the orthopaedic this Thursday 0800. More news later.

Maybe I should call these (not so) Healthy Tips!
Question: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
Answer: You must understand logical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay & corn. And these are? That's right, vegetables! So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetables). And pork chop can give you 100% of your RDA of vegetable products.

(again, insert disclaimer here)

Sunday 01/06/2008

DAY 8:
Aerobics - 30 min ride, various times at levels 1 - 3.
Strength - 20 minutes, 7 exercises 2 sets each.

Diet - I still haven't figured this one out. Guess I will just have to start counting calories. Goal was 177 calories.

Anyone ever notice these fitness guru's are never from the South. The have exotic meals of salmon, tofu, whole wheat graham carckers(?). Why can't they just say X amount from each of the basic four groups; cornbread, pintos, fried fish, and banana puddin'. Yes, puddin'!

Saturday 01/04/2008

I didn't realize the minions wanted something everyday, so here goes.

DAY SEVEN: "By the seventh day, God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested from all His work." Genesis 2:2

If it's good enough for God, it's good enough for me!

HEALTH TIP of the DAY:
Question: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?

Answer: Your heart is only good for so many beats and that's it...don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap!

(if I had a disclaimer, I would post it here)

Happy New Year and the Return!

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...