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2443.1 | It's getting here fast | VO2MAX::DELORIEA | I've got better things to do. | Fri Oct 23 1992 17:25 | 32 |
| I've also been thinking about off season lately. When the clocks change this
weekend it really puts a damper on commuting by bike. I don't have a big commute
just a couple of miles. So I don't get any exercise in going straight home. A
long ride after work is now out of the question. Most of my riding is done
with a "friendly" lunchtime riding group. It has turned into a 5 day stage race
and I'm getting really sick of it. Road riding is getting more and more like
work.
So now instead of the normal ride at lunch thoughout the winter on my fixed gear
bike I'm thinking about buying my first mountain bike. There are a lot of trails
near SHR. So lunchtime might find me in the woods on the MT-Bike.
If we get snow this year I'll dig out my X-country skis and hit the trails at
lunch once and a while.
When I find myself not getting out that much I'll start weight training in my
house on my universal along with a half hour on the windtrainer or stair climber.
Most of all STAY THIN!
No pigging out. I've started this part already. My diet is changing. I'm
staying away from faty foods and foods high in calories. Trying to burn off
calories in the winter by staying as active as you do in the summer is
next to impossible. You have to change your diet or you'll gain weight.
The holidays you have to pig out but don't let it change you back into a
food eating machine that can't be stopped.
Most of all have fun. Thinking about getting a jump on everyone else by riding
like a mad person all winter, will find you in the best shape you've ever been
in by the spring but by July you'll be done. Burned-out, cooked and slow.
Tom
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2443.2 | Ditto | KAOFS::W_VIERHOUT | Central Canada Support | Fri Oct 23 1992 18:14 | 7 |
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Ditto on the staying thin part. I've already jumped up 4 pounds and
then back down a little. Yes I agree you have to change the diet. It
sounds so simple but in fact it can be hard to realize.
Wayne V
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2443.3 | Never stop riding... | SPEZKO::SMITH | Recreational pCYCLEpath... | Fri Oct 23 1992 19:15 | 5 |
| Off Season? Whats that? You mean you stop riding?
Come on, what a little ice and snow. Put the studded tires on!
...Ed
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2443.4 | | NOVA::FISHER | Rdb/VMS Dinosaur | Sat Oct 24 1992 16:00 | 10 |
| I saw them out at Gus' in North Hampton the other day. Off road chains!
He doesn't have any in stock (just the showroom one) but will have them
soon. They look like they weigh maybe 1 half pound per wheel.
It's two wires one on each sid of the tire with loops every 6-7 inches
with a link chain in the loop and the link chain crosses the tire
tread.
ed
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2443.5 | | JURA::PELAZ::MACFADYEN | Getting and spending | Mon Oct 26 1992 08:35 | 10 |
| Couldn't agree more on the staying thin aspect. I'll have to stop buying that
rum and raisin ice-cream.
I've started swimming, which I'm not honestly that keen on, and I'm considering
doing some running, which I honestly loathe. I'll do some cross-country skiing
when La Vattay opens (the snow is here already!) and I'll keep riding when
the weather allows, which it hasn't recently - constant rain.
Rod
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2443.6 | ...there's ALWAYS next year.... | IDEFIX::HEMMINGS | Lanterne Rouge | Mon Oct 26 1992 10:46 | 64 |
2443.7 | weights | MOVIES::WIDDOWSON | Its (IO$_ACCESS|IO$M_ACCESS) VMS | Mon Oct 26 1992 14:22 | 18 |
| My total mileage for the last 7 weeks is 0 miles, so I suppose I'm in
off season right now - a bit early but that was the way things turned
out.
I am doing 3 days a week on the Nautilus weeghts (a first of me) and I'm
even doing upper body exercise. This keeps me from going completely loopy
and seems to be having some effect. The only trouble is that it's not
aerobic excercise so I am now completely unfit and I have a suspicion
of a spare tyre appearing. Unless anyone tells me I'm wrong I'll carry
on with strength workl until mid-late novemeber when I'll oput it on a
care and maintenance basis and start on aerobic fitness. In
preparation for this I intend to get the `Lactic acid book' (I cannot
remember the title but I know it when I see it).
I badly don't want to overdo things in what is, after all the off
season, and try next year to make my cycling season last a bit longer
than September. So I am trying to not be too religeous about going to
the gym and eating all the right stuff.....
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2443.8 | Step Aerobics is not for wimps %^) | NOVA::NALE | Sue Nale Mildrum | Mon Oct 26 1992 21:43 | 27 |
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Two weeks ago I took the plunge and joined a nearby gym. I've
started weight training 3 times per week, and started taking
(don't laugh) aerobics classes. Y'know, I thought I was in
pretty decent shape. A week ago I took my first Step
Aerobics class ever (it's like regular aerobics but you step
up and down on a platform at the same time). Well, the next
day I could barely get out of bed! Seriously! I'd used all
sorts of muscles that hadn't been worked in ages. Like the
muscles on the insides and outsides of my legs. We also did
tons of ab work and I was in severe pain when I tried to sit up.
Two days after the class I was still walking funny and Mark wanted
to get in a mountain bike ride. I didn't know if I'd be able to,
but tried anyway. I was fine! My biking muscles had no problems.
It was all the others that were in pain.
I'm also trying to road and mtn bike when possible. I think I'll
be able to mtn bike further into the season.
When the snow flies I'll be downhill skiing. I find that doing
lots of moguls really work the quads. If we get *lot's* of snow
I'll also try to do some X-Country skiing for the aerobic workout.
I've also got to throttle back on my eating.... what a bummer.
Sue
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2443.9 | BUSY... | WMOIS::GIROUARD_C | | Tue Oct 27 1992 10:13 | 25 |
| Re; weight training once a week... Wayne, just a little suggestion.
You won't derive any physical benefits from a program like that.
The general rule is that once you reach a 72+ hour "break" from
weight training you've lost the benefit. You may want to fill in
with something else or develop a routine of something like 3
times a week...
Re; Me... Well, I generally take 6-8 weeks off the bicycle during
the holiday season (I just give up - I get to decadent).
But, I will do weight training (legs) and sit-ups, and dips/chin-
ups routines. I'll start this when I get off the bicycle and
through my "cellar-trainer" season which is usually from wk.1
Jan. through whenever I can get on the road again. Last winter
was the first time I did things like squats and leg presses and
it seemed to help.
I also shoot in a USRA pistol league in the winter so that will
help fill up some time.
I generally pick up between 5-10lbs. during the off-time. It
appears that I'm gaining less each year though and getting lower
during the summer season - metabolic changes, I guess...
Chip
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2443.10 | Variety for me | MAIL::VOGELJ | | Thu Nov 05 1992 16:54 | 27 |
|
Out here in the Midwest, we can ride all winter...we bundle up and
go...(there's a group of us in the office that ride together
frequently).
We also work out together...we have invested in a library of "Buns of
Steel" workout tapes and we're known as the BOS group. We run the tapes
in one of the conference rooms at 5:15 everyday for the whole
office...whoever shows up, works out...whoever doesn't, they suffer
from the harassment. It's a great leg workout ( as well as the buns )
and we do abs everynight too.
For me personally, I ride the trainer in the basement (oh boy ;^)
); do super sets at the gym (running and lifting combined); as well as
play racquetball for the cardiovascular; and an ocassional volleyball
game.
Needless to say, I like variety. I do "something" everyday...the group
tries.
I found that watching my diet (low-fat) has helped my road riding
tremendously. This is hard...but it's worth it. This spring, I plan on
being an animal!
Looking for the smooth roads....
Jennifer
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2443.11 | I hope to not lose any conditioning | STARCH::WHALEN | Personal Choice is more important than Political Correctness | Mon Nov 16 1992 12:22 | 12 |
| Well, with flurries yesterday and light snow predicted for tonight, tomorrow, and
who knows what for Wednesday, I guess it is time for me to consider what I'll be
doing in the "off season".
I'm going to strive to not have true off season. Yes, my riding will reduce, but
I'm going to try to continue commuting a few times a week. I'll move the lights
over to the mountain bike tonight. I'll add doing the stairmaster if I don't get
to commute on that day. I'll continue with my karate classes. I'll also watch my
diet, which I started doing about a month ago. When there really is snow on the
ground I'll start skiing.
Rich
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2443.12 | Hell Revisited... | MASALA::GGOODMAN | Born loser | Mon Nov 16 1992 12:43 | 24 |
2443.13 | Go for the Kreitlers, you won't regret it. | FLUKES::SUTTON | He roams the seas in freedom... | Thu Nov 19 1992 11:35 | 9 |
| Just a side thought, Graham: if you can afford it, go the extra bucks
for the Kreitler rollers. I've ridden both types, the 'inexpensive'
ones from Performance and similar outfits, and I'm currently riding on
Kreitlers. The difference in ride is night and day. I'm going to add
the 'killer headwind' attachment this winter.
Boring as hell, but it beats not riding....
/Harry
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2443.14 | | KIRKTN::GGOODMAN | Born loser | Thu Nov 19 1992 12:22 | 8 |
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Is that the ones with the fans on either side?
BTW, try it in the living room watching videos of the Tour. Only time
I've climbed the Alpe with Indurain...
Graham.
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2443.15 | KILLER HEAD WIND | VO2MAX::DELORIEA | I've got better things to do. | Thu Nov 19 1992 14:18 | 7 |
| Kreitlers Killer Head wind is a wind fan unit that mounts to the front of the
roller frame and uses an extra belt to drive the fan unit. The fan unit is
much larger than the fans you see on windtrainers. It also is in a housing that
allows you to direct the air flow at your face and body. I've tried one and they
really do keep you cooled down. Excellent product, yet very expensive.
t
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2443.16 | | OLDTMR::BROWN | | Thu Nov 19 1992 16:02 | 1 |
| Sounds dangerous... better wear a helmet.
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