- Drop 5lbs by end of January.
- drop 10lbs by mid March
- Ride/Row/Walk or other exercise at least 7 hours a week (so one hour a day avg).
- mix in more off the bike exercise at least 2x per week (Bodyweight sets, rower, etc…
- get back on the MTB at least once a month post injury
so i vaguely recalled I wrote some goals here for the short term and I just went back to them to see what did I actually come up with. I remember
@Norm had some kind of goals thing in his blog and it seemed like a good idea to try and establish something solid. Of course then life and other things get in the way so here's where I am at:
- Drop 5lbs by end of January.
✔️Done actually accomplished this sometime end of January due to all the indoor training i did that month
- drop 10lbs by mid March -
Not sure on this one, I have not been on the scale the last week or so but last time I was at about minus 8-ish lbs and holding steady. Will weigh in tmw morning.
- Ride/Row/Walk or other exercise at least 7 hours a week (so one hour a day avg).
✔️I have been on the rower at least 1x a week since 1st week Feb and tested myself to try my fastest 5000m row at the end of Feb so I will call that a win (felt that for at least a few days afterwards - ouch.
I also committed to walking the dog an extra few blocks to make it a full mile or more when time and the weather allows.
I dont know if this all added up to 7 hours but my activity time is increasing.
- mix in more off the bike exercise at least 2x per week (Bodyweight sets, rower, etc…)
yeah this didnt go so well I did maybe 1-2 bodyweight things the last months but need to fit in some more simple sessions like this
- get back on the MTB at least once a month post injury
✔️nervously went back to SSP for the MTBNJ ride on Feb 11th and felt pretty good considering I had not ridden since Oct 29th. of course all the good people around helped.
I'd say my real unit of measure has been how I feel on/off the bike after a few weeks of challenging rides (3 100K plus distance rides in the last 4 weeks) and the answer is I am feeling pretty good. Not destroyed after some hills and even feeling like I have some more in the tank when I am done.
Ive got some life/family stuff coming up that means I will be indoors or limited rides for a few weeks but hoping to keep it going and at least maintain.