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03-25-20, 05:49 AM | |
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Early morning
Time to get back into somewhat of a routine. (That and I couldn't sleep well, so here I am!)
Lili: I read your reply yesterday and was going to reply - but got sidetracked. Oh no I didn't! I thought, 'Boy was I chatty the last two posts. I better slow down"!!! And THEN got sidetracked. "(Oh look there's a bunny!!!)* I think that is the Denis Morton Ride I did with Nancy just the other day (Sunday maybe?) I loved the play list also. and I only have 3 lbers behind my bike to use for arms. I won't go higher. It's lots of reps and I only do light in those instances. I HATE when I a.) Forget to turn on the fan b.) drop my hankie on the floor and just stare at it c) drop my towel on the floor (rarely happens) d) drop my glasses on the floor. . . Cuz yes. To unclip and get them/turn the fan on, whatever ?? Makes my graph terrible .... ha! Leg cramps do the same thing, but it's tougher to control them. Power Zone training.? I think it's what gets us sucked into the actual peloton, but I know you can do it without the graphs/charts/metrics. But it's an estimate and I know for me? I am terrible at estimating. ALTHOUGH ... you could just go a little harder, a lot harder, etc, etc. I can't even say heart rate would be a good indicator but it's not. I can be in Zone 3 with a heavy cadence and my heart rate is low (using bigger muscles, less heart) whereas if I'm using a high cadence, my heart rate would be high - still in the same zone. . . but .... It can be done and I'm sure still beneficial. the beauty of Power zone training is: No matter what your level, you are training in YOUR zones and no matter what they are, we are all working at the same difficulty level because they are our own zones. The other advantage of power zone training is: you not only train at your current level, but you get better and it's not an all out killer workout every single day. The power zones are this:
Here are two articles (Skip the settings part of Peloton and skip right to the chart where it equals easy/hard, etc): https://blog.onepeloton.com/power-zone-training/ Here's another good one which could explain power zone training far better than I can: http://blog.mattwilpers.com/ So anyway ... it's a very effective way of training. Some days are easy, some days are hard. You're a runner who trains, so you understand that concept. Every day cannot be a hill repeat day or a sprint day! Anyway ... It's my style of training (obviously) and (most days) I love it. I suggest for just pedaling away and listening to matt talk about Power Zone training - it might be beneficial to do the FTP warm up workout (it's 15 minutes long and he explains the FTP test and all that.) It's not a tough ride and even if you don't take the FtP test? You can get some insight into it. Ok, babbling again. On to me, me and all me. 3/24/2020: Power zone challenge ride(s): 15 minutes with Matt (a low impact technique class) followed by 30 minutes of Matt Wilper's PZ ride, a Peloton stretch followed by Body Step Attack #114 (I think) ** ** I HATED this workout for several reasons!! this was probably the first time I tried a step class since I broke my wrist doing a step workout a few years ago (doing KCM's step)! So I was immediately wary and on edge about that. Being over cautious not to trip, blah, blah, blah. NOT going to an emergency room right now. It moved a little too fast for me with me being too cautious. It was the first time on my gorilla mat. I love the gorilla mat that sits on top of my concrete HOWEVER ... It is on puzzle mats, so when I came off the side of the step, I could feel my foot roll (think rolling ankle). I moved the step so I wasn't so close. My feet stuck to the gorilla mat, so think stumbling. AND ... I just was not comfortable. I did the modified moves. but after about 35 minutes, I joni'0'd it. That's all I could take. I'm counting it though and I know from now on to do a substitute (i.e. body combat or whatever)!!!! I have also found with the gorilla mat, plates/discs don't slide well either. It's ok ... I can't love every workout. Onward. As for the BodyPump being on the schedule so much? I think that's what I need. I get tired of the endless squats and lunges, but truth be told? I probably need them. That's what's going to help my legs get stronger. So with good music? Just suck it up and do it. dread factor is low. I have to do some "catch up" with the Power zone Challenge. I followed the rules, they requested we do not start till the actual start date (only posted the day before anyway). I followed the rules. Since a lot of us are home and no travel this time, they want us all to ride together (the reason for the "challenge") . But ... for my team this time, since they changed the scoring (did I tell you all this?) I have to do between 6 (must do rides) and 3 add'l rides every week. That means 9 rides EVERY WEEK .... I am a little freaked by that. So while I'm feeling good I want to get some extra rides in. It's not as crazy as it sounds, since 30 minute PZ rides count for the Extra credit, so technically? I have to ride 1.5 hours additionally to what I already ride. Not insane. When I double up rides to get ahead, I do way more than that. I think it's just the "thought" of it that's freaking me out a little. I do NOT want to let my team down. And this challenge is all about "time in the saddle" and endurance. Soooooooooo. we'll see how today goes. (part of it is all the add ons I do as well. LOL ... like abs, walks, LM, treadmill running, etc.) Ok, done babbling. Make it a great day and waves to all!!! Cleda |
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