Time to get caught up. I'm off of work today, so no rush to get to workout, to get to work, etc, etc, etc.
Good Morning All!!!
Thank you to the people who keep this check in going. I do look forward to reading it each morning with my coffee!!! So from the bottom of my heart?!? THANK YOU!
Helen: A snap lockdown due to one person ... Hmmm. Your country is handling it super well. Especially compared to ours. We're headed into the fall and big problems, but I won't go into it. You can see/hear/read our news and you know. It's a mess to say the very least.
Lili: wow on going through the workouts! I can't do it. I'm a collector. I have so many vhs tapes that are on a bookshelf on the wall in my workout room. (even the kid who delivered my peloton siad, "Whooooooaaaaaaahhhhh... look at all those vhs tapes. My Grandma has alot like that." Uhhh. thanks kid! )
I am so not there yet.
Oh and just because a ride is "low intensity" it is NOT to be confused with
"EASY". You can get a phenomenal workout from low intensity rides. So, maybe you need to ride more? Maybe not ... give yourself some slack. A ride is what you make it.
Although it is true... too many workouts and not enough time. FOR SURE.
Anita: I'm sure you'll fly in soon.
Waves to any/all reading ... Kay, Vantreesta, etc!!!
I'm back to my challenge, although you'll be surprised (as I was) to find out, I'm just about
HALFWAY through it already. HUH? How did that happen? Well you know .... time marches on. It's crazy how that happens. And this challenge is only 6 weeks, so there's that.
I do think I'll have to redo my FTP test soon. It's been awhile and I am definitely getting stronger. The only reason I hesitate to do so? I am doing so many other workouts, that I kinda like the level I'm at. That's the reason I haven't done it leading up to now. Leaves me energy for rowing, jumping, tread, strength, etc, etc. . . . We'll see. I have time to decide. I may have been having a particularly good day.
Ok, to continue on with
ME, ME, ME:
Say what??? I haven't checked in at ALL for August? oh my!
8/1/2021: Row 30 minutes,
Elliptical (did a Bike/Bootcamp using the elliptical for the bike parts) upper body with Tunde,
20 mins. Abs
8/2/2021: 45 mins. Sam Yo's Hiits and Hills, 30 mins. Power Zone ride with Matt,
5 mins. Post Ride Stretch, 10 mins. Abs with Matty**
8/3/2021: 45 mins. Matt Power Zone Ride
8/4/2021: 45 mins. Denis Mortin's PZ ride (last interval 10 mins. zone 3 to Freebird! Yes please & thank you!
loved it) ,
2 Post Ride Stretches (since I missed yesterday's) ,
10 mins. Emma's core
8/5/2021: Jess King's Sweat Steady ride 45 mins. + 5 mins Post Ride Stretch
** Matty put out an ab schedule for the next 5 weeks taking us to Labor Day. I thought I would do it. Then realized after doing the first class, I much prefer doing Emma's core classes, so switched back to hers. It doesn't matter WHAT core classes I'm doing, as long as I'm consistent.
I was all hyped up to do the Denis PZ ride (freebird) to ride with some of the members of the challenge. It's always fun to ride with others. But, I didn't realize, this was NOT the alternate to earn extra points. Soooooo I had to do the Jess King Ride the next day to keep my status
(for the non competitve Cleda Tier 1 hahahahahahahahahaha!) so I did Jess King's the next day. Now I have two 60 mins. power zone rides to finish out htis week and it's complete. To be done (probably) today and tomorrow .... leaving me Sun. free for FUNDAY SUNDAY. I have a Broadway ride of Sam Yo's that was highly recommended to me.
Tuesday's ride? Good grief - thought it would be endurance. I was short on time, not a problem - it's endurance. Only one water bottle. No big deal, it's only endurance. Go to find it on my app to have the timer set, no such endurance ride. Hear Matt say, "First interval is 4 mins. zone 4, 2 mins. zone 2, 4 mins. zone 4" and I was like, "CRAP! this is NOT endurance." hahahahahhaah. I was duped. And by then the ride had started. I was clock watching, I was sweaty, I was annoyed at myself for not researching better. My body thanked me, I rushed around like a crazy woman to make it to work on time. And blasted the AC on max so that at least I wouldn't be sweating when I arrived at work (after my shower). The one thing I've learned about me is: I usually like to do: a cool down ride, a post ride stretch and abs to cool down after the rides. There was ZERO time for that after this. Oy .... but my body thanked me and I survived and the workout was done.
Ok, enough of me, me, me.
Hope all is well.
Waves to all ....
Cleda
PS ... My exchange jump ropes have arrived (I got a smaller size). Still wondering if they're too long?!? But we'll see. So I should be back to some jumprope in the check ins.