Quote from: El Matador on December 10, 2009, 06:32:27 AM
I guess it's time for me to come clean. Your ass *does* look fat in those jeans I shall from here on after refer to you only as chubbs

Have you considered "spamcakes" or "sweetchunks"?

Lu, I hope that you knew ahead of time that you 'd be opening up a can of worms with your post!!!

Quote from: DesmoLu on December 10, 2009, 06:28:28 AM

I was told the 25% is normal, but I just thought I was in better than average shape

You might be,depending on your boobs (We'll refer to Jesus for that one) plus once your start working out more, you'll regain a lot of that lost muscle very quickly because of.....wait for it....muscule memory!

Quote from: MrIncredible on December 10, 2009, 07:59:47 AM
Have you considered "spamcakes" or "sweetchunks"?

Somehow I knew he should have gone to you for advice on how to creatively and yet affectionately call his girlfriend fat.

Coincidentally, Venezuelans actually ALL refer to their loved ones as "fatty." At first I didn't believe him, then I went to Venezuela and saw it with my own eyes! Crazy communists.

Well it was a very hectic but cool expierence that we had at a book signing with Lance Armstrong this weekend. As you might imagine there were A TON of people that showed up at his book signing, but it was very organized and worked out pretty efficently. We both got a copy of his new book Comeback 2.0 and got them personally signed by Lance.




I must admit it was a pretty cool expierence. We had time to read through the book before he signed them so we had a refreshed look at what his comeback year was like which ultimatly enriched the personal expierence of him signing our books. The best part for me though was that Maureen got a great picture of me shaking his hand. For me, Armstrong represents something that motivates me to be a better cyclist, to push myself, to try my very best, and never give up. I know that people either love him or hate him, but I found that meeting him for even a short time, gave me a chance to physically connect with the best of the best - like being a martial arts fan and getting to meet Bruce Lee, or discussing theology with Pascal - it was great!

It was definitly a moment that I won't forget!

Quote from: Monster Dave on December 13, 2009, 05:29:30 PM
or discussing theology with Pascal - it was great!

The computer language? Come on, even I know computers can't talk! 


congrats tho, lookin forward to the pic

Pic has been added! 

Awesome!!   

Sounds like your healing/healed up well. 



Since last time I posted: 

I completed a 10K on Turkey day in 58:43.  Not as great as time as I was hoping for, but as long as I ran under an hour I would be satisfied.  The course was nice through downtown Wilmington and then a 2.5 mile climb to the highest point in the city, finishing with a 1.5 mile downhill.

My training has slowed considerably.  I'm running 3 days a week, and started lifting again last week, to increased my strength. 

Training resumes again on Jan. 10 for the half-marathon I'm running in May.  I also will be getting back in the pool, and will continue to lift at least twice a week.

My first triathlon of the season is June 6. 

That's awesome! Great job and keep up the effort!

I'm all healed up and back training at 100%. Now that things are back to normal, I'm training for two events:

1) Our vacation cruise to Cabo for New Years! (Gotta look great for a cruise right!?!) My goal is to lean down about 10 lbs. I know that doesn't sound like much, but leaning down and loosing weight are two different things depending on overall goals. I adjusted both my diet and my routine which is working well but proving to be....challenging....(I really miss my pasta!!!).

2) The Tour of Palm Springs in February (100 miles).

From what I've read, it attracts nearly the same number of riders as the Tour de Tucson (8000-9000), so it's my big chance to put in some extra training and do better even than I did for the race in Tucson.   

Further out we're looking at doing the "America's Most Beautiful Ride" race at Lake Taho in June. Should be an eventful year!

Just got off the bike mounted up on the stationary trainer; first time I've done that in two years. Sucks every bit as much as i remember... 

Quote from: triangleforge on December 14, 2009, 05:40:43 PM
Sucks every bit as much as i remember... 

Your bike?
The trainer?
The exercise???

Quote from: Monster Dave on December 15, 2009, 07:54:22 AM



Your bike?
The trainer?
The exercise???

The sitting there on a bicycle not going anywhere. Putting it near the TV helps, but I've never found anything that makes trainer/roller workouts entertaining. Putting a bike race DVD on and pretending I'm in the race (sprinting when they sprint, turning up the resistance when they climb, etc.) can be a bit diverting, but I'm in more of a base-training mode right now so just trying to get some long, slow distance in my legs. Besides, since they show only highlights on those (ie., the really, really hard parts!) it's not really much of a structured workout -- just a whole bunch of intensity without recovery.

And I'm being whiney. That's the main thing that sucks.

Quote from: triangleforge on December 15, 2009, 08:14:24 AM
The sitting there on a bicycle not going anywhere. Putting it near the TV helps, but I've never found anything that makes trainer/roller workouts entertaining. Putting a bike race DVD on and pretending I'm in the race (sprinting when they sprint, turning up the resistance when they climb, etc.) can be a bit diverting, but I'm in more of a base-training mode right now so just trying to get some long, slow distance in my legs. Besides, since they show only highlights on those (ie., the really, really hard parts!) it's not really much of a structured workout -- just a whole bunch of intensity without recovery.

And I'm being whiney. That's the main thing that sucks.

At least you know why it sucks for you and aren't afraid to admit it!!!

I'm really a visual person, so when I train on a stationary bike I can pretty easily envision the road as I ride. I also listen to music via headset/mp3 player, so I'm cut off from sounds and distractions outside of my focus zone.

I admit, there's substitute for being outside, but you do what you have to do to train when weather doesn't make training feasible.

Well the GI just confirmed that I have fatty liver (NAFLD) from too many years of eating fast food and sitting on my ass.  215lb and 6'-1", so not too seriously overweight, but will target about 30lbs to shed in the next three-ish months.  I used to ride bicycles fairly heavy 15 years ago and still have the old Schwinn Supersport and Klein Pulse Comp sitting around.  Time to dust them off and start pedaling.

Here's the one thing that I got from the El Tour de Tucson and ironically it was taken not more than 1000 yards before the stray rider caused me to crash at the 91 mile mark out of 109.



At least it was taken BEFORE the accident!!!   We actually did a lot of pics and video jourals all morning building up to the start of the race which really made for a very cool video DVD of the event!