i have been cleared to start working out again. 

i'm starting off at 125 and will prob gain muscle weight gfaster than losing fat weight. i'm ok with that though.


the problem i have now is my right shoulder is so weak I cna't do a single push up. dam you atrophy!

Quote from: bryant8 on July 10, 2010, 06:04:04 PM
Nice metric century today. 

Finished in 3:20 and felt great the whole way (even thought about going back out for a 5k run afterward).  Rode solo most of that ride so not much recovery time in a paceline. 

Getting some good base mileage for my full centuries in Aug and Sept. 

My a metric century, you mean 72 miles right? 3h 20m is  a nice time. What's your bike and setup?

Keep it up!

Quote from: Monster Dave on July 13, 2010, 12:38:43 PM
My a metric century, you mean 72 miles right? 3h 20m is  a nice time. What's your bike and setup?

Keep it up!

Metric Century = 62 miles (100km).

Quote from: bryant8 on July 01, 2010, 04:19:52 AM
  Do it!  The "Big Nasty" awaits... 79 days

I'm in for Moab.  See you in September. 

Quote from: Monster Dave on July 13, 2010, 12:38:43 PM
My a metric century, you mean 72 miles right? 3h 20m is  a nice time. What's your bike and setup?

Keep it up!

100km = 62 miles as Randy pointed out.  That was my best overall pace for that distance.  I'm on a Trek 4.5 Madonne with 105/Ultegra & RaceLite wheels, contemplating the Bontrager Aeolous 5.0 wheels that a teammate has offered up as he has the 6.5 version now. 

Looking for a TT bike for next year.  Cervelo, Orbea, or maybe Jamis frames are the front runners

Quote from: Randimus Maximus on July 13, 2010, 02:47:27 PM
I'm in for Moab.  See you in September. 

Saweet!  67 days to go.  I'll drop you contact info later

3 sets of tennis (doubles) in the 109 degree desert heat today.

Do you know how good a cold beer can taste?

Oops, that's what I meant (62 miles).

Nice setup. I need a new bike badly. I'm up against the wall as far as performance goes. My GT-R weighs in at 23lbs with 1 full water bottle on it, and I've only got 8 gears rather than 10. It's a fine enough bicycle, fun to ride, overall a really decent starter bike, but for serious competing it's just a few short.

After training on it for the last year, and putting nearly 4000 miles behind me, getting on a lighter and better geared bike should be an amazing change!

My next event is now 86 days away and counting!!!

I'm back to running in the AM, started out with 2.5 mi and increasing.  I guess it's helping me recover quicker between rounds, but that's about the only difference I've noted.

Also built a plyo box for the basement... now I need a horse stall mat and to re-install my pull-up bar, and I can crossfit in the AM instead.

Weight @ 185lbs (prolly hit 180 by September), and went shoping for 32" waist pants... FML, they've only got 32-36 in Dockers.  Felt good to throw out the 40" waists w/ the elastic from three years ago.


F'in Dockers.  Damn it.

Congrats on tossing out the old biggies! That must have felt great!  

My AM ride yesterday was cut short by a broken wheel - so I only got in 25miles in the morning, but I got my wheel fixed the same day, then went to the gym and hopped on a spin bike then did some weight work on upper body muscles. With my wheel fixed, I took to the road this morning by 4am and got in a 43 mile ride this morning before work. I ended my route at work, so I've got another ride back home in the AZ heat, so I should round out the day at about 55 miles. That'll put me at just under 4000 calories burned for the day. As it stands, for all that I've consumed today, I'm still -1227!

Tomorrow's my rest day, then Saturday or Sunday I'm aiming to get a 70 mile ride in.  

Rest days/light spin days for me this week are today and tomorrow.  Saturday I have a hill intensive ride (55miler) and I plan on doing some extra hill repeats.  Gotta get ready for Moab!

Oh yeah, just passed 1000 miles on my new road bike... I've had it a touch over 14 weeks

I was at a dealership today that I hadn't been to in a little over two years.

Many of the employees who knew me then commented on "how fit I looked", or "how much weight I've lost", etc. 

One even thought I lost 30lbs. 

I know I've dropped some weight, but not nearly that much.

Since I really don't track that stuff, I'll give myself a 

oh yeah, ive seen pictures

I'd do you and wouldn't even make you put on the wig

Quote from: Mother on July 15, 2010, 02:06:14 PM
oh yeah, ive seen pictures

I'd do you and wouldn't even make you put on the wig

DDGM is going to get jealous if you keep talking like that!

the trick is going to be to keep this/improve on it over the winter.

Quote from: Statler on July 15, 2010, 03:30:58 PM
the trick is going to be to keep this/improve on it over the winter.

I don't think that will be a problem.  I didn't add much this past winter, and my cycling plans for next summer are much more aggressive.  Besides, me needs to be skinny the next time Mom sees me.  It'll be that much easier to elude him.

Quote from: Randimus Maximus on July 15, 2010, 06:54:43 PM
I don't think that will be a problem.  I didn't add much this past winter, and my cycling plans for next summer are much more aggressive.  Besides, me needs to be skinny the next time Mom sees me.  It'll be that much easier to elude him.

butyou will be smaller and lighter and therefore easier for him to carry you off should he get a hold of you.