BEYOND STRONG: There's Something in the Basement

9/02/09

Last day of riding this week.  We are headed out tomorrow to Crooked Lake, so I got a good one in today.

Total exercise time: 41:35

Time in Zone: 39:31

Average Heat Rate: 148 bpm

Cals: 754, 40% fat cals

That put me at 2676 cals on the week and 2:36:57 total exercise time.

Getting back into gripping.  Want to start doing the Mash Monsters again.  Went ahead and ordered a Fat Bastard 3X, narrow RB 260, Beef Builder Grand Master, and Mash Monster #2 replica from Wade Gillingham's Gripper Superstore.  Looking forward to getting back into it.

Have a great weekend everyone! 

For your viewing pleasure, an OLDIE but GOODIE...

9/1/09

Nice to see some readers!!!  I know, I cant wait to get back to the strength training either but I have to do this to get myself back to health.  My shoulder is shot and I cant just keep trying to lift on it cause it hurts 24-7.  I will be back to slinging weight soon enough.

Legs are jacked today so I did a 30 minute spin ride.  Today's numbers:

Total Exercise Time: 31:50

Time in Zone: 26:03

Cals: 487, 50% fat cals

Average Heart Rate: 135 bpm

8/31/09

Exercise time: 41:40

Cals: 721, 40% fat cals

Average Heart Rate: 145 bpm

In Zone: 36:33

Total exercise time this week: 1:23:32

Total cals this week: 1435

Trained grip last night...hit a bunch of reps with the #1 and #2, then 5 overcrushes each hand with the 2.5.  Finished with some thumb work.

Only 2 more days of training this week, them I am North bound to Crooked Lake, MI with my wife and kids.  We are headed to my in-laws cabin and property and will be staying in their awesome 5th wheel until Monday.  Gotta love those 4 day weekends!  I plan on consuming some various types of alcohol in celebration of our marriage, the end of summer, and our possible BIG NEWS!

Till tomorrow...

Oh, and if you read this, drop me a comment and let me know.  Sometimes I think I am just talking to the wind.

8/30/09

Missed Friday and Saturday, mostly due to pure laziness.  I had a long week at work, and I just wanted to relax, so that is what I did.

Today's fun:

Total exercise time: 41:52

Total cals: 714, 40% fat cals.

Average heart rate: 144 bpm

In zone: 36:26

14 minutes of hills today.  Legs are jelly.

8/27/09

Legs were tired today.  Felt good otherwise, breathing was under control and heart rate was steady, but on the hill climbs my legs were on fire!  The first 5 were tough, the last 4 werent so bad.  Todays readings:

Total exercise time: 33:01:00

Cals: 571.  40% fat cals.

Average Heart Rate: 145 bpm

In the zone: 28:04:00

I am over 2 hours of riding time this week and at 2,231 calories burned so far.  Very close to my goal of 3000 and I should reach it without much trouble.

8/26/09

30 minutes of spinning today as a recovery ride.  Was fairly easy, kept my heart rate in the upper 130s to mid 140s. 

Heart rate monitor said-

-Cals: 520, 45% fat cals.

-Average heart rate: 139.

Going to try and hit 3000 cals a week for my training goal.

Legs felt good, ass was going numb since I am used to standing up, but it wasn't too bad.  Back to the hills of hell tomorrow.

8/25/09

Battling an eye infection that has me with blurry vision and a strangely acting pupil.  Now I have nice cream I have to squirt in there for the next few weeks.  YEAH!!!

33 minutes of riding.  Of course, I forgot to start the heart rate monitor so it would store the info...that is the second time.  At any rate, I know I was in my range 28+ minutes.  Calories probably around the same.  Hit a max of 166 bpm or so.

Wish I had more to write about...

8/24/09 - Riding

33 minutes today.  After a 5 minute warm up I did 25 minutes of hard riding, 9 minutes of that 27 was hills.  Finished with 3 minutes of cool down.  Heart rate monitor stated the following:

-Total Cals: 575, 40% were fat cals

-Average Heart Rate: 145 bpm

-In zone (135-180 bpm): 28:12:00

I have this set up now so it will record and store my workouts from here on out for the next year of training in prep for the August 2010 Nightmare Tour.  If all goes as I hope, I will put this years worth of training, the ups, downs, everything into book form. 

This is the start of the 3rd week and I am improving vastly.  I hit a peak of about 166 bpm by the 9th hill...last week I was at 178 or so.  Also, after my 3 minue cool down I went from 166 to 120s while still peddling at around 78 revolutions.

Bodyweight is coming off slow.  I expect it to start melting off as I approach the 45 minute to an hour workout. 

Feel great.  Some more great news possibly on the horizon.  Until tomorrow, enjoy this little gem I dug up!

8/20/09 New Beginings and riding

At 11 am this morning my fiance and I said our vows and got married.  This past year with her has been a whirlwind and we just felt like it was time, so we did it.  We are planning on having a big wedding and reception around this time next year, but today was just me, her, and the babies.

Did 26 minutes today, 7 of them hills.  Forgot to program the watch, so it didn't store my info but I looked at it often.  Heart rate was 140-160 when I was spinning, around 166 or so at the end of my minutes of hills.  Felt good and strong today.  Next 3 days are off since I am heading out of town.  Next Monday we kick it off again, adding another 6 minutes to the mix, or 32 minutes of riding.

Nick said he would be getting this back on the main page.  Shout out to Shaf and Theo, my old BEYOND STRONG pals.  Always loved using this blog, just feel like I am consistent and honest here for some reason.  My own little hell I guess.

Have a great weekend BEYOND STRONG! readers.  GO GET IT!!!

08/14/09 More ridin'

Got a new battery for my heart rate monitor and was able to get a better picture of my training.  Did 26 minutes, after 5 minute warm up I did spinning for 2 minutes and hills for a minute back and fourth.

Heart rate monitor spit out the following data:

In Zone: 22:25

Zone: 123-180

Average Heart Rate: 147 bpm

Calories: 483, 40% fat cals

After my 5 minute warm up I hit a minute hill and went from a spinning warm up of 118 or so to 160 almost instantly.  By the 5th hill climb I hit 173 bpm.  By the 7th I only hit 160.

Bodyweight this morning was 239.

It is absolutely amazing to me to see pros hit their maxes and stay there for several minutes.  Or even stay at 170 or so for an entire hill climb.  I am anxious to get there and get myself that conditioned!

I will ride again tomorrow, then take Friday-Sunday off.  Headed North with the fiance' and kids to get a new tat.