Y'all seen Invalid Link Removed? I switch between flats and Frogs on my single; I saw an ad up on top of this page for these and thought they looked cool and a red pair would look nice on the single, and then I saw the price...lordy!
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Biking '10 part 2
- Thread starter Ziltoid
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crazy pricey
Went out this AM for a couple of climbs up l'Col du AT&T(my title for the local grunt hill- not really deserving as my elderly ace can do it in 17 minutes w/a ripping hangover)but could only stomache one due to the heat & having been off the bike the past week or so. Gonna try & take my huge(300lb)redneck friend out tomorrow for some easy flat stuff.
Went out this AM for a couple of climbs up l'Col du AT&T(my title for the local grunt hill- not really deserving as my elderly ace can do it in 17 minutes w/a ripping hangover)but could only stomache one due to the heat & having been off the bike the past week or so. Gonna try & take my huge(300lb)redneck friend out tomorrow for some easy flat stuff.
Took a long break off the bike for my wedding and honeymoon. Gained a few pounds on the honeymoon because the food and beer were simply too abundant.
Did some intervals last night for the first time in a long time. Yup, that pukey feeling was there. Good thing my racing season is over (due to later races either being moved up or folding for financial reasons.
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Did some intervals last night for the first time in a long time. Yup, that pukey feeling was there. Good thing my racing season is over (due to later races either being moved up or folding for financial reasons.
)Pukey feeling, gotta love it 
On a more me centered note, in the last week I rode with the 2 person that made me want to start road biking, at the beginning of my never ending bike addiction, I rode with one of them and could barely keep up. Now only a few months after I "dominate" both by a more then fair bit, made me happy
On a more me centered note, in the last week I rode with the 2 person that made me want to start road biking, at the beginning of my never ending bike addiction, I rode with one of them and could barely keep up. Now only a few months after I "dominate" both by a more then fair bit, made me happy
Congratulations! Where'd you to go?
Possibly true, but they (twenty6) wouldn't be the first bike-geek company to charge approaching-outrageous pricing basically 'cause they think that they can, and apparently do, get away with it. CNC machining ain't that expensive these days.
Portland, OR. Pretty cool. We may go back some day, but I think I might skip the whole "big city" part. Would have been fun for riding!
On a side note, I think that was the longest I had gone without riding and my summer has been very light riding due to the wedding and having to work lots of extra overtime for the damn furnace+AC replacement. Learn't that I can quickly gain weight when I cut out my workouts. Then subsequently learned that ya walk a razor's edge when trying to rebuild strength on the bike and lose weight at the same time.
Why's that? The higher intensity (intervals or w.e.) makes you spend more Kj's while being a good strength builder as well as pushing your lactate threshold further, no? I'm not very good at those things but as long as you're not aiming mass gain and fat loss at the same time it should work.
Feel free to correct me, I`m trying to learn
Why's that? The higher intensity (intervals or w.e.) makes you spend more Kj's while being a good strength builder as well as pushing your lactate threshold further, no? I'm not very good at those things but as long as you're not aiming mass gain and fat loss at the same time it should work.
Feel free to correct me, I`m trying to learn
Intervals are actually a poor way to lose weight since the high intensities burn muscle glycogen (sugar) and at quick rates. You need more sugar (intake) to maintain this effort and a lot more to rebuild it, which usually results in no real caloric defecit. If you skimp on eating after intervals, you tend to not rebuild and recover as well.
It's hard to be exact, but I was operating on a slight caloric defecit for my steady state last week. I had made some instant improvements, but must have slacked on my recovery Friday night or eating on Saturday since that workout was significantly harder than it should have been.
Long story short, it's easy to lose weight. It's easy to build fitness, but takes some an effort to do both at the same time.
That's not the intervals, that's from your new marital status.
ZING!!!
There's a big price tag with just about anything ti. Look at the tag on the CB egg beater 4ti and seven stems.
Ti, yes...but I was also referring to the plain ol' aluminium ones @ $205. That's approaching obscene IMO.
Ok this stuff does get a bit confusing.
I have read that intervals are a good way to burn fat while maintaining muscle since you are expending more calories and still working the muscles hard.
I have previously done the standard long distance at a steady fast cadence (both on bike and speedskating) and this worked very well for burning fat. I had recently started working on balancing muscle growth and that was going well also until I had to have surgery last month *shite!* I was off the bike/skates for 2 weeks. Now i'm back to trying to burn fat again
and build muscle at the same time. Is this even possible? I've been trying to create a bit of calorie deficit while mixing intervals AND alternating long distance/steady pace routines. I've also increased my intake of protein to help maintain muscle.
If anyone has any other suggestions on how to burn fat and build and maintain muscle at the same time, i'm all ears!!
I've read that you can't gain mass and lose fat at the same time (at least not effectively), it was something about the calorie deficit if I recall correctly, you can't build muscle mass while having a calorie deficit, then again I might be wrong (as usual).
I'd suggest focusing on the muscle side, primarily. The calorie burn from training will take care of the fat issue by itself...just be mindful of your intake.
Ok this stuff does get a bit confusing.
I have read that intervals are a good way to burn fat while maintaining muscle since you are expending more calories and still working the muscles hard.
I have previously done the standard long distance at a steady fast cadence (both on bike and speedskating) and this worked very well for burning fat. I had recently started working on balancing muscle growth and that was going well also until I had to have surgery last month *shite!* I was off the bike/skates for 2 weeks. Now i'm back to trying to burn fat again
I've been trying to create a bit of calorie deficit while mixing intervals AND alternating long distance/steady pace routines. I've also increased my intake of protein to help maintain muscle.
If anyone has any other suggestions on how to burn fat and build and maintain muscle at the same time, i'm all ears!!
I wouldn't say you can't do both, but neither will work as well. I know that trainers and gym programs aren't all the same, but most get quick results, which aren't necessarily the best results for the long term. Unfortunately, I think people would quit or complain if they didn't see the quick results.
Anyhoo, there are no real secrets to weight loss or building strength, but the name of the game is gradual.
One would think a burning calorie is a calorie. As I said earlier, high intensity burns muscle glycogen (simple sugars), which requires carbs to prime, maintain, and recover. The rapid glycogen depletion causes pretty extreme hunger. It's hard to ignore that sort of hunger. If you can, it will be at the expense of not recovering as well. If you overdo it, you'll recover fine, but the weight loss will be nil or there's a potential for weight gain.
Fat burning generally requires a lower overall pace, but this generally requires much more time, which is a deal breaker for a lot of people. It takes less to prime, maintain, and recover. This will build a nice aerobic endurance engine, but not a lot of the top end results.
