Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 01:09AM I am fully poaching the idea for this post from Jared at SLC Samurai. I'm sure most readers are at least slightly curious about what we are actually doing in training when we're not writing about it. Putting it here will create at least one post each week and may provide a spring board for more in-depth pieces when ideas are scarce.
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 01:30PM One of the faithful posted a comment/question regarding the last article on skimo training. As is my habit, I will answer the question here in a follow-up post as I think most readers will find the answer helpful in working through the details of their own programming.
Alright....back to skimo training! (nothing against cycling). One thing I'd like to hear your opinion on.....what days do you think its appropriate to do lactate workouts (like leg blasters, 3x30 squats, etc)? Combined with leg days at the gym? After a speed/interval session? Also, how many times a week do you think this kind of training is beneficial?
Thanks,
Ray
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 12:54AM I felt like I was getting away with something yesterday getting out on my road bike. Hard to believe it's the middle of November and I'm still riding outside. There was a bit of snow on the road in the shadows and I sense the end is near. Might have to put the studded tires on and sneak rides in when conditions permit.
Still rideable...just barely.
Friday, October 22, 2010 at 11:29PM A couple of posts ago I discussed the merits and pitfalls of the current trend of "functional training". Since then, I have come across a couple of things that reinforce my beliefs on the topic.
I recently read a description of a weight training program for the Australian National Track Cycling Team. I was thrilled in my usual exercise physiology dork sort of way to read that the coaches not only used a variety of very intense weight training exercises (read: HEAVY) to strengthen their cyclists but they even went as far as to measure the hip and knee joint angles during the cycling movement and then replicated these angles during weight lifting.
General Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 10:46PM Having abandoned the single-sport focus for the off-season, I've been bagging a few peaks in the last several weeks. Mostly this has been in the role of a guide, using old skills to get friends on top of objectives. Guiding for free is hard work but the reward of facilitating friends' goals makes it worthwhile. I started out getting three friends up Teewinot. Basically, 5,500 vertical feet straight up out of the parking lot. Good thing they were not paying me for my services as I made the all-too-common route finding error near the top, taking us 30 minutes out of the way. In spite of having been to the summit five or six times, I've nailed the route only half the time. It's always a relief to hear similar tales of misdirection from equally-experienced friends. Still frustrating.