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Get Fit, Stay Fit, Feel Good - 2026

Ridley said:
Robert, your “easy” recovery rides are something I aspire to as a normal or hard ride. I’d say you’re a beast.
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Accurate.
 
stangmx13 said:
LOL the coach just left me a note saying to go even easier on my recovery rides. Ugh, that's gonna be tough.
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You're like me. Once I'm on the bike, my thighs are going to burn for the whole ride, even if I intended to make it an easier day. :laughing
 
Climber said:
You're like me. Once I'm on the bike, my thighs are going to burn for the whole ride, even if I intended to make it an easier day. :laughing
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That’s the thing, those rides were def not like that. I was barely pedaling (for me). Avg HR was 113 and 122bpm. I suspect the 113bpm was fine but the 122 was too hard. I asked for clarification.
 
You're very well disciplined, Robert, I've enjoyed watching your journey these years!

I'm ver disciplined and knowledgeable with my coaching of my track athletes, but I sometimes apply less on myself.
 
Climber said:
You're like me. Once I'm on the bike, my thighs are going to burn for the whole ride, even if I intended to make it an easier day. :laughing
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Same, the hardest part of a ride for me is to not give 100% the entire time. It feels 'slow' to do 80% or so with the proper cadence but when I can keep the effort down it greatly increases how far I can go.
 
It’s really easy to ride <80% when you are doing 10+ hrs a week. That 4hr ride I did on Sun was at 63% intensity. So maybe 75% up most hills, 70% on the flats, and whatever on downhills. I wasn’t cooked after, but I def felt it. And if I had ridden any harder, I wouldn’t have been able to do this today:

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2x20min SweetSpot training, ie 20min intervals at 95%. This is what makes my legs burn. Felt good though. Prob too good. I bet the coach gives me 3x20 or 2x30 later this week.
 
I did my first workout of the year. (Other than waddling around)

I set a personal distance record on my rower of 6415 meters. 1200 strokes, 47:14. I love how the chart of date/strokes/meters makes me compete with myself. “I’ll do X strokes. Oh but wait let’s get to an even distance. Oh but hey new personal record.”

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Hey - editing to add that I would love someone to FaceTime me while I use the weight set to make sure my form isn’t horrible.
 
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47min at 133bpm avg is a solid endurance/cardio workout.

The 5min in Z3 and a tiny bit in Z4 makes me wonder how you would respond to intensity & really heavy breathing. Something like 3x3min all out with 6-8min easy btw each.

I do like having a mirror for lifting.
 
stangmx13 said:
47min at 133bpm avg is a solid endurance/cardio workout.

The 5min in Z3 and a tiny bit in Z4 makes me wonder how you would respond to intensity & really heavy breathing. Something like 3x3min all out with 6-8min easy btw each.

I do like having a mirror for lifting.
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Thanks! Tomorrow I’m truly hoping for a pedal. We had snow this morning which was beautiful but rude. :x

I haven’t used a weight machine in prob 25 years. I messaged a friend of mine who is a personal trainer asking to book a session and no response. I need adult supervision to get started.

I looked into getting some mirrored panels so I can watch myself, too.
 
With today's technology, an indoor ring camera and your phone in a holder would be a much cheaper and quicker option. You could set up several ring cameras and switch between them. Pure viewing wouldn't require a subscription.

They aren't on sale at the moment, but they go on sale pretty often at 50% off.
 
Climber said:
With today's technology, an indoor ring camera and your phone in a holder would be a much cheaper and quicker option. You could set up several ring cameras and switch between them. Pure viewing wouldn't require a subscription.

They aren't on sale at the moment, but they go on sale pretty often at 50% off.
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Oh I like this! I need one front and one at the side. I reckon I could do a tripod set up and move as/where needed because I also like watching my form when I row.

Editing to add I heard back from the trainer. Yay.

Also remembered a full size mirror I have in a spare room that I will repurpose.

Rode today (1.6.26). My shoulder was a little tender so I kept it short plus wanted the energy to play on the Nordic track.

@stangmx13 i chose a hilly route and got my heart rate up higher today. I felt great!
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3 PT sessions and one Tai Chi, which I basically have memorized now. Rode the bike before PT3.

A lot of shit for not much gain. :(
 
budman said:
3 PT sessions and one Tai Chi, which I basically have memorized now. Rode the bike before PT3.

A lot of shit for not much gain. :(
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I know you have been through this before but I feel like I have dealt with some long plateaus before I’d level up rapidly. I hope that’s the case. Not trying to say what you’re feeling is wrong but trying to offer a little sunshine. 😍

I used my new to me Nordic track cross country skier and my bunz were 🔥 BURNING 🔥 after 15 minutes.
 
Hear ya Cootz. All is moving in the right direction just incredibly slooooowww. :(
 
stangmx13 said:
What, ~4hrs of effort? Welcome to the grind. Keep putting in the hours - it’s worth it.
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The PT sessions at my office are 1/2 hour. So call it 2 hours plus the 20 minute bike ride. It is of course worth it. I so want to throw aside the cane and do some daily simple things without any pain.

Then the ultimate goal. 990R fun.
 
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