Good workout

Rode the bike ~17 miles from home to the top of Draper and back. Good calorie burn @ ~1400. Took the road bike. A bit cold today - high 30's to low 40's. Lot's of guys out there trying to get a jump on the season. I don't love riding in the cold but it beats a spinner.

I'm not going to mess with that Loose It thing. Way to hard to track everything. Life is too short.

Lose It!

I told Lose It I want to drop to 200 lbs. It put me on a 2000 calorie diet (not counting workouts) and says I get there in mid July. That would be fine if it actually works. I don't think I can drag more than about 200 lbs up the hill at LV in August.

As a side note, I did get my AT skis from REI yesterday. It's late in the season but I hope to get out a few times on those bad boys.

-Tom

Not happy with the weight loss

Carisa says she can see results in my face and upper body, but I am not taking weight off. Kind of stuck at 240. Maybe I'm adding muscle. Sounds like a fat guy excuse though so I downloaded a food tracking app called 'Lose It!' for my iPhone. I'm going to try and track the food and the calorie burn and see if I can figure out what's up. I did have a small piece of chocolate cake last night.

Thursday's workout

Just did upper body weights today. Kylie had her knee scoped today so we were busy until about 3 pm.

Workout:

Shoulder Press 3 reps

Chest bench 3 reps

Lat pull 3 reps

Chest lateral 3 reps

Biceps curls 3 reps

Tricep 3 reps of 3 with 8

Hamstrings 3 reps

Sit ups 3 reps

Leg ups 3 reps (core)

need to do cardio tomorrow

Running LT Established

Today post: 239 lbs

Ran minutes around the track to establish LT

Time: 30:12 min

Distance: 2.83 mi

Ave Speed: 5.6 mph

Calories: 477 cal

Avg Heart: 155 bpm

Ascent: 98 ft

Descent: 95 ft

Data tracked in GTC on imac

I ran at pace for 25 minutes then kind of gassed out at the end. I think my LT on 30 min jog is 155

First Entry

I've had an epiphany. I need to make some fundamental changes to my training if I'm going to enjoy the year round outdoor sports lifestyle I crave. I'm going to need to train like an outdoor athlete in order to enjoy backcountry skiing, mountain biking, running, and backpacking year round. For now, I think that means I have to develop a consistent training habit that happens regardless of the fun outdoor activities. I need consistent core training to prepare me for regular outdoor active sports - year round.

In the past, I've achieved a bare minimum level of fitness which has allowed me to hit the trails with buddies on a Saturday, or ski with the family during the winter. The problem is, my training has been inconsistent and seasonal, and I haven't had any focus on core muscle training.

I started coming to this realization late last year, and started lifting weights in early January. I also entered the Leadville Trail 100 race which is in August so I've got a looming deadline hanging out there to give me some starter motivation. That said, I don't want to make this a Trail 100 training experience. I want to finish that race in under 12 hours, but my uber goal is to achieve and maintain a sustainable fitness level that will enable me to do the stuff outside that I crave.

Last week I skied the Utah Interconnect with a friend. I had a blast but I was frustrated with my level of fatigue and soreness over the weekend. I think this pushed me over the top.

So I decided to blog my experience. I really don't care if anyone reads this. I guess I just felt like if I put down my goals in writing and track my progress as I go, it's more likely that I will achieve the desired result.

So - tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life. Here is the plan. I'm going to start tomorrow by measuring my Lactate Threshold in a 30 minute running test. After warming up, I'm going to run 30 minutes as fast as I can sustain a consistent pace. I'll average my heart rate for the last 20 minutes and call it my running LT. In a few weeks I hope to improve it and add a biking LT baseline. I'll log the results as they come in.

One more concept. I've been worried about over training. I've decided that's not my issue and I get enough rest days when plans fall through so I'm going to do some 2 a day routines and I'm going to plan at least 6 days a week of workouts. I'll do daily posts with weight, workout stats and notes.

I also think I need a workout strategy for the pre season. So here's the plan for March.

Week 1:

-3 weights and core fitness

-2 1/2 hour runs

-2 1 hour rides

Week 2:

-3 weights and core fitness

-1 1/2 hour run

-1 1 hour run

-2 1 hour rides

-1 2 hour ride

Week 3:

-same routine, but add one big ride. 3-4 hours, possibly a weekend at the Swell.

Week 4:

-same as 3

The goal - use March as a base for perpetual SOT.