Well, after a great trip to Yosemite and couple of months of sitting around and watching my weight go up and my muscle mass go down it is time to start to get with the program and build for the upcoming season. A lot of my friends say start cycling in November? But now is the time to lose that weight and slowly build the base that will carry you through next season. Plus I just love to do it. So I have made a few resolutions and I figure if i werite them down now I will be more apt to carry them out.
1) Train this season with power. I have finally broken down and ordered a Ergomo Power meter. I researched this a lot and i really like the new Quarq power meter that integrates with a new Garmin head unit but it won't be ready until Q1or Q2 of 2008. I can't wait that long. I should have it in a couple of days.
2) Stay with a coach. TMac was great last year and I will use his services again this year. Now that I have power he will be able to help me even more.
3) Join new gyms. Yes gyms. It is hard to fit in all of my workouts with my family schedule but it can be done with a little planning and at multiple places. So here it is. Indoor workouts at home in my newly converted attic clubhouse that my wife affectionately called the Frat house or the Greg Brady room. Punch cards at downtown gym for spinning, Centered city yoga, and Foothill for yoga and other workouts.
4) Lose weight to be 165lbs. This is the big one and it will take consistent effort and dieting. i think this is the one area that would greatly effect moy overall results in cycling. I am about 182 right now and I want to lose 17lbs over the next three months.
5) Sleep and rest. Another problem of mine. I want to get to bed by 11:00pm at least 5 nights out of the week. I will calendar this out and chart my average time of getting to bed and how much sleep I get.
I am excited for our new bike team sponsor as we will be the Ski Utah Cycling Team. It is a time for fesh beginnings and we'll see where it takes us all.
