Oooooo.......that burns.

Day 1 is in the books. And I know that I am going to be sore tomorrow. It's just a fact of life, and it happens every year after you start hitting the weights. The workout went pretty smooth. I was by far the smallest guy in the weight room. The other guys.....and gals that were in the free-weight room were Terminator clones. They were rip't. I had about 3 comments from people regarding my dead-sexy cycling tan lines.

Anyway, I rode to the YMCA on my Pink Panther. The Pink Panther for those of you that don't know is my single speed road bike........spray painted pink. Yeah, it's a head-turner. I did my 30 minute warm-up on the stairmaster followed by my 10 different weight workouts. I felt pretty good. The weight workouts that were tough were the squats, lats, and chest press. Tomorrow, I know that I am not going to be able to move the body parts associated with these weight workouts. I am going to make sure that I load up on antioxidents throughout the day.....fish, green veggies, green tea, etc. This should help to soften up the pain a bit.

Only 3 weeks more of this, then it's on to the next phase.

There was a comment posted earlier today from "Steve". I am going to answer his questions below.

Trainer or Rollers? I am a roller guy. I have Kreitler rollers wth the 15lb fly wheel on back. I will ride on these with my road bike. I hate stationary trainers, cause you just sit there. There is no balancing, etc. I feel roller make you work harder, plus you work on form, and you can't let up. So to answer your question.....ROLLERS YO!

How many hours per week for the endurance phase? I am assuming you are talking about weight lifting. I normally spend mid-Feb through the start of the race season (late March) in this phase. I do alot of speed work, and lots of reps at a low weight. During this phase is when I normally see the greatest loss in body fat. I am also doing hard intervals on the rollers. In terms of weight room time.....by the time I warm up, do the weights, and cools down....I takes a hair over 3 hours. Grand total of about 10 hours of weight lifting a week.

How often in the gym? I am in the gym Mon, Wed, and Fri. I might go in on Sat to do a long Stairmaster session early in the season, otherwise it's on-the-bike time. Sunday's are a very, very, very easy day.....light riding, a walk, lay on the couch.

I hope that covers your questions.

Guitar Ted had a good rant today. I am a big fan of the Finish Line Extreme weather lube. I used this all year long. I only had to apply it twice during the entire 24 hours at Solo World's. It's a great lube....cheap, easy to clean, doesn't gunk stuff up, etc.

Out.

UPDATED AT 6:49 P.M., MONDAY: This is a reply to the "Comment" posted. I work out for 3 hours total on Mon, Wed, and Fri. That includes 1/2 hour warm up, 2 hours worth of weight lifting, and 1/2 hour cool down. Oh yeah, feel the burn baby!