#66: Fatigue is good.
Another heavy week… Kansas City was essentially a rest weekend with only 30 minutes of racing and a lot not riding for 5 days altogether. After arriving back on Monday, I got back going on the program again. Here is an idea of what I have done so far this week.
- Monday: drove back from Kansas City to Memphis, took 30 minute walk when got home.
- Tuesday: rode 35 miles up at the Bartlett night crit ride. Generally pretty moderate, but did some long efforts on the loop course.
- Wednesday: lifted legs, moderate (3×3 reps): Squats, 1/4-squats, good mornings, walking lunges, and abs.
- Thursday (day off work): lifted upper body, moderate (3×3 reps): Push press, machine row, bench press, bent-over row, decline press, pull-ups. Rode 30 minutes on spin bike since weather was bad (heavy rain). Ended up riding 35 miles on the road in the late afternoon with two 10-minute sub-LT intervals.
- Friday: lifted legs, moderate (3×3 reps): deadlift, jump squats, front squats, straight-leg deadlift, & abs.
- Saturday: moderate 40 mile group ride. 30 minute walk in the afternoon.
- Sunday (planned): long 75 mile ride to Outdoors ride and back.
This is one of my bigger weeks so far and next week promises to be similar. Except for cross racing, I am staying away from a lot of intensity. I should have about 15-16 hours this week, which is a bit more than I have been able to do with work and other obligations recently… My weight has been held in check at around 170 pounds. 2008 will be a good year. I am so far ahead of last winter and haven’t even really started to train hard yet.
