Beginner Cycling Program Group (Page 2)

gnome - 2010-09-14 8:23 PM ok...put in today's food in the nutrition log.  I've been logging in my foods on livestrong.com, so I've been measuring foods as much as I remember to (sometimes I'm in a rush, so I don't have time to measure.  Need to start measuring out on weekends for the week).

gnome - 2010-09-18 9:44 PM This has been a rough week training-wise.  I missed my training on Wednesday due to a meeting in the morning and then clinicals at the hospital all afternoon and evening (though I was on my feet and walked about a mile in total at the hospital...plus doing CPR, which is a workout in itself)  I tried to get something in, even if it wasn't biking, like Wii Fit (ever do the hoola-hoop exercise?  It's a great upper leg and cardio workout!).

I've also been slacking in entering my nutrition, though I have been doing ok as far as eating goes this week.  I've been making (mostly) better choices.  The scale is moving downwards ever so slowly, and so is the measuring tape.

I'm hoping the craziness is over for now, and I can get back to a more normal routine this week...

evey1984 - 2010-09-30 2:32 PM Three days into the program using a spinning bike at the gym...and my butt hates me and the spinning seat!

gnome - 2010-09-30 4:07 PM It gets easier on your butt after about a week or so.  I need to go back to using the spinning bike, because using the stationary bike is making my knees hurt (they don't hurt as much after using the spinning bike or my own bike).  Get padding shorts...they make it a bit nicer on the seat.

I ran today, rather than biked.  That's what my schedule allowed for today.  Well, I say I ran, but I really kinda shuffled and walked a mile on the indoor track at school.  19 minutes.  UGH!!!  I can walk a mile faster, but I'm trying to get back into running.  Tomorrow is swimming day.

evey1984 - 2010-10-05 9:17 AM Minor setback to my plan. I was really sick at the end of last week so I only managed to do three workouts. I'll be starting week one over again this week - hopefully I'm not set back again. I'm still sick but nothing compared to the weekend.On a positive note: my butt seems to hate the bike seat less than last week! Haha

songsparrow - 2010-10-11 12:56 PM Hi everyone!  I am looking forward to joining you - I am planning to begin the program tomorrow!  I am currently very overweight and out of shape, but am ready to make a change. 

I will have my bike on a trainer here in my livingroom.  Before I can begin, I need to take my bike to the LBS to have the chain adjusted, which I will do tomorrow morning.  Right now, I cannot switch gears.  When I bought my bike, they told me the chain would loosen up, and when it did to bring it in and they'd tighten it.  So hopefully that's all that needs to be done.

I do not have a computer, and am wondering - how do I measure my cadence?  Is that something I can do easily myself, or should I invest in one of the less expensive computers when I'm at the LBS tomorrow? 

Also, any tips for keeping track of which set you're on?  Anytime I do sets, I seem to lose track.  I was thinking of putting 10 ponytail elastics on one handle, and moving them to the other handle as I do each set.

Thanks for any advice,
Lori

songsparrow - 2010-10-12 9:25 AM Thank you for the warm welcome and the advice!  I downloaded an iPhone app to let me time the intervals and I think that will be a huge help - thanks for the tip!

Wooden Bell - 2010-10-15 5:55 AM where the plan shows ", what does that mean?  I'm guessing that ' means "minutes"... does " mean repetitions?

10’ warm up and then 10x30” at 100 rpms with 1’ recovery between sets. Cool down for 5' after the last rep.

scottuf - 2010-10-28 2:04 PM Hi all, just found this thread.  I'm on week 5 of the plan, which I started to improve my cycling while rehabing a tibia injury.  Anyways, I'm back to running again, and have just been doing back to back bike/run workouts which has been going just fine.  However now that my run volume is increasing, I need to cut back on my cycling a bit.  I'm doing a HM in Jan that I really need to get ready for so my cycling can take a back seat but I don't want to abandon it completely.

Which brings me to my question - which days do you think are the least critical and could be cut out without much sacrifice.  I think cutting 2 workouts would be just fine to give me enough run time without burning out. 

CTDon - 2010-11-29 10:07 AM Hi All - Just wanted to poke my head in the door and say hi. I found this plan a few weeks ago, but decided to wait until after Thanksgiving to start it since I was training for the local turkey day running race. The thread doesn't look too active, but I'll be following the plan anyway! I'll also probably tailor the mid-week workouts to keep running, as suggested above. Hopefully everyone is doing well!

Tri Take Me Away - 2010-11-29 11:17 AM

Thanks for joining! What are your long term goals? Do you have a triathlon planned? Make sure to keep us up to date on how the plan is working for you!

CTDon - 2010-11-30 4:16 PM Thanks Jessica! I'm currently looking to drop some tonnage while learning to get comfortable in the saddle, so this is a great way for me to kill two birds! My long term goals are to complete my first sprint tri. There are some in my area in the summertime, so I just need to focus on getting ready for them. I've been running for a few years, bought a house last summer with an inground pool and bought a road bike this fall...so all the basics are covered, I just need to put it all together!