Spinning round and round...

Getting tired of the base-level riding indoors so far, so after reading an article in some metro-men's mag yesterday, I decided to break up today's workout with 5x30s spin-ups to max with 30s rest in between. Wasn't too bad to watch the heart rate climb and the level of exertion skyrocket.

Recovery at a minimum like that wasn't exactly fun, but it was something to break the monotony. Can't wait until March-April to really open up the legs and cardio with some LT and threshold intervals.

Otherwise, continued the grinder on the old LeMond Fitness RevMasters - not too bad of a bike. We've had them for over three years at the downtown Des Moines YMCA and they're still riding strong.

Nutrition is up & down at this time of the year still. There is no rhythm yet, but trying to keep healthy as best possible. Yogurt with PRC Ana's homemade granola and a banana this morning, lasagne and ciabatta for lunch, meat, bean and cheese burritos for dinner. Can always do better, but am not gaining or losing sleep over it.

Interesting bit on NPR yesterday about dieting, etc. They had a cyclist on who is 6' tall and wanted to get down to 135 for race weight. Apparently he got pretty close to it and his power and speed skyrocketed... but his overall health plummeted because he wasn't putting in the necessary calories to stay healthy. Choose wisely. Health first.