Taper
Well I have to say that this weekend has been just some great weather. I was on my bike both Sat. and Sun by 6:30. Just nice easy 2 hour rides. They were great. I just got to really enjoy the rides. It was very relaxing. This year I have been doing most of my training rides on my road bike. Really the only time I get on my tri bike is for races and focused long solo efforts. Might be paying off, might not. I will let you know about that one.
Recently made some cool upgrades to my tri setup lately. I put ceramic bearings in all my race wheels, upgraded to ZG brake calipers, new brake levers, and put easton attack aerobars on to replace my profile carbon x bars. She is looking pretty sweet. I almost dropped a whole pound by switching aerobars. Enough of all the bike geek talk. lol I guess had some time to babble today.
Anyway, got a nice run in late in the day, in hopes of getting some heat. It was about 82 when I started. It felt good. Still nothing like what I expect to see in St. Croix, but oh well everyone has to deal with it. Hopefully I can deal with it just alittle better than most. In my opinion the best way to deal with heat is to be as lean and light as possible. By the time the race rolls around I should be at my target weight of 155. I am going to try to maintain that this year, and hopefully convert this to be my natural weight over the next couple years. It takes time, it is complex physilogical process, and you have to be careful with the it.
I have been thinking lately about the importance of training pace. It is also your fat burning zone. It is where your body learns to convert fat to fuel. If you go too hard during this phase of training then you never get this process to occur. Thus skipping a vital step in the training process. It completely baffles me how some people don't use a HR monitor, or if they use one, they don't even know what zone they need to be working in. Even if you are 1 beat out of training pace, you are skipping this process, producing more lactic acid than you can flush, risking injury, and not improving. I guess what I am saying is that everything needs to be periodized. Not just our training but also your diet. I always periodize what I eat. An example. This winter(base training) more fats, and protein, less carbs. As I get into my build periods and now in my taper. I try to reverse that. Less fats, same protein, increased carbs. Everything you take in should go in with a purpose..... To sustain your workouts and recover. Ask yourself when you are eating if you accomplishing these things. It will make you think twice about that cookie. You have to think long term when it comes to diet and nutrition. Ok I'm tired. Sorry for the babble. I have just been so focused on nutrition, it comes out in my writing.
Until next time. RT
Recently made some cool upgrades to my tri setup lately. I put ceramic bearings in all my race wheels, upgraded to ZG brake calipers, new brake levers, and put easton attack aerobars on to replace my profile carbon x bars. She is looking pretty sweet. I almost dropped a whole pound by switching aerobars. Enough of all the bike geek talk. lol I guess had some time to babble today.
Anyway, got a nice run in late in the day, in hopes of getting some heat. It was about 82 when I started. It felt good. Still nothing like what I expect to see in St. Croix, but oh well everyone has to deal with it. Hopefully I can deal with it just alittle better than most. In my opinion the best way to deal with heat is to be as lean and light as possible. By the time the race rolls around I should be at my target weight of 155. I am going to try to maintain that this year, and hopefully convert this to be my natural weight over the next couple years. It takes time, it is complex physilogical process, and you have to be careful with the it.
I have been thinking lately about the importance of training pace. It is also your fat burning zone. It is where your body learns to convert fat to fuel. If you go too hard during this phase of training then you never get this process to occur. Thus skipping a vital step in the training process. It completely baffles me how some people don't use a HR monitor, or if they use one, they don't even know what zone they need to be working in. Even if you are 1 beat out of training pace, you are skipping this process, producing more lactic acid than you can flush, risking injury, and not improving. I guess what I am saying is that everything needs to be periodized. Not just our training but also your diet. I always periodize what I eat. An example. This winter(base training) more fats, and protein, less carbs. As I get into my build periods and now in my taper. I try to reverse that. Less fats, same protein, increased carbs. Everything you take in should go in with a purpose..... To sustain your workouts and recover. Ask yourself when you are eating if you accomplishing these things. It will make you think twice about that cookie. You have to think long term when it comes to diet and nutrition. Ok I'm tired. Sorry for the babble. I have just been so focused on nutrition, it comes out in my writing.
Until next time. RT
posted by Konatri at 8:53 AM
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Good luck in St. Croix. Kill the Beast!
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