Friday, August 15, 2008

A Total Body Disaster-fest

Last night at boot camp was a total body workout night and we had to partner up for the exercises. I worked out with a girl who is training for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront marathon so we had a good time...griping. I'm not sure if I'm getting burned out on boot camp or if it was an off night but it felt like such a disaster. Anything that required coordination was a total gong show and I just felt like I was lacking energy or motivation...not sure. That being said though, we did a ridiculous amount of suicide sprint drills and I totally ate those up and did well on them.
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I did get a terrific ride into work this morning and I'm looking forward to the ride home. It dawned on me that the nice days are going to run out pretty soon so I have to be sure to take advantage of it and try to ride my bike as often as possible. I'm thinking I'd probably like to get a trainer for the winter. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips on what I should look for?

7 comments:

Bill said...

That's just sad that your nice days are about to run out. We've got about four more months of nice...

Tea said...

I love my CycleOps Fluid 2. It's quiet. You can simulate hills. I love it! Shop around online because I got mine for about $220 2 years ago, but I saw them as high as $350US.

also, get a block that goes under the front wheel because the trainer lifts the backwheel up a little bit. The blocks make the bike more level.

Viv said...

I have a the COF2 as well and very happy with it. I bought it used on craigslist so shop around. spin class is also nice for an indoor change when you have a great instuctor who rides on the road is also helpful too. I love the new pics on the header!

RoadBunner said...

I've got a Cyclops Fluid 2, too. No complaints!

ShirleyPerly said...

Nice header!

I'm cutting and pasting what I posted on another person's blog about trainers:

We have 3 bike trainers from Performance Bicycle. One is a fluid trainer (~$150) that has 5 levels of resistance and does a pretty good job of simulating speed-based resistance (the faster you go, the harder it is). The two others are magnetic trainers with just 3 levels of resistance ($90). All 3 are about the same loudness. If all you want to do is get a workout indoors, the basic one will do the job. If you really want to simulate outdoor riding indoors, get one of the better ones.

Sonia said...

I'm also wondering what the heck I am going to do... I just have no $ to invest in one of these trainer!! My stationary bike fumes after 1h lol

TNTcoach Ken said...

I have a fluid trainer also and love it. Don't forget the DVDs to get you through the winter months. Sounds like you're planning on really getting into this stuff.