Thursday, April 29, 2010

Bike, Forrest, Bike!

This week I biked from Gravenhurst to Bracebridge, 20km, around 40-45 minutes, very content with time. Not being on a bike in 10 years made it even more rewarding for the first bike ride of the season. That night I visited a friend that lives about 5k away, so I biked there and back so the grand total became 30km. The next day (yesterday), I went to my trainers place which is about 12.5km or so, then stayed there for less than 10 minutes, and biked back, beating my time by a minute (There is a large hill on the way out there, and coming back I just sped down it). However, still not recovering from the day prior, and just biking causing additional fatigue on fatigued muscles - I was content.
The weather this week has been pretty fierce, Monday & Tuesday were windy as all hell with snow on/off, wednesday thru friday were hot, and Saturday was a rainfest! So much for biking today, I'm not risking my life in a thunderstorm/lightning show.
I worked out tonight inside, and was happy with progress. (Gave the legs a break, I'll resume running or biking tomorrow if the damn rain quits). If it's still raining tomorrow I'll use the punching bag for an hour, get a good cardio workout - brush up on some striking and what not (not cardio kick-boxing crap... but actual strikes at full power (unless it's jabs) that would do severe damage once thrown) Also, I have to get back working on my abs - they've slipped, and although my stomach still retains rigidity, it could be better. I'm going to really put effort into working at my obliques as I've neglected them for a long time and haven't actively targeted them specifically before - I guess I never really cared. But, I'm determined, and so we'll see in a month how things are shaping up.
Nutritionally, things are good - I've been experimenting with different things on Talapia - black pepper + parmesan cheese, or melted soy cheese on talapia (although tasty, took 15 min. to scrub the pan after I was done eating haha). After workouts or biking I'm devouring a tub of yogurt (650ml), sometimes adding almonds or raisins into the mix. Since being back at work the last few weeks, I've come up with a tasty trail-mix-ish snack to keep me going between meals, as I never know if we're stopping for lunch, or working through it to leave early. The mix is just raw almonds, dried cranberries, and raisins (jumbo thompson). OH! And the good news! FINALLY I found the mysterious Strawberry Fortified Soy Beverage! It resides in Wal-Mart,and for some strange reason, is 50 cents less then the other flavours.. economics would tell me that they sell a substantial amount of it, so they can order more, and larger orders cost less, therefore providing the customer with a reduced price. Anyways, I'm excited for tomorrows cereal to add it to.
Currently I'm very bored, as any blogger is I suppose, but I'm debating to workout on the punching bag after I have dinner, or watch more 70s show... maybe call a friend or two.. not sure. Farewell

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