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More Time To Get Fit - 2025

Mike95060 said:
I swear my mood is directly linked to my Vitamin D intake. I just started supplementing the last few weeks when I realized my blues were probably linked to less sun from outdoor activities. I feel like this happens to me every year and this year I'm actually a little ahead of the curve in starting my supplements.
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i am forced to workout mid day during the winter (on my lunch break) and it’s very helpful to my mood.
 
I ride my bike during my lunch time when I have to coach late afternoon.
Whatever it takes to stay consistent if it's important enough.
 
Climber said:
I ride my bike during my lunch time when I have to coach late afternoon.
Whatever it takes to stay consistent if it's important enough.
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I usually post my bike and trainer in front of the TV so I can watch basketball and spin when it gets dark out early. I'm lucky this year that my oldest is driving my youngest to school with her. On days like today when the weather is good that lets me pedal to work. You are exactly right Brett, every little bit helps.
 
i rode a lyft e bike home today. man, that made getting home really easy. it’s pedal assisted and kept me in hr zone 1 the entire time. i appreciated the boost coming home.

the morning commute was on a standard pushbike. i like those more than the e bike overall.
 
Mike95060 said:
Yes and, its weird cyclists have less bone density than even sedentary people. They don't get any impact either.
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On the surface, that is odd, but I suspect that there are other factors at play.
It could be, in part, diet. Your body is constantly shifting around your calcium that it has available.
 
Climber said:
On the surface, that is odd, but I suspect that there are other factors at play.
It could be, in part, diet. Your body is constantly shifting around your calcium that it has available.
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Exactly. That's what I think is so interesting about it. It hints that there is more to bone loss than just physical exertion.
 
Mike95060 said:
Exactly. That's what I think is so interesting about it. It hints that there is more to bone loss than just physical exertion.
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It's well known that you have to have impacts to maintain bone density.
Riding a bike avoids impacts, but at the same time, the aero position puts a lot of force on your upper body. I know that putting forces on your shoulders will enlarge your shoulders.
Some of the factors that may effect couch potatoes could be how much they walk, plenty of them love to shop, though that dynamic is changing. I think that with online shopping, grocery delivery and other things allowing somebody to just stay home is going to lead to an epidemic of osteoporosis just as cell phones are going to lead to an epidemic of bad postures that should be really showing itself within the next 10 years as teenagers who grew up with cell phones hit middle age.
 
Sweat contains small amounts of calcium. That calcium has to come from somewhere. If it doesn’t come from your diet, it may come from your bones. Even long distance runners are not immune from osteoporosis, especially in women. I supplement calcium in my electrolyte mix just in case.
 
I did a DEXA scan 3yrs ago and found out I had light bones, close to medically concerning. I’m tempted to do it again to see if all the lifting and the calcium I’m supplementing have changed anything. Oh and I eat a lot more dairy now too. I have gained weight, so maybe some of it is bone.

I’ll find the scan report and post some screenshots.
 
I made it through my 2wks of the coach trying to kill me. Totals were 404miles, 30.5hours, & 26200ft of climbing. Last week was actually the longest (time & distance) week I've done all year. Kinda nuts.

This graph is a representation of what all that training "feels" like. All of this shows TSS (training stress score). A chill ride is <40 TSS/hr. A intense ride is 50-60 TSS/hr. Thin purple line is Fatigue, a 7day avg of my TSS (training stress score). Blue is Fitness, a 42day avg of TSS. And the bottom line is Form, the difference between the two. Optimal training is somewhere around -20 Form, different for each person. Any less TSS and you aren't working hard enough. Any more and you will burn out shortly. As you can see from the times I dipped into "High Risk", the coach and I were playing with fire. I feel it too. I've been tired and achy for a week. But it all kinda makes sense because I'm going on vacation for 2wks - plenty of recovery to rebound.

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This platform is Intervals.icu. It's free and has more graphs than anyone needs. Sadly, it doesn't give me TSS for lifting :cry:. But it works great if you have a cycling powermeter.
 
stangmx13 said:
I made it through my 2wks of the coach trying to kill me. Totals were 404miles, 30.5hours, & 26200ft of climbing. Last week was actually the longest (time & distance) week I've done all year. Kinda nuts.

This graph is a representation of what all that training "feels" like. All of this shows TSS (training stress score). A chill ride is <40 TSS/hr. A intense ride is 50-60 TSS/hr. Thin purple line is Fatigue, a 7day avg of my TSS (training stress score). Blue is Fitness, a 42day avg of TSS. And the bottom line is Form, the difference between the two. Optimal training is somewhere around -20 Form, different for each person. Any less TSS and you aren't working hard enough. Any more and you will burn out shortly. As you can see from the times I dipped into "High Risk", the coach and I were playing with fire. I feel it too. I've been tired and achy for a week. But it all kinda makes sense because I'm going on vacation for 2wks - plenty of recovery to rebound.

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This platform is Intervals.icu. It's free and has more graphs than anyone needs. Sadly, it doesn't give me TSS for lifting :cry:. But it works great if you have a cycling powermeter.
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so you basically climbed mt everest on your bike in the last few weeks?!?
 
Lol ya. Extra mileage brings extra climbing because SD isn’t flat

Total Climbing YTD is 383k feet. The cool weather will allow me to ride east to the taller roads. So maybe that number will grow faster soon.
 
stangmx13 said:
Lol ya. Extra mileage brings extra climbing because SD isn’t flat

Total Climbing YTD is 383k feet. The cool weather will allow me to ride east to the taller roads. So maybe that number will grow faster soon.
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you’re rad.

i love it.
 
Ridley said:
I just checked my cycling activity since I got my bike at the end of April. 67,000 feet of climbing, 61 hours, and 712 miles. Robert you are a beast.
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Understatement of the thread. :laughing

I'm pretty sure all my numbers are down for the year :/ . I'm doing This next season so there is some motivation to get on it over the winter.
 
Mike95060 said:
Understatement of the thread. :laughing

I'm pretty sure all my numbers are down for the year :/ . I'm doing This next season so there is some motivation to get on it over the winter.
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You need to provide us with the information for live timing, triathlons are another level of crazy. Super excited for you!!!!!!!
 
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