Middle of January. Miserable out (most places). Whaddya do?
You build base. Increase power output, refine skills through repetition. Up your game. Work Phase.
This might mean getting back in the pool with the Masters or hitting the squat rack three days a week. It might mean doing hill repeats or 5 X 100s at the track. Might include yoga and/or Pilates. Definitely needs a diet, rest & recovery component. Going hard means resting hard. Ying/Yang. The One/The Other.
If you want to bask in the triumphant light of summer's victory, THE WORK PHASE IS NOW.
Not tomorrow.
Not next week.
Not the week of the event.
NOW.
And please know that constructing a massive aerobic platform includes the tool known to champions as 'intensity'. Going hard, as intervals, will make your building rock solid. Get used to it. Embrace the burn. Invite the suffering. Bring it. Now. Today. Schedule it in. Got thirty minutes after work? Twenty after dinner? Ten before TV? Go hard, rest, repeat.
Like Chris Lieto says in the Trek video, 'I wanna get a little better every day.'
Pic: The Cycle Sport Racing Team in Cincinnati, OH doing a CompuTrainer Multi-Rider training session. Intensity here?
4 comments:
I imagine that large bowls of ice cream also contribute.
Friday morning we'll be revisiting Mt. Intensity. I suspect there will be some rocking hill sprints on the menu.
My kind if menu!
aarghhh
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