New Translation

The new translation seems to be as follows: The highs are hard and the lows are lazy. Keep it that way. Make sure that the zenith is max with the nadir at min. Work to failure, recover completely. And then repeat. Do not wallow in the middle. Do not fall prey to the "all things in moderation" cliche, because it doesn't work in this application (as well as many others.) Go hard, go real hard, go to full throttle. PUT THE HAMMER DOWN. Then relax.

And gratefully rest and recover.

Use whatever tools you have at your disposal to monitor this miraculous biological adaption process and marvel at it's wonder. Tools include: Heart rate monitor, RPE, power tap, stress tests, listening to your body. Enjoy the ride. Encourage yourself and those within your sphere of influence to do likewise. This is a process.

It is all relative.

A couch potato simply needs to get off the Ikea hide-a-bed and elevate his heart rate. YOU, on the other hand, need to find and perfect your MAP, maximal aerobic power quotient. Or, in the case of the current round of training and testing at our home court, the BAC HoM, we need to work consistently at building power in order to up our existing power-to-weight ratios. The translation is from high-intensity intervals to steady state power output, AKA sweet spot enhancement. We measure all this by doing the CT time trial. This doesn't need to be all Greek.

Chris turned in a masterful 42:09 this morning (224.6, 2.6) on the BAC15 CompuTrainer course. He now has a measured, established delta with which to use as a data point to gauge the success of his current and future training. A small tweak here, eliminating something there, adding ONE MORE power blast, can have dramatic effects on his overall score.

And that translates into success, reward, motivation, inspiration and a deep commitment to the validity of doing what we do. Translation:

Keep up the good work. Everybody. Always.

Tomorrow we do it for an hour with the Boys & Girls Club from 7:30-0830 as a ramp up for Chilly Hilly.

Univeti a noi. (You are all welcome to join us).

Pix: CompuTrainer Multi-Rider Center at The Factory in Westlake Village, CA. Old tug boat hull on Crystal Springs, WA. Pictoral translation: When I feel like the latter it's time for the former.