Yes.
That is my answer.
The question is: Should I work more on losing weight or gaining strength to increase my cycling power-to-weight ratio?
Yes. Because you need to do both. And the best way I have found to lose weight is to build muscle. Two extremely valuable results occurring naturally and simultaneously. Further, this is the time to do it. It's the off-season. The traditional time to work on our weakness', add strength and power, prep for the rigors of the upcoming season; You know, get fitter and faster.
Or maybe you're one of those New Year's resolution folks that repeat the same pipe-dream every Dec. 3st: "This year I will lose some weight. This year I will do a 5K. This year I will not eat a gallon of ice cream per week". You don't need me to tell you that those do not work. If you want to get fit and fast you must start,
TODAY.
That means right freaking now. Not when you buy new shoes, not when you renew your gym membership and not when whomever beats whomever in the Super Bowl. NOW. What part of 'tomorrow is too late' are you missing?
IF YOU WANT TO START A DIET AND EXERCISE PLAN TO ENHANCE YOUR FITNESS AND QOL, THE TIME IS NOW.
Similarly, when you have made the decision to improve one of the areas of your game, one that has the greatest chance of impacting your overall improvement, get started on that,
TODAY.
The pain you will feel from procrastination is a hundred times worse than the inevitable pain you will feel as your body adapts to new stress loads. Please trust me on this. I don't care how fast you are, how many kilos you can deadlift or what your 10K time is, the time for improvement is now. Here is the recipe:
1) Analyze your last season. What went right and what went not-so-right?
2) What are your weakness'?
3) Have you physical issues that need therapy, rehab, rest or diagnosis?
4) What are your 2012 goals?
5) What is your plan? Is it structured? Is it practical? Is it realistic?
6) What are you doing TODAY as another step along that path?
If your plan includes power-to-weight training, as it should, the answer is yes. Increase your power and lower your weight. The time is now. The place is here. And you are it.
Here are a couple of great links on the topic du jour:
Pic: Tony and Clo get after the illusive 2.5 last night in the HoM. We'll go again Friday at 1630 and Saturday for the 90 minute Kona ride. It is not too late to enter Saturday's lottery. Head on down to the Post a Comment tab and send a "Count Me In." reply.
TODAY.
2 comments:
what if the purpose of a quality life is to eat fatty but delicious foods a lot and consume drinks with them; even if such activities shorten life span. If this goal is counter to what you are advocating then what to do. I have to meditate on it.
Let me know what you come up with. Then we'll race.
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