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[Rodent]

finally hit the 6K milestone on my ride this morning. I see a couple of my friends are about to break the 7K milestone

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

finally hit the 6K milestone on my ride this morning. I see a couple of my friends are about to break the 7K milestone

BTW today is the 6K check-in for people trying to make their 15K badge this year, so you're ahead of that! Good work!

 

[Rodent]

a couple tenths over 53 miles left to pedal to reach my goal of 300 spinning miles this month. it's definitely within reach without overdoing it

a couple friends were in the same ride I did this morning, making for some fun interactions as we rode alongside and/or passed each other

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Plenty of time to hit 300! I'm only at 202, so that's not happening for me. BTW that PZ ride I did today with Wilpers was no joke. Z4 blocks of 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, and 4 minutes with 3 minute Z1 recoveries between. Set up to be low cadence high resistance for the first block of each duration, and then natural cadence for the second block of each duration. So the first of each block I'm sitting there at cadence 63 and resistance 70 or so, which is about as much of a grind as it sounds lol...

One of these days we should all plan to be on a group ride... I.e. pick a ride, and all join the ride at the same time one day.

 

[Rodent]

Plenty of time to hit 300! I'm only at 202, so that's not happening for me. BTW that PZ ride I did today with Wilpers was no joke. Z4 blocks of 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, and 4 minutes with 3 minute Z1 recoveries between. Set up to be low cadence high resistance for the first block of each duration, and then natural cadence for the second block of each duration. So the first of each block I'm sitting there at cadence 63 and resistance 70 or so, which is about as much of a grind as it sounds lol...

One of these days we should all plan to be on a group ride... I.e. pick a ride, and all join the ride at the same time one day.

Love the group ride idea! if we plan enough, we could coordinate our workout/rest days to align with the ride date

low cadence + high resistance to obtain a Zone = UGH!!

nothing zapps my legs faster than a low cadence higher resistance block. maybe it's a bike setup thing, but I have it pretty comfy for even a 60 min PZE ride

I think I've finally built a reasonably decent endurance base to where I can start venturing out on a 30 or 45 min regular PZ class once a week. not even looking at the PZ Max classes. nope

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I'm generally a strong leg / poor cardio guy, so for me it's never my legs giving out, it's my heart rate that limits me. Although with that much Z4 in one ride, my legs ARE pretty much jelly right now lol.

I've only done one 30 min PZMax. It was repeating one thing 4 times -- 30s of all out sprint in Z7, then 2 minutes of Z1 and 2 minutes of Z2 recovery.

It sounds easy. 30s of anything can't hurt, right? Nah... By the 4th one I thought that 30s effort took about 6 minutes lol!

But don't shy away from PZ. I find in general that PZ classes are not classes where I'm going to threaten a PR. If I look at my history, my 30 and 45 minute PZ rides are WAY below my PRs for those classes. They don't push you as hard in PZ as you think they might.

 

[Rodent]

got up early this morning so I could get out and repair my hillside access road down to the lower yard. as I was heading out I thought to myself: I'm going to be doing a lot of shovel work, I should use this time as my strength workout. Bonus points for utilizing my heartrate monitor to validate it was indeed a great workout!

almost two straight hours of digging to repair several areas where the hillside gave way a bit the past year. I need to look at the Peloton app to see what my strive score was, but I do remember I was in heartrate zone 4 for almost 10% of the time and that I burned over 1000 calories by the apps calcs. I can say that there are places where the buildup was nearly waist high and completely across the 8'-10' wide road, and I covered a length that was at least 75 yards long in one area for an overall coverage of almost 100 yards in total.

Here's about 2/3 of the main section worked

why post this here? beyond the great workout, it's again a testament to the endurance that the Power Zone Endurance rides have built up in me. no way I could have done this last year, or even in Feb/March of this year

Necessity to get this done is that the weeds in the lower yard are getting up to the 6'-8' tall range in places. they were at forehead level while seated on the tractor in much of what I mowed today (that a J Deere Series 2 tractor off in the distance, and the weeds are right at the top of the ROPS bar. you can also see the road I repaired this morning as it winds up the hillside) I had to wait to mow since the spring runoff has this area marshy and pocketed with pools just two weeks ago

Back at it tomorrow afternoon ...

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

why post this here? beyond the great workout, it's again a testament to the endurance that the Power Zone Endurance rides have built up in me. no way I could have done this last year, or even in Feb/March of this year

Love to hear it!

I had a similar, but much less strenuous, version of this today. We were doing some simple house cleaning but started seeing things that needed to be cleaned and made it almost a spring cleaning.

Well, one of my MOST HATED chores is cleaning the horizontal blinds in our kitchen window. They're right above the sink and work area, and close enough to the stove, that they just get disgusting. And the only way that I've found to clean them is individually wiping them HARD with those disposable Clorox wipes. Each wipe gets maybe two blinds before it's just covered in crap.

Well, I was thinking as I got 90% of the way through it, "Wow, this is just like what @Rodent said about his yardwork. I'd be sweating hard, my arms would be fatigued, and I'd be hating life right now w/o all those Peloton workouts..." And then when I got done with the first pass, I ended up going over the whole thing a second time with a quick pass to clean up anything that wasn't 100% perfect, which there's NO way I'd have done that before.

Only thing I forgot to do was log it as a strength workout. Now I need to get a stretch in to get my blue dot for the day lol...

 

[Rodent]

so great to hear B!

my SO was a professional cleaner in her younger years, running her own business and at times making more per hour than I was. she's done consulting work (cleaning industry) on multiple occasions. I'll have to ask her what she recommends to clean such atrocities

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

so great to hear B!

my SO was a professional cleaner in her younger years, running her own business and at times making more per hour than I was. she's done consulting work (cleaning industry) on multiple occasions. I'll have to ask her what she recommends to clean such atrocities

Thanks! That would be helpful! It's one of the few jobs that I won't just force my 15 year old to do, because I don't trust he'll do it well enough lol... I can have him take the shop vac to the blinds elsewhere in the house where they're not so nasty.

On the subject of PZE gains, I had an interesting ride today. I had been off the bike since Saturday (played golf yesterday), so I had big plans for a big ride... Denis has a new 60-min PZ with 5 min blocks of Z4, 3 min blocks of Z5, and 1 min blocks of Z6. But... Then the day kept dragging, and I thought "well I can do a 45 or 60 PZE instead", and the day kept dragging, and I said "I just need to get on the bike for SOMETHING." So I picked Emma's 30 minute Yeah Yeah Yeahs ride. The difficulty was only 7.6, and looking at the metrics it said the top of the callouts was something like 319 kJ, so lower than a 30-minute PZE for me typically.

I got on the bike, and something just caused me to ride above the top of the callouts. Generally I was hugging the top of the resistance (except for the flat road section, which I was well above), but I was tending to higher cadence than she called out the whole ride. And I'm looking at the time, and where my output is, and thinking "hey, I'll probably hit 400+!" And I did. With the final minute push I ended up at 417.

But the funny thing about it was... It just wasn't that hard! That's an output on a 30 minute ride that would have left me struggling and breathless 6 months ago. And yeah, it was *WORK*, but I just kept chugging along, and never felt like I was pushing too hard or that it was too much.

I almost feel like a different person compared to where I was a year ago, when I had just ordered the Bike+ and was waiting for it to show up. And then adding in PZ was a step change when I finally did my FTP in December. It's insane that I'm going to pass 7K minutes for the year tomorrow. I don't think that I've *ever* had that much exercise over that period of time in a year... And... I don't hate it lol!

 

[Rodent]

Thanks! That would be helpful! It's one of the few jobs that I won't just force my 15 year old to do, because I don't trust he'll do it well enough lol... I can have him take the shop vac to the blinds elsewhere in the house where they're not so nasty.

you got mail

 

[Rodent]

Thanks! That would be helpful! It's one of the few jobs that I won't just force my 15 year old to do, because I don't trust he'll do it well enough lol... I can have him take the shop vac to the blinds elsewhere in the house where they're not so nasty.

On the subject of PZE gains, I had an interesting ride today. I had been off the bike since Saturday (played golf yesterday), so I had big plans for a big ride... Denis has a new 60-min PZ with 5 min blocks of Z4, 3 min blocks of Z5, and 1 min blocks of Z6. But... Then the day kept dragging, and I thought "well I can do a 45 or 60 PZE instead", and the day kept dragging, and I said "I just need to get on the bike for SOMETHING." So I picked Emma's 30 minute Yeah Yeah Yeahs ride. The difficulty was only 7.6, and looking at the metrics it said the top of the callouts was something like 319 kJ, so lower than a 30-minute PZE for me typically.

I got on the bike, and something just caused me to ride above the top of the callouts. Generally I was hugging the top of the resistance (except for the flat road section, which I was well above), but I was tending to higher cadence than she called out the whole ride. And I'm looking at the time, and where my output is, and thinking "hey, I'll probably hit 400+!" And I did. With the final minute push I ended up at 417.

But the funny thing about it was... It just wasn't that hard! That's an output on a 30 minute ride that would have left me struggling and breathless 6 months ago. And yeah, it was *WORK*, but I just kept chugging along, and never felt like I was pushing too hard or that it was too much.

I almost feel like a different person compared to where I was a year ago, when I had just ordered the Bike+ and was waiting for it to show up. And then adding in PZ was a step change when I finally did my FTP in December. It's insane that I'm going to pass 7K minutes for the year tomorrow. I don't think that I've *ever* had that much exercise over that period of time in a year... And... I don't hate it lol!

this is just so awesome! congrats on taking the initial plunge, working out how to make steady progress, and sticking to it!!

and an equally big thank you for being an inspiration for others (definitely myself included) to keep at it, no matter how big or small the steps along the way

 

[Rodent]

achieved my goal of 300 miles for the month of May, finishing out at 302.8 miles this month



given that I'll have a couple days away in June, I'm setting my goal at 250 miles with a stretch of 275 miles by close of day on 30 June. posting this here for a light bit of accountability to do the work and not give in to lazy days in a camp chair fishing significantly impacting my momentum

 

[Rodent]

@betarhoalphadelta Congrats on hitting 7K today!

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

@betarhoalphadelta Congrats on hitting 7K today!

Thanks! Congrats on hitting 300 miles! I only just cleared 250...

BTW I bought a bike fan from a company called Veloquip and installed it this morning before my ride. Definitely helps with the sweat issue, and it's powered by the Bike+ tablet USB port, so it doesn't need to be regularly charged. Pretty nice and quiet--I had it on the max speed setting and it wasn't audible over the sound of the speakers/class.

Felt like it would be important as we start getting to the warmer months.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

BTW I bought a bike fan...Felt like it would be important as we start getting to the warmer months.

Another reason to use a Concept!

 

[Rodent]

speaking of the Annual 2023 Challenge, I noticed yesterday that one of my friends has already racked up 13.4K minutes this year

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

speaking of the Annual 2023 Challenge, I noticed yesterday that one of my friends has already racked up 13.4K minutes this year

Wow! What are they doing to rack up the minutes? Just workout fiends?

 

[Rodent]

Wow! What are they doing to rack up the minutes? Just workout fiends?

looks like a lot of daily 1-hour walks in addition to other workouts.

follow/follower with several of the Peloton app user locals who workout most days of the week/month

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

looks like a lot of daily 1-hour walks in addition to other workouts.

follow/follower with several of the Peloton app user locals who workout most days of the week/month

Ahh, got it. I could absolutely goose my minutes if I included walking the dog. But any time we do just a typical morning walk in the neighborhood, he stops every 50 feet to smell everything, etc. I would feel terrible about logging a 1.2 mi walk that takes 40 minutes. I could also log golf as an outdoor walk, but even though I end up walking a lot, I'm not going to try to act like that's a ~240 minute workout for Peloton tracking lol.

I can only get my dog into a real pace when we get OUT of the neighborhood, which is when you see me log 3-4 mi walks. On those I usually can keep him under a 20 min mile pace overall, so it actually qualifies to me as exercise. I'd walk quicker w/o him, but that's at least respectable.

 

[Rodent]

most of those walks are 3-5 miles, so it seems legit

I'm ok doing a lifting session if I know it'll be significant work like an hour or two of continuous shovel work, carrying readi-mix bags of concrete, or similar types of true semi repetitive lifting.

clocking in a 3 hour walk at the local shopping mall might be something I consider a couple decades out when I hit 70 and it qualifies as a true aerobic type workout

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

BTW I took the Ben 30 minute Pop ride w/ Lewis Capaldi today. Despite the fact that I have no clue who Lewis Capaldi is, I had heard it was funny. The day was [again] getting away from me so I figured I'd do that instead of a longer PZE.

It was actually a really fun ride, despite not knowing who he is. What I *didn't* expect was how freakin' hard it was. It was basically a bunch of heavy climbs. I ended up finishing 8 kJ below my 30-minute PR, and if I had been riding on fresh legs--it was my third riding day in a row--I would have pushed through and gotten one.

So if you're looking for a "surprise PR ride", check it out lol...

 

[Kent88]

Trying to get back into doing things this month. On the first I had an arms & light weights. Yesterday (central time zone) I rode 20 miles outside in the heat, and just had a stretch before bed. Today I plan to work my arms again.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Been in a funk. Dryer died which created a lot of frustration (new one supposedly coming tomorrow) and then the last two days I've been shuttling kids all over creation since two of the three are off school.

Still managing to keep the streak (w/ only a stretch today), and I'm 3 days into Ben's 5-day split, will complete by Friday, but haven't been on the bike since Thursday. Legs are trashed due to Ben's leg day on Monday. I still don't understand why freakin' dumbbell squats shred my legs so badly.

Gotta get a good ride in tomorrow, plus day 4 of the split, and hope that I'm not spending a bunch of the day sitting around wondering when the dryer will show...

Not sure what's kicking my mental state right now...

 

[Rodent]

sometimes it's just overload of all the little, usually insignificant stuff that sends one into a tailspin. I notice that chaos at work instigates mental churn, and that churn zapps away a great majority of my physical motivation resulting in low initiative to achieve what I otherwise can easily do even when physically spent

I know you're going to hang in and get back to where you want to be. Christine has noted in several of my last PZE rides that the real growth doesn't happen at the peak, but instead in that last rep or final minute when the battle is mostly mental - the mental overcoming enables the physical achievement, which is the growth we eventually see manifest well after we've made it thru

 

[Kent88]

Got in my third arms workout of the month last night. Steps back in the right direction.

Trying to figure out how I slipped up in late April and all of May, and I think I got just lazy enough that I let a bunch of little things get to me.

I'm back in this month's Strength Challenge with you and I think that's a good goal for me. It's going to be a weird month where we travel to see family a couple of weekends, but I should be able to make that work. I'm really just itching to get back outside and ride bike on the trail, but mini-she is making that difficult.

 

[Rodent]

as I've noted before, I'm not a fan of mid-day or evening workouts but one takes whatever opportunity the day serves up vs no workout at all.

managed to fit in a ride/stretch in between meetings this afternoon, and set a PR of +400 for the first time. should be OK that I pushed it a bit in doing so as tomorrow is will be a multi-hour workout with weed whacker down along the riverfront. temps will be in the 80s, but humidity will be high for us at somewhere above 50%

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Congrats on hitting 400! It's amazing how hitting those round numbers is so satisfying lol...

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Since I had to make it into the office today, the most I'd have time for is a 45 minute ride. If I filter my bookmarks for 45-minute PZ rides with "Not Taken", I've only got 3 I haven't yet taken. And I wasn't in the mood for a PZE.

So I saw that Christine had a 20 minute punk rock ride AND a 20 minute classic rock ride release today and said screw it, I'll just ride both.

They were really good rides. Great music! Christine can sometimes be hit or miss for me, but both rides she was on.

Definitely recommend one or both rides if you're looking for something...

And today marked my 52-week streak!

 

[Kent88]

I kinda wasted a great opportunity today. Mini-she took a two hour nap. She also woke up an hour before she had to and I nearly took a nap myself.

Hopefully I can get motivated to do something before the day is over.