Sorry I haven't written here in awhile...
I have been struggling with getting weight back on. That's right, GAINING weight. I lost 8lbs in 3 days between Christmas and New Years Day when I picked up some kind of stomach bug/flu while out on a ride. It was a very cold morning, 34F in the shade and I believe my immune system was down (typical for someone after hard prolonged exercise)and later that day WHAM!. I couldn't eat or drink (bad idea I know). I gained as much as 6 lbs back only to watch it disappear after a 4 hour ride. I am currently hovering at about 4 lbs back. Why is it important for me to gain the weight back? Strength! I spent a year gaining 3lbs in muscle mass to improve my Time Trialing ( I race bikes sometimes)and it wasn't easy to do. I had to eat 3600+ calories a day.
My strength seems to be coming back and I am slowly gaining back my ability to ride above Threshold for longer periods of time. I have a little over a month to get ready for some racing. I have taken what I learned from Carmichael Training Systems and what i learned from have Tyler Hamilton coach me for 6 weeks last Summer and it seems to be working.
We'll see how it goes!!
Stay tuned and I promise to regularly update this blog!
-Scott
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