No Slackers + Hillacious

[jobob]

Jo, No Slackers will get easier. In my mind, it use to be the hardest DVD we had. Now, it doesn't seem so bad. You're really going over to the dark side though. What other DVDs do you have?

V.

Oh, I've really fallen into the abyss.

I have a bike set up on a trainer, I have a heart rate monitor, and, as of yesterday I also have a cadence sensor. All things I swore I'd never use.

But I've come to realize that left to my own devices I'm not inclined to push myself (put another way, I'm lazy) and it's so much more convenient to hop on the trainer rather than get dressed for the cold outside.

So I started out with Aero Base Builder V (the compilation DVD), and I got the Interval 5-pack last week, which has No Slackers, Suffer O Rama, Muscle Breakdown, Uphill Grind, and Sprinting Machine.

So far I've only done No Slackers (all of twice ) but my plan is to an interval workout twice a week, with at least a day off in between - I'll probably alternate between Uphill Grind and one of the others each week.

Since I did No Slackers yesterday evening, this morning I did a 30 minute "recovery" ride where I used a low enough gear to keep my cadence between 80-90 rpm and my heart rate below 130 (which is below roughly 70% max) - which is something I wouldn't bother to do if I had to dress for the weather, check my tires & all that.

Tomorrow I'll do Uphill Grind.