6Mar/082
Ok, Maybe This Isn’t Going So Well
Despite putting in 3.5+ hours per day on the bike and a 30 minute walk (with the dogs) or a run every day, I've gained 6.5 pounds since Sunday. This also takes into account a 1,500 - 2,000 calorie per day deficit. I know I have to be patient with this but I had merely hoped to stay the same or maybe even gain one or two pounds. Before I started restricting my calories and upping my time on the bike each day by 30 minutes, I was only gaining 1.5 a week. Time to rethink my strategy.
On the positive side, I hit 2,200 miles on the bike last night and my two mile run is now down below 13:30.
March 9th, 2008 - 16:26
You did 941 W? Was that a sprint? You know 740 W is 1 horsepower.
March 9th, 2008 - 16:30
Actually, I did 951 watts and yeah, that was all out. I got a PowerTap pro last week and am learning that generating a kilowatt is damn near impossible, at least right now. My FTP (functional threshold power is only 301 watts) which is below average for an amateur cyclist. I’m hoping to improve that this year.
Cipollini did 1,850 watts back in 2002.