I started seriously 5 years ago, 5' 11",, 202 pounds on two blood pressure med's and considering cholesterol drugs.
I did the doctor thing, EKG and blood work, was told I was still healthy so I got after it big time and I mean I got down to business.
Diet ! a big change here we are what we eat, Got back on a mountain bike for the sheer Intensity of the workout.
I had to learn to control breathing again, how to eat pree and post ride, how to hydrate correctly, recovery food was key..
The Old truths still apply,,no pain no gain ,,, So I got Intimate with pain, pain became my companion, my friend, my guide.
I pushed and pushed, Learned to rest ON the bike, never letting my legs tighten up, I puked on the bike, I drank on the bike,,I did stop to eat tho but often walked while eating. I managed my heart rate sensibly and I got stronger......
172 pounds now, NO blood pressure meds or cholesterol drugs,,I am DRUG FREE at 57 years old, !!!!
I can stand at attention, look down and see my feet, no more fat belly
I no longer need afternoon naps, I never get sick anymore I truly feel young and strong again..
The aches and pains of age,,yes I have them but they do not dominate me anymore.....
I can pedal up things I could not walk up when I started, I used to struggle to keep up with 50-60 year olds,,,,
Now I hunt down 30 somethings, many still ride stronger than I but I am relentless. I will not stop...
I was never a take It easy kind of guy, If I go out for a workout It's going to be productive~
Rule
#10 and I quote "
Greg LeMan
tells us, training, climbing, and racing is hard. It stays hard. To put it another way, per Greg Henderson: “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.” Sur La Plaque
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Velominati ? The Rules
Ok I am done