OK...I did it. I did my LONG bike ride this morning. And OMG my butt is killing me. It's been awhile since I've been on a bike for 2-hours...not since last summer when I was doing the Toronto-Montreal bike rally and I would be on the bike (with a couple of breaks) for upwards of six hours! THAT WAS PAINFUL...but this was painful too!!!
BUT...lol...I did it and that's what counts. My lower back is also hurting now...which means I probably have to bump-up my core work to strengthen my back. I need to have all these things (back, butt, thighs, legs, etc.) all functional and free of pain or at least tolerant of it. Thank goodness I still have almost four months to go!
YIKES.
On other notes, I have decided to start logging my food again and to log my measurements (including seven body measurements - chest, mid bicep for left/right arms, waist, thigh and mid thigh for both left/right legs; weight and body fat...the latter two requiring me to go buy a new hi-tech scale). I know the value and importance of tracking statistics and I'm doing that with my workouts...so I need/want to start doing that with my body.
I also just read a huge chunk of Tim Ferriss's new book THE FOUR HOUR BODY with focus on the "losing weight/fat" sections. And he STRESSES the absolute necessity of measurements and tracking. I am sure he does NOT advocate daily measuring...but I want to see and plot out what's going on with my body/weight/fat/measurements/etc. He also advocates (and I agree) that BEFORE and AFTER pictures are a very good idea and motivator...so those are coming up soon. I may post all of this -- if I can face the embarrassment. Stay tuned!
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