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Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:37:50 GMT

I have today purchased a two pedal powered cycle, it is stage two in my "getting back to my former glory" of a lean, fast, fit, fighting machine, just to keep you updated stage one was eating low fat food at present that has amounted to a weight loss of six lb...
As above stage two is increasing exercise hence the bike, so to all you fitness guru's out there I would like a fitness program to follow over the next three months which involves gradually increased milage, I do not want to hit the roads tomorrow peddling like a maniac and get bored after a couple of weeks and quit and bike collects dust in the garage, any help would be very much appreciated.

Love

Slim x

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:40:57 GMT

Mountain bike or road bike?

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:43:42 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:Mountain bike or road bike?

I used to have one of those drop handled jobs years ago, this time I've gone for the Mountain Variety.......I only brought the mountain variety so I stayed on thread.... :oops: :oops: :oops:

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:37:46 GMT

STEP 1. Buy a helmet :lol:

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:41:40 GMT

Step 2: Winter tyres,

This could go somewhere...

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:46:31 GMT

STEP 3 Lycra cycleshorts :shock:

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:15:14 GMT

Not many mountains to practice on round Norwich, but the lycra shorts sound interesting!

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:33:26 GMT

RoseR wrote:STEP 1. Buy a helmet :lol:

Step 1...My head is hard enough :shock:

Step 2...I'd look a bit like Linford Cristie and his lunch box in lycra :wink:

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:51:38 GMT

The lycra comment reminds me of a former business partner who bought a mountain bike (and the lycra pants) to loose weight. He went out every w/e on 10/15 mile cross country rides across the common. He didn't seem to be loosing much weight. Then I heard from someone who went on a ride with him. The ride always ended at a greasy spoon for a big fried breakfast.

Anyway Ian, You have to fit in a little weight training with your regime. One of the problems we have as we get older is the loss of muscle that comes to all after 30 or so. Less muscle = less calories burned. Doesn't have to be much, just 1/2 an hour a week with some dumbells will make a huge difference.

Trencher

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:55:17 GMT

I agree with Trencher some varied weight training as well but you are lucky I live in Sheffield which,like Rome,is built on 7 hills .....I've left the bike in the garage as you can't start gently...maybe this summer,,,,

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:29:45 GMT

OMG ................. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Wickham in lycra............... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:46:09 GMT

Eljay wrote:Wickham in lycra............... :evil:

Nooooooooooooooo

No need for lycra nowadays though - try some of these. 8)

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:31:58 GMT

:DHi,

My fitness regime usually involves one sit up in the morning when i get out of bed, walking to the snack wagon during the working day, then walking about 2 miles a day in the factory ( the tea machine is the other end :(),also having a brain like a seive i find myself back and forth up and down the stairs because the little grey cells keep forgetting something....

After my trip at the end of next week i am due in for a consultation about my hernia, and once that has been sorted (if the hospital doesn't kill me) i am thinking of investing in a rowing machine....at my age i should be thinking of trying to be a bit fitter......could walk to the pub for my saturday morning fry up then... :D

jon.

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:10:00 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:Mountain bike or road bike?

Odds on a Penny Farthing!

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:15:16 GMT

Would probably look a lot like this:

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:19:01 GMT

:D :DLol :D :D

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:29:58 GMT

I'm pleased that you guys are having a laugh at my expense, remember "I am An Athlete" and "my body is a temple" and before you guys say it it's not the Taj Mahal, here in Norfolk we have plenty of flat paths to peddle my bike, and with every push of those pedals is another few ounces that I will not be carrying around with me, as for trencher you will not get me in a gym for love nor money, well may be love if she is fit enough, but no I am not into weights.
I maybe thought someone out there would give me some sort of an idea as to what milage I should start off with and how should I increase the milage over the weeks, but I shall have to develop my own milage chart and hope the old legs can cope.

Happy Cycling

Lance Armstrong :wink: :wink: :wink:

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:37:25 GMT

Eljay wrote:OMG ................. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Wickham in lycra............... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

I'll have you know playmates Mr Wickham looks pretty cool in Lycra 8) 8) 8)

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:26:31 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:I'm pleased that you guys are having a laugh at my expense, remember "I am An Athlete" and "my body is a temple" and before you guys say it it's not the Taj Mahal, here in Norfolk we have plenty of flat paths to peddle my bike, and with every push of those pedals is another few ounces that I will not be carrying around with me, as for trencher you will not get me in a gym for love nor money, well may be love if she is fit enough, but no I am not into weights.
I maybe thought someone out there would give me some sort of an idea as to what milage I should start off with and how should I increase the milage over the weeks, but I shall have to develop my own milage chart and hope the old legs can cope.

Happy Cycling

Lance Armstrong :wink: :wink: :wink:

Maybe start off with cycling to your nearest pub, have afew beers then cycle back home :lol: After a week or so maybe add a 2nd pub and carry on adding pubs which will add on the mileage.

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:11:17 GMT

I like your thinking...... :wink:

Re:Fighting the relaxed muscle

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:52:07 GMT

Ian I cycle 20miles nearly every day, but not in lycra I might add. :lol: Actually I was still riding my bike the day before I had my Son.