Don't know if this is strictly a forum topic, but since GP weighed in, I will also. I am not a fitness guru by any stretch of the imagination, although I do read a lot about health and fitness (I am one who did not care for Sisson's book. Not because of any science, simply because that's not how I do things).
I do belong to a well equipped local gym, but long ago I "borrowed" a routine from a semi-pro triathlete I know. His entire workout regemin consisted of natural exercises in the outdoors. His theory was that it was outdoors where he needed his fitness to be optimum, and in all sorts of weather and temp ranges. For instance, all of his pull-ups were made from dangling off a tree limb somewhere. He climbed trees, he hopped along on rocks and tree trunks, hefted and tossed heavy stones, rolled backwards down grassy slopes, etc. I'm not that extreme, nor am I competitive, but I do like to try and NOT look and FEEL like I'm 62 years old. Several times per week I bike my workout. I stop every few miles or yards or less and do curls with the bike holding the top tube, or I press the bike after I tie down the front wheel with a cuff strap. I stop and do push-ups on guard rails or along the Par Course in the Marina. I hold the bike under one arm and walk a balance beam or even the stone wall along Kelly's Cove Marina. I heft the bike cyclo-like and trot up the Lyon street steps (that's a killer). I like working the bike into the exercises because the weight is lop-sided and varies depending if I have a load. I always do the same number of rep's from both sides of the bike to balance my workout. Some days more, some days less, some days not at all. I have found that the Quickbeam is the best bike for this workout, but I have also used the Bleriot. I really enjoy these workouts, and there are also lots of short but steep climbs on the route to get me that sprint effect. Long ago I tried swimming in Aquatic Park with a friend who does that each morning. FORGET THAT! I damn-near froze to death. But, if I could ever get into swimming the bay, that would be the ideal end of this workout -- after warming back up in the club's sauna! For the record, I eat and drink whatever I like… ________________________________ From: grant <grant...@gmail.com> To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sat, June 26, 2010 7:38:30 AM Subject: [RBW] Re: Grant's exercise "OBSERVATION" Well, I recanted the "revelation" and attributed that unfortunate use of the word to ... some subconscious connection with the word "revolution" in the title of the book referenced. "Observation" is more like it, and all you need to get or not get out of it is that there is (as is well-recognized) benefit to anaerobic stimulation, and there are short-cut ways to achieve it that don't include sweat- inducing sprints. Throw a rope or towel around a tree trunk, maybe 3-feet above the ground. Grab the end of the rope. Start from a deep squat, and take 45 seconds to extend up to about a 150-deg angle in your leg, and another 45 seconds to lower yourself to the starting point. Go slow, and you'll see how hard it is. If it's too hard, modify the range, but keep the speed slow---move up no more than an inch a second. That's all I'm talking about. Do that 2-3 times a day, 1-3 times a week, and see how it goes. It's harder than climbing a hill, and is a good thing for riders who live where there are no hills. It's hard for flatland riding to strengthen legs, because the muscles aren't stressed anaerobically. The same can be done on a leg press, but the tree-and- rope way is more convenient & cheaper. Thassall, o'er & out. G -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
