[Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!

[Ron & the bears]

Joe,

Good job buddy! However, I am surprised that a trained instructor would even 
mention what another participant did, or did not do with her water. 
Hydration is paramount, but I cannot say anything that Kelly did not already 
say so well.

I have heard that it takes a liter of water to process a Cliff bar, or some 
number of carbs. Also, in cycling class, you do not know how hard someone is 
working until you feel their wheel after the workout. The lady who made the 
whole class without may have not been churning out the watts you generated. 
Perhaps, she was pre-hydrated, who knows.

Congratulations for encouraging the other class participants. When I hear 
shouts from the back of the pack, spectators, or even in certain rock/pop 
music, it helps me to dig deeper.

One more thing, the next time you feel trashed after a tough ride, do at 
least a recovery ride the next day. You will feel it at first, but as you 
warm up and then ride only light to moderately, you will actually feel 
better after the ride. Just 25-45 minutes is all you need. You do not even 
do any efforts, just flush out the acid with easy spinning.

Regards,

Ron & the keep 'em hydrated bears
Austin, TX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Shaw" <jrs3147 at comcast.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:09 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!


: Well Saturday I had one of the toughest days I have had in a while. My 
buddy and I had a nice upper body lift for over an hour. We got very manly 
in that we worked chest and biceps reaching our max in both muscle groups 
pushing until we could no longer push. I decided a couple things during this 
lift that I previously thought but are now cemented. I like curls with 
dumbells better than on the machine and I hate, no really I hate it, the 
butterfly machine.
: After this lift, we go stretch/ chill out in the sana for about twenty 
minutes getting a better sweat going.
: After saying goodbye to Ryan and peeling off the sweatshirt as my 
concession to the unknown, I walk into the spin room. The most I have ever 
spun before in one class is sixty five minutes in a class a couple weeks 
ago. Normal for us is 45-50. The spinathon is one hundred straight minutes. 
We are informed during warm-up that last year a lady did the class without 
water. The gauntlet has been thrown down I see. Done. The first and last 
twenty minutes were a lot of warm-up and cool-down so we were looking at 
sixty solid minutes of hills and sprints square in the face. We had five 
different instructors, one per twenty minute segment. They were fresh and 
worked in on one bike.
: I am proud to say that I finished the class with my water bottle still 
sealled. I was awarded race m.v.p. as they said I worked really hard and 
provided encouragement to the rest of the group. I joked to my friends that 
it was because I was "the blind one" and remarked to my classmates that  I 
have never been rewarded for being the loudest before. I am the dude who 
bops and sings to the music most of the way through and shouts "KICK,  KICK, 
KICK" to my fellow spinners as the hills get tougher and the sprints more 
plentiful. Great after class treets were  the bananna, wheat bagel,  orange 
slice, and trail mix I devoured  at the end. We also got a plastic coffee 
mug with lid for participation, I am a  total sucker for those things.
: The entire workout was through by noon. I showered and felt energized the 
rest of the day. Sleep came early and easy before ten. This is highly 
unusual. The word to be used for Sunday is probably fatigued. From hip to 
feet, I was toast the whole day. It was manageable but noticeable.
: Monday arrives and I am fine. To quote Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, "I'm 
back in the saddle again"
: When your gyms do events like these, do  them! I have already asked that 
this become a much more regular event.
: Be well and sorry so long, I wanted to share with my group. You guys are 
my heros.
: Joe Shaw 



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