Well my legs are a little sore, I’ve dropped another kilogram and I’m feeling pretty good about life in general. I’m sure most of it is because I’ve got an awesome little family who keep me happy and busy but I’ve also come off a solid week of riding.
Tues – 90mins interval session @ Stromlo
Wed – 90mins interval night freeze @ Stromlo
Fri – 120mins work group ride @ Majura
Sat – 90mins fat burner @ Stromlo
Sun – 90min fat burner @ Stromlo
For the next two weeks I’m going to try and increase the duration a little and any day that I don’t ride I’m going to get on the trainer to keep stripping the skin folds off.
I was riding with my mate Sammy on Saturday and we were talking about Michael Milton and dreaming of how good it would be to have two legs both as strong as his one. Sammy raced the Capital Punishment (50km) a couple of months ago and got a tow from Michael for a couple of km’s, only to be left for dead by him levering his bike over obstacles with massive torque and prowess. Not only has the champion adjusted to, and capitalised on having one leg, but Michael has overcome adversity on even bigger scales. Something I didn’t know until I looked him up. Shortly after being selected for the Para-Cycling World Championships in France in August 2007, Milton was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer.
“Almost two months of radiotherapy and chemotherapy was followed by radical surgery to remove two-thirds of his stomach and all of his oesophagus, along with the tumour. The results were good and his surgeon was confident the cancer was gone but he faced a long and challenging recovery.
At the 2008 Australian Track Cycling Championships he raced again in the 1km Time Trial and the 3000m Pursuit, winning gold in both. His times in the two events were comparable to his results in the same events 12 months ago.”
A dangerously inspirational man who I’m sure has helped to motivate people world wide. He sure has been dealt a raw deal in life but it does seem a little divine that it has been given to a man with his attitude and determination.
http://www.michaelmilton.com/
So while I was out smashing the trails with skids and wheelies again on Sunday, I started thinking about Michael some more, and thinking about how he must have developed a perfect cycling technique to get the maximum benefit from that one, awesome right leg of his. I’m 100% sure that I don't really use my clipins like I should. So I started doing what Milton does on any given Sunday, I started riding with one leg at a time. I managed to crank out 3 sets of 3 mins of riding with only one leg clipped in, and did it for each leg (obviously right?!?!). Yesterday I felt like I had completed weights session, from calves to hamstrings to quads, everything had a massive workout and my legs were wrecked. I’ve since researched the one legged training technique and it turns out that it’s not an uncommon way to improve technique and power. So I’ll try and crank of some more sets on the longer endurance rides where I have a little anaerobic capacity in the bank because I’m telling you, it requires a lot of effort.
http://www.cptips.com/index.htm
Until next post,
Ride On!!!
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