For my Saturday ride, I wanted to track what I did nutrition-wise for reference on future rides. I almost managed to complete the ride free of cramping or bonking...almost. I ended up having 4 bottles of Ultima, a half a bottle of water (for the last part downhill), 2 packages of shot bloks, 6 honey gels, 4 waffles, and 2 packages of fig newtons. Mentally, I neglected to stay on top of my nutrition during the last climb, and paid for it with a major calf cramp, which hurt all the way through yesterday. My quads also threatened to cramp when I stood, and although the shot bloks let me continue pedaling, it did not restore the confidence I had earlier. Lesson learned.
Today, I was back in the gym working the pecs. Yesterday, I got a lot of rest (thanks to the wife), so I felt pretty recovered from Saturday. I managed to get 47 reps out of 155 lbs on the bench today after my warm-up, so either I actually gained weight from the weekend, or I'm a little stronger from the rest. I got my 6 exercises in plus my 2 core.
I also will be doing cardio at lunch time today, and hope to do some intervals on the elliptical. I'll probably pull back just a little to make sure I'm fully recovered and begin the training for the next ride...Big Bear!
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