WildBettys posted on January 23, 2011 19:59
Five Bettys went out to Crossfit Orangeville for a training clinic yesterday.....check out the YouTube video.
The Bettys had a great day, first we started with a tire change demo, as the trainers are much better with slicks on! Then some introduction into what mountain biking really is and some instruction on coordination training, tempo training and micro-intervals. The ladies worked very hard and I believe learned a lot. They will hopefully continue now with a training plan from Steve Neal Performance to get them ready for the upcoming season.
Working out on the trainer is really actually pretty fun...today was a beautiful sunny day..but just a little too cold to get out there on the trails...actually the truth is I couldn't seem to keep air in my studs, I'm determined to use them tubeless..., and so opted for a trainer workout which I haven't done on a Sunday afternoon in quite a few weeks...I got a lot of satisfaction today trying to keep my heart rate at LBP, (for me from my testing I know that number is 145 bpm)...I did two 30 min intervals at LBP after warming up with some fast pedaling drills.... I usually watch the endless streaming news on TV and listen to all my latest favorite tunes on the ipod during these trainer workouts....I just have to remember not to get too into a song or the legs start going and the heart rate rises and that spoils the work...so its busy and the 2 hours goes by very quickly.
Thanks to The Epic Ride Bike Store, some of the Bettys have brand new trainers and we should be hearing all about their training and how the plan is going on our forum. If you don't see the training discussions on the forum that's because you either haven't logged in if you are a member, or you are not a member and you might like to consider joining the Wild Bettys for the 2011 season....our application is up on the club tab for you to have a look....those who are 2010 members will continue to enjoy access as we change it all up for 2011 and will launch officially at our Sign Up and Social on April 26th, at the Sport Swap, another great store we have partnered with for 2011. Hope to see you there!!!
Many weeks of training before then!
Ride On!
Melinda.