Bikes and Beers My 2014 season
Well this is my first attempt at a weekly blog as I traverse through a typical Matt Hanson road bike racing season. At Pinnacle Fitchburg I am the Fitness Director but I am also the owner and racer of the Flying Bobcats Cycling Team these past many years, I have put a few miles on a bike. This will be my 34th year of racing and my first as a story teller of how that season progresses. I hope to share my thoughts, tips, strategies, and plenty of training and racing stories over the coming weeks and months.
January through March you can find me on a fluid trainer, lifting weights, or teaching my High Performance Spinning (HPS) training class. Winter training is not much fun if you ride because I spend hours upon hours just staring at the floor while pedaling away to music. I work on my spin with single leg spinning routines, constantly work on my relaxed position on the bike or look at my feet to make sure that I am spinning them in the correct position to get the most out of my abilities. As riders go, I am good but will never race as a pro; I just don’t have the time or the gene pool. I do try and get the most out of my abilities and that seems to fit me just fine.
My weekly workout routine goes something like this:
Sunday ride on a trainer for an hour then lift weights for an hour
Monday off
Tuesday ride in HPS for an hour and a half
Wednesday off
Thursday lift weights for an hour and ride HPS for an hour and a half
Friday off
Saturday ride on the trainer for an hour and a half or longer
So stay tuned for more stories about the cycling journey 2014. To learn more about me, my cycling team, how to train to cycle, or just personal train with a fun guy contact matth@phfitness.com or read my bio.