It's been a few weeks since I've updated, but I'm still training frequently. In 3 weeks, I will switch from my "Foundation" period, to my "Preparation" period. Basically, my intensity will increase, and my training hours will decrease slightly. I recently had ANOTHER cycling computer take a dump on me, so hopefully I will be able to replace it soon. If anyone can recommend a reliable computer with HR and cadence, I'm all ears. And don't say the Garmin 305....that's what just broke. On the indoor trainer, I've continued to combine workouts #1 and #3. This has been amazing. The past few days, the weather has been great, so I've gotten out and put in some good "hammer" miles, too.
Recently, I've been working on getting my nutrition squared away. I've managed to put together one hell of a workbook to help me track my intake (ok, so a couple of my computer savvy friends helped a little). If you've ever worked with syntax in MS Excel, you'd appreciate how tedious this has been! I also received some info and recommendations from my nutritionist, so I'll be putting her stuff to the test. Hopefully, this keeps me from overtraining (underfueling, actually).
I also recently started working with a sports psychologist to work on eliminating competition anxiety, and maximizing mental performance. Y'know, David Goggins says that once your mind makes you want to quit, your body is only 10% finished. So far, we've talked about things like visualization, positive "self speak", focused thought, and eliminating comparison-based evaluations of performance. It's pretty interesting stuff.
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