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Bike Blog
Cycling around the city is useful on a lot of levels
For now, forget the bug. I'll be dealing with that in the next week or so. Stay tuned.
Let's talk about the bike, my speedy, slightly used cycle machine. ‘Cuz now that L.A.'s basketball playoff run is done, I can stop eating badly and drinking heedlessly three nights a week and, finally, get my exercise on.
Last weekend, I got some great Father's Day gifts. (Dodgers tix from my sons? Against no less than the beloved Cleveland Indians? Barack Obama mos def wasn't talking about my black ass!) The one bound to give the most tangible benefit is the used bicycle my girl picked up from an Altadena retiree who specializes in fixing up broke-down bikes. Even if rising gas prices weren't an issue, I'd still dig the gift. But they are, so my love for the thing is practically familial. This week I've ridden everywhere that's bike-able. Maybe you should do the same.
My treks in and around Culver City have supplemented a rethought workout plan. Now it's clear that I've put too much time and effort into weight training. About a half-hour of each thrice-weekly workout session was devoted to lifting. Ninety minutes is just too much for a busy guy who's trying to lose 10 pounds. Now I do 60 minutes a week, and the lifting is intense and heavy.
I first figured out the approach about seven days ago, when I whimsically threw 225 on the bench press. Not only could I lift it, but I could get it up repeatedly. Ordinarily I had been working with as much as 70 pounds less, thinking less weight and more reps was a good way to burn calories. But fewer and smaller barbells weren't making me lose weight, no matter how frequently I pushed them up in the air. All I burned were minutes; cardio is my thing.
Let's talk about the bike, my speedy, slightly used cycle machine. ‘Cuz now that L.A.'s basketball playoff run is done, I can stop eating badly and drinking heedlessly three nights a week and, finally, get my exercise on.
Last weekend, I got some great Father's Day gifts. (Dodgers tix from my sons? Against no less than the beloved Cleveland Indians? Barack Obama mos def wasn't talking about my black ass!) The one bound to give the most tangible benefit is the used bicycle my girl picked up from an Altadena retiree who specializes in fixing up broke-down bikes. Even if rising gas prices weren't an issue, I'd still dig the gift. But they are, so my love for the thing is practically familial. This week I've ridden everywhere that's bike-able. Maybe you should do the same.
My treks in and around Culver City have supplemented a rethought workout plan. Now it's clear that I've put too much time and effort into weight training. About a half-hour of each thrice-weekly workout session was devoted to lifting. Ninety minutes is just too much for a busy guy who's trying to lose 10 pounds. Now I do 60 minutes a week, and the lifting is intense and heavy.
I first figured out the approach about seven days ago, when I whimsically threw 225 on the bench press. Not only could I lift it, but I could get it up repeatedly. Ordinarily I had been working with as much as 70 pounds less, thinking less weight and more reps was a good way to burn calories. But fewer and smaller barbells weren't making me lose weight, no matter how frequently I pushed them up in the air. All I burned were minutes; cardio is my thing.
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