Training Update

I have gone to weight lifting 6 times now. After 2 times I could already see increased muscle definition on my quads! The first time I went weight lifting, I had no clue what all the equipments were. My coach showed me what to do, how to do it and how many repetitions. We first did legs, then arms, then abdominal and back. The next day my whole body was so sore! I practically fell off my bed when I tried to get up in the morning because my abs were rigid lol. Surprisingly the second time I went weight lifting, the day after I was fine. Apparently this is because my body adapts fast :)

Before I've been so stupid and thought that the best training is where I go all out and where I climb mountains. My heart rate likely averaged over 160 bpm all the time. The truth is that you need to have a strong base. I of course have no such thing. So it was odd that my body still burnt fat as the main source of energy! Now I'm supposed to train within the aerobic zone, with heart rate under 140 bpm. As well, I can't go climbing because that would defeat the purpose of muscle building. However, we went climbing up to Newcomb's ranch on the weekend. My friend seemed to know everyone even in the mountains. The others all assumed that I must be very good to ride with him. Ha! Not so! Even if I was going at 4 mph, he would have cycled alongside me. We finally reached the destination, had some food and went for the much anticipated descent. Previously when I descend, I would be on the bars, in aero position and not pedal. But this time, I was in the drops and pedaled hard, chased a car and we averaged 38 mph! It was so exhilarating and so cool!! I can't wait to do that again.

Whenever I tell people that a really good cyclist is riding with me, the first thing they ask is why is he so nice, he must want something from you. I wish I could prove them wrong....He is very nice, considerate and I feel like I could be myself around him. But I don't like him that way. I have to put a stop to this because the path he is headed would only lead to disappointment. And I can't help but feel that my cycling with him is taking advantage of him. I'm more than willing to give up cycling with him to avoid any hurt feelings. I tried to talk to him about it a couple of times, but he was always so nice and I just couldn't bring myself to say anything to hurt him. Instead I acted bad and distanced myself, and hoped that that would make him stop liking me. Ahhh I'm so lame. If he was anywhere close to an a-hole, I would have had no qualms. Sigh :(