Convenience Makes the Difference
Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 7:49AM The biggest factor that caused me to get overtrained last winter was setting up a workout room with a treadmill and bike trainer (rollers). I was able to put in a lot more volume using specific tools that allowed me to focus on higher intensities than ever before. It was great until I become burned up. I had to take a month off to recover enough to get back to normal.
After the trip to Alcatraz and doing IM Texas, my gear has become a bit scattered. This weekend was the first time I had the opportunity to try to reassemble the "training cave", and it took a while to get it done. Doing so, it made me think about how important convenience is to good training.
When I train with the equipment in that room, I leave everything so that it takes minimal effort to get started again. This is easy when you have a dedicated space for training. Emily doesn't get on my case about leaving stuff out or put things away where it takes forever for me to find them again, killing my workout time. Basically, I can get on the treadmill or bike in about five minutes or less. This is vastly different than getting together all the gear for an outdoor run or ride.
Eliminating all the fuss to get started on workouts makes the initiative to get moving a lot more effective. Make an effort to create a dedicated space to put your equipment so you can grab it quickly and you will see huge benefits. This is important for both indoor and outdoor workouts, not just for those who battle it out on treadmills and trainers.
Reader Comments (3)
If you ever have a chance I would love to see a post on how to get started learning to use rollers. I have been using a cycleops for the past year and just got a hand me down set of rollers. I'm not sure how to determine the correct length of the base. I have no idea how to get going or how to make the best use of this very cool seeming tool. I clearly have a long ways to go on my balance...
If you ever have a chance I would love to see a post on how to get started learning to use rollers. I have been using a cycleops for the past year and just got a hand me down set of rollers. I'm not sure how to determine the correct length of the base. I have no idea how to get going or how to make the best use of this very cool seeming tool. I clearly have a long ways to go on my balance.-female Blancpain watches..
Hey, set the base the same width as the distance between the two axles of the wheels. Set the whole thing up in a narrow doorway. Put flat pedals on it so you are not clipped in. :)