PSA - If you are overweight, and really lazy - Do not bike ~20 miles

[SuperSix]

So....

I got this badass Specialized "Hard Rock Pro" (it's the Black/Silver - MSRP~$800.00) from Microsoft (Sales contest) about 5 months ago. It's a discontinued model - but still a very nice mountain bike.

I KNOW I need exercise, so why not go for a nice bike ride?

A little background on me:
40 years old (41 in April)
Somewhat overweight, 215lbs, 5'11".
Smoke ~1-1.5packs of cigarettes/day
Not afraid of beer (copious amounts)
I have NEVER seriously exercised.

That being said - I took a small ride last weekend, about 1 hour, just poking around the neighborhood.

So hey! It's Sunday - so I wanted to take an extended ride. Ther's a 7 mile bike/jogging trail about 3 miles from my house, how bad could it be to ride there, do the trail and ride back?

Basically, my legs started cramping up towards the end of the trail, and I still had a tad over 3 miles to go to get home.

Here I am, out like this, my heart racing, and I left my cell phone @ home. Great, I'm going to keel over aside some trail, and die a slow death from a heart attack. (That's what was going on in my head, I REALLY need to get an MP3 player) I felt a small panic attack coming on, but pushed it away. I ended up sitting on a bus becnh for 5-10 minutes close to my house, just to rest. I finally made it home though, and think I need to take it a BIT slower..

(Yes, I drank a lot of water)


Any bike Gawds out there that can recommend a "training schedule"? I'm doing this for health, not because I'm crazy about pedaling a bike. I like it, but don't want to kill myself either.

[Wrecked Em]

Start off easy. Selecta  middle gear and pedal just enough to maintain a steady pace. Ride until you really feel it and then select an easy gear and cool down for about five minutes. You will progress fairly quickly. Then move on to intervals to up your training. 30-40 miles at a time should not be a problem.

[Recklessrob]

Practice your "tabletops" This is a pic of me when I was 16.

[Be4u]

LoL @ RR :rofl;

Mark, if it hurts, that means it's working!

[TSM Girl]

LoL @ RR :rofl;

Mark, if it hurts, that means it's working!

Very true, dont over do it the first few times....Bryan (Wrecked Em) was a big on Bike riding (another hobbie he has).  I was prego and I was riding a bike a few miles with him.  (keep in mind, I wanted to push him off his bike to make him fall for making me ride that far  and having morning (allday) sickness - lol)

It is good exercise, you cant overdo it the first few times.

[TSM Girl]

Practice your "tabletops" This is a pic of me when I was 16.

It looks like you were falling and you were saying "Oh SHIT".   :rofl;

[Top Speed]

I am proud of you, S6 that at least you got off your fat ass and excerised a little bit!

[Recklessrob]

It looks like you were falling and you were saying "Oh SHIT".

[Zap]

When you get to the point you can take the training wheels off you will have much less rolling resistance and the ride will be so much easier. :supz:

[ledzeppac]

For therapy I ride for 1-1.5 hours 4 times a week. Its on a stationary so I dont know how many miles it is...  An Ipod makes it ALOT easier to do..

[Recklessrob]

When you get to the point you can take the training wheels off you will have much less rolling resistance and the ride will be so much easier. :supz:

I think the training wheels are only for when
he's drunk to keep him from falling over....