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I bailed on a trainer session the other day.
There were several factors that led to my decision:
The illogical side of my brain says I'm failing as a cyclist and as a human being by missing that workout. My whole season hinges on that one session on the trainer, and I just blew it.
Both sides have their points. I do need to take it easier when I'm supposed to so I can go harder when I need to. I'm bad at this. One day in the middle of winter isn't going to kill me, and getting over a cold is far more important in the long run.
I also need to watch that I don't make skipping rides a "thing" I do on a regular basis. I'm prone to that behavioral pattern. Objects in motion and all that crap. Plus, whether I ride or not, I eat like I do. That can be a few extra calories getting stored up in the midsection if I'm not careful. I wouldn't have burned much during that particular workout, but it's the principle of the thing.
Making it up doesn't make any sense, so I'll just try to forget that I failed.
That should be easy.
There were several factors that led to my decision:
- It was a Recovery Ride, meaning extremely low impact and extreme boredom.
- It was a Recovery Week, a week of already lower intensity.
- I was getting over a cold, and my give-a-shit meter wasn't really pegged.
- We had a large group of people over that night, which meant frantically hiding all the crap that's normally strewn around the house.
- I had pushed too hard on previous rides that week.
The illogical side of my brain says I'm failing as a cyclist and as a human being by missing that workout. My whole season hinges on that one session on the trainer, and I just blew it.
Both sides have their points. I do need to take it easier when I'm supposed to so I can go harder when I need to. I'm bad at this. One day in the middle of winter isn't going to kill me, and getting over a cold is far more important in the long run.
I also need to watch that I don't make skipping rides a "thing" I do on a regular basis. I'm prone to that behavioral pattern. Objects in motion and all that crap. Plus, whether I ride or not, I eat like I do. That can be a few extra calories getting stored up in the midsection if I'm not careful. I wouldn't have burned much during that particular workout, but it's the principle of the thing.
Making it up doesn't make any sense, so I'll just try to forget that I failed.
That should be easy.
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