Muscle Beach - This time during the day

I got there a bit earlier this time and what a difference!

I took this last shot and got the hell out of there, the whole place changes when the sun goes down!!

Venice beach - Muscle beach

I got a chance to go see muscle beach in Venice California last night. Of course it would be rammed if I could have been there during the day but I just got there as the sun was setting. Not what I expected I'll tell you that. The area got a little rough as the sun went down. The place was packed with homeless and sketchy people!! I got my pics, bought a t-shirt and got the hell outta there. Here are the pics that turned out, the others were blurry from me trying to take them while speed walking away from there.

David Millar - Vuelta 26km TT win

Its Millar time! Dude smoked off a sick time today and took the win in stage 20 of the Vuelta. How does his position look to you? Fast? Ya I thought so. Getting the right mix between aero and comfort is hard to do. David here has his bars slammed to the frame. Where are yours? you have to be pretty flexible to be low and to have to be Gumby to get where he is.
If your not stretching regularly.......START NOW! And if you want to get faster on a TT bike, ride the damn thing!!!(in that nasty position) Don't put your TT bike away just because the provincial TT is over and done with, keep it close by and try to get on it regularly during the offseason.

The "New" Jet Fuel

Coaching is great and all but I decided to start up a little business while here in Cali!

Playing with Pain

In 1976, Gymnast Shun Fujimoto competed in the Olympic games with a broken leg. He was awarded the gold medal. Afterward, Fujimoto said "yes, the pain shot through me like a knife. It brought tears to my eyes. But now that I have the gold medal the pain is gone"

The mind has the capacity to exert control over the body's nervous system. An Athletes capacity to bear pain goes hand in hand with their ability to put there focus elsewhere.

This example above shows why mental training is so important when it comes to competing. You have to be a physical specimen, on top of your game and rise to the occasion to win a gold medal. You have to be mentally strong, completely focused and have an iron will to compete(and win) with a broken leg!!

How many of you would even continue or even attempt to compete while injured? Could you overcome the pain?

Flex Photos

I have received quite a few funny emails over the last 24 hours. First off keep them coming. It seems a few of you can handle seeing a grown man in a cycling kit or in a skin tight superman suit and it seems a few of you can't. A guy flexing in boxers for the camera is just crazy, silly, unheard of and wrong! Guess what folks.....body building is a sport! You work hard and the you see results in the.....mirror or...... in photos! Sharing these pics can be extremely hard to do, you might be opening your self up to some harsh criticism, or even a laugh or two. Think about how hard it is to write down your goals or share them with team mates or friends and family. If you haven't done it...try it. Its really hard when it comes out of your mouth in front of the people that mean the most to you. Now think about how hard it is (or could be) to undress when you have a poor body image or are self conscious about your weight or shape. Your hiding your fitness goals behind those over sized clothes. Your not working at looking good because its hard and you can hide all your dreams and goals inside your head, sharing these goals might get you criticised or even laughed at. How good would it feel to be able drop some weight and like what you see in the mirror? How good would you have to look before you could post a photo or two and take what ever veiws and comments are thrown your way? Think about this when your veiwing my pics.

Also wanted to say thank you to those who said nice things or asked to see more ;) (Thanks Mandy!)

Weight Training = Results

I thought for sure there would be an email or two about that last post and photo. Come on??? I titled it "Arnold" That's funny right there. I was waiting for a "put your shirt on" or "stick to cycling" comment or something?? Well here is another just to see if anyone likes what they see and wants to know how to get similar results.

Arnold

Hey I'm no Arnold but yes I lift a little weight in the off season and I've been a bit of a gym rat my whole life. I really enjoy it. It changes things up a bit and gives my legs a rest. I enjoy the break and put on a bit(just a bit) of muscle. If your interested in hitting the gym and getting away from the bike for a week or two my advice is..........go for it! If your interested in one on one personal training please contact me at real.deal@rogers.com We can meet at your local gym and workout together and then afterwards I can provide you with a basic routine that you can follow on your own afterwards.