MJ HALL / Snowmobile - Snowboard and Mountain Bike Adventures / X-Training

Friday, October 02, 2009

Snowboarding and Ski Patroling

Snowshoeing / snowboarding in the Colorado backcountry.
Snowmobiling in Wyoming.
Snowboarding / Ski Patroling.

Two months of stairs and power workouts to prepare for the winter snowboarding and backcountry snowmobiling in the mountains.

Need the strong upper body, shoulders and arms for the snowmobiling. Also use plyometrics for explosive leg strength for snowboarding and snowshoeing. Most of all need strength and flexibility in my mid-trunk section, lower back and abs, for carring my pack and wrestling the mountain sled in the powder.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Motorpacing the Ultimate Training Tool

video

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Sea Otter / 2007

Warm-up under the umbrella out of the rain.

Monday, April 13, 2009

4/13/09 <> These are weekly training schedules for a bicycle racer. Start at the top & work down.

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THESE 3 CHARTS ARE MY WORK-OUT LEVEL GAUGES. USE TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY OF YOUR WORK-OUT!!
ZN = ZONES: 1 2 3 4 5
E/L = EFFORT LEVEL: 1 ~ 3 4 ~ 7 8 ~ 11 12 ~ 14 15 ~ 17
H/R = HEART RATE: 48 ~ 120 121 ~ 135 136 ~ 155 156 ~ 170 171 ~ MAX
DAY TOTAL TIME (HRS) DESCRIPTION BIKE ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TIME (HRS) COMMENTS
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3-28-5-J-ES
DAY 1 1.25 RECOVERY RD/MT ZN 1-2 0.75 SPIN THOSE LEGS OUT, ACTIVE RECOVERY!!







DAY 2 1.5 HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5 THIS HILL WORK-OUT IS TO BE A CIRCUIT OF SHORT STEEP HILLS. REPEAT HILLS IF NECESSARY. NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN E/L!!




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 13 0.25




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 16 0.25




COOL DOWN 0.5







DAY 3 1.75+ HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5




TT \ MAX E/L 15 8 MIN.




ZN 3 \ E/L 11 HILLS 0.75 CREATE A HILL CIRCUIT WITH DIFFERENT STEEPS.




ZN 3 0.5







DAY 4 2.5 BIG GEAR \ ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 0.75




E/L 11-13 \ BIG GEAR 1 BIG GEAR HOUR, MED TEMPO SLOW SPIN FEEL THE PEDAL CIRCLE. USE BIG LEG MUSCLES & BE SMOOTH.




E/L 8-9 0.75







DAY 5 3.5-4 ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 1 JEFF MOTOR-PACE




ZN 3 - E/L 9-10 .5-.75 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!!




ZN 2 - E/L 6 \ 10 SECOND SURGES 1.25 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!! I NEED YOU TO PLUG IN A TOTAL OF 8; 10-SECOND SURGES DURING THIS TIME FRAME OF YOUR RIDE




SPRINT \ E/L 15 1 MIN. THESE ARE ROLLING SPRINTS WITH 30 SECONDS RECOVERY.




SPRINT \ E/L 17 1 MIN.




ZN 2 0.75







DAY 6 MAX 2 OPEN MT/RD OPEN MAX 2 YOUR CHOICE. RIDE HOW YOU FEEL!!







DAY 7 OFF RECOVERY
RECOVERY OFF

4/13/09

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THESE 3 CHARTS ARE MY WORK-OUT LEVEL GAUGES. USE TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY OF YOUR WORK-OUT!!
ZN = ZONES: 1 2 3 4 5
E/L = EFFORT LEVEL: 1 ~ 3 4 ~ 7 8 ~ 11 12 ~ 14 15 ~ 17
H/R = HEART RATE: 48 ~ 120 121 ~ 135 136 ~ 155 156 ~ 170 171 ~ MAX
DAY TOTAL TIME (HRS) DESCRIPTION BIKE ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TIME (HRS) COMMENTS







3-28-5-J-ES
DAY 1 1.25 RECOVERY RD/MT ZN 1-2 0.75 SPIN THOSE LEGS OUT, ACTIVE RECOVERY!!







DAY 2 1.5 HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5 THIS HILL WORK-OUT IS TO BE A CIRCUIT OF SHORT STEEP HILLS. REPEAT HILLS IF NECESSARY. NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN E/L!!




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 13 0.25




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 16 0.25




COOL DOWN 0.5







DAY 3 1.75+ HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5




TT \ MAX E/L 15 8 MIN.




ZN 3 \ E/L 11 HILLS 0.75 CREATE A HILL CIRCUIT WITH DIFFERENT STEEPS.




ZN 3 0.5







DAY 4 2.5 BIG GEAR \ ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 0.75




E/L 11-13 \ BIG GEAR 1 BIG GEAR HOUR, MED TEMPO SLOW SPIN FEEL THE PEDAL CIRCLE. USE BIG LEG MUSCLES & BE SMOOTH.




E/L 8-9 0.75







DAY 5 3.5-4 ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 1 JEFF MOTOR-PACE




ZN 3 - E/L 9-10 .5-.75 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!!




ZN 2 - E/L 6 \ 10 SECOND SURGES 1.25 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!! I NEED YOU TO PLUG IN A TOTAL OF 8; 10-SECOND SURGES DURING THIS TIME FRAME OF YOUR RIDE




SPRINT \ E/L 15 1 MIN. THESE ARE ROLLING SPRINTS WITH 30 SECONDS RECOVERY.




SPRINT \ E/L 17 1 MIN.




ZN 2 0.75







DAY 6 MAX 2 OPEN MT/RD OPEN MAX 2 YOUR CHOICE. RIDE HOW YOU FEEL!!







DAY 7 OFF RECOVERY
RECOVERY OFF

4/13/09

A-1




THESE 3 CHARTS ARE MY WORK-OUT LEVEL GAUGES. USE TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY OF YOUR WORK-OUT!!
ZN = ZONES: 1 2 3 4 5
E/L = EFFORT LEVEL: 1 ~ 3 4 ~ 7 8 ~ 11 12 ~ 14 15 ~ 17
H/R = HEART RATE: 48 ~ 120 121 ~ 135 136 ~ 155 156 ~ 170 171 ~ MAX
DAY TOTAL TIME (HRS) DESCRIPTION BIKE ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TIME (HRS) COMMENTS






4-11-5-J
DAY 1 OFF RECOVERY OFF RECOVERY








DAY 2 1.5 HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5 THIS HILL WORK-OUT IS TO BE A CIRCUIT OF SHORT STEEP HILLS. REPEAT HILLS IF NECESSARY. NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN E/L!!




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 13 0.25




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 16 0.5




COOL DOWN 0.25







DAY 3 2.5 ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 0.75




E/L 11-13 \ BIG GEAR 1 BIG GEAR HOUR, MED TEMPO SLOW SPIN FEEL THE PEDAL CIRCLE. USE BIG LEG MUSCLES & BE SMOOTH.




E/L 8-9 0.75







DAY 4 1 RECOVERY RD WARM-UP 0.5




ZN 1-2 0.5







DAY 5 2.25 TRAIL \ ROAD MT WARM-UP 0.5 TRAIL COMBO ROAD, FIND SOME OFF-ROAD AREA TO RIDE FOR AN HOUR.




E/L 13-14 1




ZN 3 0.75







DAY 6 3.5-4 ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 1




ZN 3 - E/L 9-10 .5-.75 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!!




ZN 4 \ E/L 13 \ 10 SECOND SURGES 1.25 I NEED YOU TO PLUG IN A TOTAL OF 8; 10-SECOND SURGES DURING THIS TIME FRAME OF YOUR RIDE




SPRINT \ E/L 15 1 MIN. THESE ARE ROLLING SPRINTS WITH 30 SECONDS RECOVERY.




SPRINT \ E/L 17 1 MIN.




ZN 2 0.75














DAY 7 3.5 2-A-DAY MT/RD RIDE #1 1.25




ZN 2-3 1.25




RIDE #2 2.25




WARM-UP 0.75




ZN 4 \ E/L 13-14 1.25




ZN 2-3 0.25

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