Great job.

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My legs gave out way before my heart for my first 3 months on my kickr.... silly legs.

Congrats! Keep the focus forward and working daily to chip away at your goals!

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I saw you replies in the "Do not quite racing" thread.

I was not lazy for the past 30months. I had to give up cycling / running as I built my family a home ( I also helped renovate a friends house, and took on a few projects for another friend in the winter leading up to building our house). For well over a year I worked a full time job and put in 6-8 hours every evening and 12-14 hour days every weekend. for the first part I took an evening off, but for one stretch I spent 50ish days straight with no rest.

What happened though was I picked up fast food on the way home and more often then not I ate junk when I was on the site. I worked my ass off, but I easily out ate my work output. By the time I noticed the weight was piling on I had already created some bad habits.

I kept telling myself I would change my eating after this next meal, and I deserved that meal for the hard work. The lies I kept telling myself were as real as the weight I was putting on. LOL.

Well now it is time to stop. I built my family their house, now for the sake of my own well being, and the ability to be the father to my children I always wanted to be I have no choice but to get myself back on the right tracks.

None of this is excuse, it is just my story, and I own it, it is no one else's fault. The same will be said when I succeeded and turn it around. I will own that as well.

Suck didn't it!!! I totally sleuthed after my tri in October and decided to get motivated again in early Jan, amazing how much weight I gained and power I lost.

Curious, why do you need to retest in about 3 weeks? Is it according to a plan or just because you think you'll need to. I could see bumping it up a few watts in 2-3 weeks and retest in 4-6 weeks.

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As this was my first dose of intensity on the bike for my legs (not my cardiovascular system as I play some intense hockey games) I believe that the wattage I put out today will be low to use as a basis for my zones for more then about three weeks.

IOW I hope to improve very fast.

You will as long as you keep at it. Frequency is key here. I'd bet you gain 15 to 20 watts after four to six weeks. Then the incremental gains will be smaller.

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