workout of the day

Tuesday 010313

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Today we're on bikes. Find a climb, close to home, of about 1,000 feet.
Tackle this thing with every once of effort you can muster. This is a 100% effort.
Submit/save the time for posterity

The psychological and metabolic benefits of high intensity hill climbing, i.e., competitively
and for time, are enormous. If you don't like it, good. If you think it's fun it's doing you no good.
Be tough, be aggressive.

"All men are created equal, some are just faster than others"
Darren Franklin, amateur mountain biker

Here are some thoughts on bicycle hill climbing.
http://www.chainreactionbicycles.com/hills.htm
And a little technique.
http://www.bicyclesource.com/you/road/road-climbing.shtml