Fixie Ryder

I’m ready for Winter to be over.  Hit Gold’s pretty hard this morning, pushing, and pulling.   Then home for snacks and viewing.

Old Skul Bike

Today was a planned day of rest from my squat workout yesterday.  It snowed again!  Plenty of treats, and TV viewing while the snow fell.

More Snow!

Adventures of the Twirling Fartknocker and the Mysterious Kweef from Jeff Hendrickson on Vimeo.

“Three feet to pass a cyclist in a car.”  This morning, SB 566 will be heard in committee in the Virginia Senate.  SB 566 is the Senate version of Virginia’s own three feet legislation, but it also outlaws tailgating, and creates a a new Class 3 misdemeanor of Careless Driving — to counter the difficulty of charging motorists with Reckless Driving when they kill or injure cyclists. This bill, along with the House version HB 1048, are the most directly relevant to cyclists in Virginia this year.  Before you go to work today, please contact your Virginia representative, and let them know that you support this legislation.

Click here to find, and contact your Representative.

Frayed at the Edges from Jeff Hendrickson on Vimeo.

When Trackstands Go Wrong from Jeff Hendrickson on Vimeo.

More Fixie Tricks from Jeff Hendrickson on Vimeo.

It’s that time of year again.  Ok, so here’s what I’ve learned during my last 6 months or so of training outdoors.  Doing strength training using your body weight, e.g. push-ups and pull-ups, is ok for improving your strength, or maintaining your strength.  There are certain advantages to using freeweights for the same purpose.  The biggest of which is the level of the intensity of stimulation that you can deliver to your muscles with freeweights.  So, I got some excellent feedback from Andy Orwig, a college educated (B.S. Exercise Science) personal trainer, and based on his feedback, I think that I’m going to incorporate some indoor freeweight training into my Winter training.

Andy’s Site

Freeweights for Strength Training

Great weather today.  Rode over to my in-laws house, and had a nice visit.  Good hills around the Lake Barcroft area, made for a nice long ride.  I am ready for Spring.

Spring Ride

I was riding in the hail this morning. Sharp. Getting my face sanded by the hail. The gods had mercy on me, and after I stretched, the hail stopped. I hit the fitness apparatus out in West Falls Church with some light exercise, then cruised home to practice some tricks on the basketball court near my house.

Hail