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2012 maintenance weekly progress report: week #7.
Week #7 of my 2012 maintenance program is complete, and it’s time for my weekly progress report. My scale weight this morning (as measured by the ) is 170.2 pounds. That’s a 0.4 pound loss since last week’s weight of 170.6 pounds, and a 1.4 pound loss from my 2012 end-of-cut weight of 171.6 pounds. My 7-point body fat reading this morning (as measured by the is 5.5%. That’s a 0.0% body fat change since… [Read more]
Added May 6, 2012 by John Stone
Excellent ride yesterday, but GPS let me down.
Even though I was feeling a little under the weather yesterday morning, I decided to head over to Wekiwa to do some mountain biking. I was excited about creating the very first Wekiwa segments on Strava, as there are presently none defined. A “segment” is essentially a defined section of trail that allows cyclists (and runners) to be ranked against their own previous efforts as well as all other athletes who have covered the same… [Read more]
Added May 5, 2012 by John Stone
The first of the Poblanos are ready to harvest; Riding this morning.
One of my favorite splurge meals is a slight variation on Bobby Flay’s amazing Santa Fe Burger. I make this burger with lean ground beef, blue corn tortilla chips, pepper jack cheese and poblano peppers roasted with olive oil, salt & pepper. I usually serve the burger with roasted red potatoes. As splurge meals go, this one is far from over the top, but it’s incredibly delicious. Because we love this burger so much, this… [Read more]
Added May 4, 2012 by John Stone
Front brakes screaming like a banshee; Weight training today.
Remember this past Saturday’s blog about how I used my home shop to modify a brake caliper mounting bracket? I was pretty proud of myself because I reduced the existing bracket by precisely 2.5mm, and the rotor and pad were perfectly aligned. Perfectly aligned on one plane, that is. I probably should have trail-tested the brakes before patting myself on the back. When I rode on Tuesday my front brakes were howling and squealing like… [Read more]
Added May 3, 2012 by John Stone
Started using Strava (It’s good to be the King!)
A very cool cycling (and running) training, tracking and competition service recently came to my attention: Strava. Rather than attempt to describe what this service does, I’ll simply post the synopsis in Strava’s own words: “Strava grew out of our own needs as athletes. With busy lives requiring much solo training, we missed the sense of camaraderie and friendly competition that drove us to achieve our best through training with others. We envisioned Strava as… [Read more]
Added May 2, 2012 by John Stone
Two major pond projects completed!
While I was letting my minor calf injury heal last week, I needed to do something physical to stay active. I decided to tackle two fairly major pond projects that I’ve been wanting to do, but have been putting off. The first project was to lower the depth of the pond’s skimmer. Even though the skimmer was working fine at the depth I had originally installed it, it was a couple of inches higher than… [Read more]
Added May 1, 2012 by John Stone
New shrimp recipe posted; Up early this morning.
Last night I made a new shrimp recipe that Lisa discovered (which I modified slightly): Grilled Shrimp with Brown Sugar and Cayenne Pepper. The amount of brown sugar in this dish is quite small–just enough to balance out the kick provided by the cayenne pepper. A little lime juice adds a nice hint of citrus, while the fresh garlic rounds out this simple, but delicious, recipe. Prepping this recipe took practically no time at all,… [Read more]
Added April 30, 2012 by John Stone
2012 maintenance weekly progress report: week #6.
Week #6 of my 2012 maintenance program is complete, and it’s time for my weekly progress report. My scale weight this morning (as measured by the ) is 170.6 pounds. That’s a 0.2 pound loss since last week’s weight of 170.8 pounds, and a 1.0 pound loss from my 2012 end-of-cut weight of 171.6 pounds. My 7-point body fat reading this morning (as measured by the is 5.5%. That’s a 0.0% body fat change since… [Read more]
Added April 29, 2012 by John Stone
New rotors installed; Mounting bracket issue resolved thanks to home shop.
The new brake pads that I installed on my Trek Fuel EX 8 highlighted an issue that I was aware of, but had not been a problem worth addressing until the new pads were in place: out of true rotors. I knew my rotors (both of them) had a few very minor bends in them, but it wasn’t enough to cause rubbing on the pads. Well, once I got the new pads installed the tolerances… [Read more]
Added April 28, 2012 by John Stone
HD video footage of the trails at Mt. Dora.
I’ve had a few requests for video footage of the Mt. Dora trails, and so Tuesday I took my with me. I decided to film one complete lap of the main loop with all the “blue” (intermediate options). There are no cuts and no edits, so you see the whole main trail, which consists of “Florida Flow”, “Little Blue Roller” (blue), “Tacoma Trail” (blue), “Extra Crispy” (blue) and “Little Dipper” (blue). The first minute or… [Read more]
