[mikesbytes]

Those of you who know me have heard me say every so often "I'm going to do RPM training" and nothing happens. My life has been really busy, not just busy but challenging. At lot has happened this year and now I'm at a place where it is time to pursue the things that are my passion.

So its RPM training at North Sydney, NSW, Australia on the 10th and 11th January and I'm excited.

[danika1984]

thats great to her Mike, do u know who the trainer is yet? might be a bit early humm ... best 2 days of my life, you spend a lot of it in the saddle but u should be use to that lol

[mikesbytes]

Thanks Danika, still haven't been assigned to work in Canberra so I haven't had the pleasure of your instruction.

I don't know who the trainer is going to be, but I'm hoping its REVS. That reminds me to send REVS a message to encourage him to do a bunch ride this Sunday.

On Sunday, I rode 170k so I've got the endurance for the training, I've just got to remember to shove large quantities of food and water into me

[danika1984]

and changes of clothes, well at least ur niks ... it might be Rev maybe Meg from Canberra, or another Syd trainer you should find out in Dec maybe...

[mikesbytes]

I sweat like a man (cos I am one) so I'll be bringing plenty of clothes. You don't want me to be smelling like a man ah

[Sweetie-Pie]

Fresh sweat is manly imho. I think my other half looks great when he's all sweaty - although I do send him to the shower before he starts smelling too manly!

Good luck on your training!

[mikesbytes]

Sweetie-Pie, on Nov 11 2008, 08:15 AM, said:

Fresh sweat is manly imho. I think my other half looks great when he's all sweaty - although I do send him to the shower before he starts smelling too manly!

Good luck on your training!

Thanks Sweetie

BTW, that works the other way too, not that I notice of course /

[Mel]

hey congrats mike! You've been doing classes all this time........now it's awesome you're getting behind the mic

good luck in Jan! Since I don't usually read the RPM section, make sure you let me know how you go in case i miss it

[mikesbytes]

<stage fright> I'm going on the stage tomorrow morning.... glup</stage fright>

Thursday 6.15am Rockdale FF, Sydney

Nah, not that bad, I'll just be sitting beside the instructor, not doing anything.

[danika1984]

good luck Mike, just remember to smile and keep the same cadence as the instructor, it always looks nicer when both of the people on stage are on the same leg and cadence...

[mikesbytes]

danika1984, on Dec 10 2008, 10:26 PM, said:

good luck Mike, just remember to smile and keep the same cadence as the instructor, it always looks nicer when both of the people on stage are on the same leg and cadence...

Thanks Danika

Set the alarm for 5.30am, got up at 5.20am (who needs alarms), left at 5.45am and rode thru light rain.
Arrived at Rockdale FF at 6am, changed my clothes, put the bike on the stand and did the deed at 6.15am
Yes I was conscious of cadence, but what I did wrong was matched the wrong leg, I should of matched left with left, which makes a lot of sense once you are told, pity I didn't know before.

Rode home, had breakie, rode to work.

During the morning I had an SMS conversation with another instructor (and actually squeezed some work in too :shock: ) Discovered that there is a dominant beat and I didn't know about that. Some other tips too.

Went to Park st FF and did 12.15pm RPM, told instructor before of my team teaching and how I need to learn the dominant beat. During the class I'd match my cadence to the instructor, including the correct leg, ie right with right and then I'd look away while listening to the beat.

Should of paid attention during music lessons back at school.....That's the problem with Coed.

[Mel]

good work Mike

Just a thought........there could be a reason why you're using the wrong leg. It's the age old LM instructor mirror image problem. When you were on the floor you would have been mirroring your instructor perfectly. Now you're on stage next to him you have to switch legs.

It's a lot easier with programs like pump and rpm with the mirror image thing. it's not really present in those programs

[mikesbytes]

Missed out on Shadowing this morning, the instructor was substituted. Never mind, I get to Shadow on Tuesday morning.

2 of the instructors have given me music/cadence lessons and its being invaluable, I recon that understanding the music is going to be my greatest hurdle.

[mikesbytes]

I've been so busy doing RPM classes, that I'm not getting to yoga, so I'd thought I'd practice some yoga during a break in my Sunday bike ride

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[danika1984]

Nice headstand Mike I know the feeling of doing too much RPM my hips are talking to me at the moment, I haven't done yoga in over a month ... i think my new years resolution will be to balance my workouts
Did 42 the other day you'll love it, its the hardest interval track ever, needed the bucket for that one lol

[mikesbytes]

Is 42 out ???? dam I thought I would be training on 41, anyway look forward to that interval track.

Did Revs class the other day, he doesn't know if he's training me or not. Revs did a track from 39 and apparently its got the highest cadence of any rpm track at 142.

BTW Merry Christmas

Christmas Photo

And happy birthday (tomorrow) Danika

[danika1984]

nah 42 isn't out yet just had a preview (Meg was on the dvd so she has the music), u should be training on 41...
thanks hope u have a great xmas

[mikesbytes]

So did you get separate birthday and Christmas presents ????

[danika1984]

not really, def not from family its all xmas no real bday presos ... but one of my friends gave me a separate xmas and bday presos 3 days apart from each other

[danika1984]

so how did the training go Mike???