I always forget how hard the beginning of a new school year is. Imagine being a supervisor and getting 1,000 new employees every September. Then you come to realize that all 1,000 of those new hire's are going through significant body and hormone changes. Finally, you find out that none of them can be fired and you are stuck with them for the entire year regardless of their behavior. Needless to say, life has been a bit chaotic, I apologize for my absence from the blog. A recent response to my last post inspired the latest entry.
Here’s a response to a question I received from Eric:
I'm curious about your training. Do you use a trainer or rollers ? Any opinion? Thx. I started at 252 and am now down to 210 after 1 year. Move, sweat and eat less !!! Good luck !
Thanks for the question Eric and congratulations on the weight loss! I own both a set of rollers and a trainer. For those that don’t know the difference, here you go. A trainer is a contraption that you fasten your bike to. Basically, it helps convert your bike into the type of exercise bike you would find at a gym. Some have variable resistance, others don’t. The key here is that is keeps the bike stationary. Rollers, on the other hand, are significantly different. Think of them as a treadmill for your bike, however, instead of a belt your running on, the wheels roll on a set of rollers. Riding them can be a bit precarious. Falling off of the rollers is not uncommon. In fact, coming off of the rollers is almost guaranteed when you are first learning. So rollers require a bit more concentration than a trainer does. Here’s my take on using them. If I have a prescribed workout that includes a large number of intervals or some max efforts I will use the trainer. I find that the rollers require so much of my attention that I lose focus on the intervals. Also, I am just too unstable on all out sprints or max efforts to get the full benefit on rollers. I do use the rollers on recovery days or days when I have long intervals at threshold. The rollers help you work on your balance, require you to quiet your upper body, and smooth out your spin. If I had to choose between the two, I would choose a trainer.
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