My new best friend

Have you ever walked into a gym and seen the guy on the stationary bike with what looks to be a small kiddie pool of water beneath him?  Well, today that guy was me.  I had sweat dripping off my fingers, elbows, ears, nose...you name it and it was dripping sweat. It was one of the best workouts I've ever had on a stationary bike and I owe it all to my new best friend – the heart rate monitor.

I picked one up yesterday after reading Chris Carmichael's book The Lance Armstrong Performance Program.  Chris is a big believer in 'zone' training, and lets be honest, it's hard to argue with the results.

So, I went out and purchased a heart rate monitor, (two if you count the piece of junk Sigma PC14 that froze up while trying to program it) and gave the workout a shot.  There is something incredibly motivating about it, hearing that alarm go off reminded me of a coaches whistle. Any time I felt like slowing the alarm would deter me.

The Sportline 1025. So far – so good.