Hello everyone!
Last month, I finished stage 3 of NROL4W. On June 6th, I'm riding 30 miles for the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure. The month of May is National Bike-to-work month and I'm actively trying to ride my bicycle every day I am able. My commute is 4 miles each way. However, if I ride and lift the same day, I cannot do anything the following day. So until June, riding is taking precedence.
Has anyone else taken a long time off between stages for "cardio" workouts? How hard was it to get back into it? I'm not so worried about the leg exercises, as I can tell my legs are still getting worked to exhaustion. But I feel that I could be working my upper body more. My arms are quite sore from a heavy day of yard work on Saturday. (If I hadn't been doing deadlifts, I wouldn't have been able to move the firewood around!) Are there any arm/back exercises I should keep doing in the mean time? I could probably handle a half hour of upper body exercises at home any given day. I only have dumbbells at home though.
I'd love to hear any advice you have to offer!