Big Boys Club

[Matty]

Long term weight training does come with some injuries

Still dealing with my frozen shoulder. I still can't do any strenuous upper body exercise. Easy resistance band type stuff for the foreseeable future.

 

[Matty]

I did five sets of 12 reps of single-leg presses using 120lb of weight (five sets per leg so 10 total.) That seems like very little weight for leg training, but I know I'm going to be sore tomorrow morning. Shit got intense towards the end.

 

[roguejuror]

What's the difference between a track bike and yours?

 

[Matty]

Track bike has no derailleurs (single fixed gear - no coasting possible), no brakes, different frame geometry (more aggressive), thicker chain. That's aboat it. Going fast on a track bike is a lot easier than on a road bike. Everything is optimized for efficiency and aerodynamics.

Road bike

Track bike

 

[Blitty]

Woah it’s a fixie. Dang.

 

[reno cool]

Track bike has no derailleurs (single fixed gear - no coasting possible), no brakes, different frame geometry (more aggressive), thicker chain. That's aboat it. Going fast on a track bike is a lot easier than on a road bike. Everything is optimized for efficiency and aerodynamics.

Road bike
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Track bike
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wot? sounds dangerous. No wonder these fuckers crashing

 

[Matty]

lol, there are many more crashes in road racing. Having no brakes means there are no sudden speed changes which is safer for everyone on the track.

There's never a reason to brake suddenly - if someone crashes in front of you you just swing up the track. Like the coach said at the beginning, the track is self-cleaning. Everything comes rolling down one way or another.

In related news, I won my first individual sprint last night 🥳 against a guy who had his own carbon bike with bigger gearing too. (The rental bikes are perfectly decent but they have a small gear.) Coach gave me a round of applause, followed by "ok ease up now big guy!"

Feltgoodman. I was never even remotely close to athletic in school. Scrawny kid.

 

[kato]

wow matty. your evolution is pretty damn cool.

 

[Matty]

Thank you kato-san!

Now to lose the rest of the chonk

I wanna become a racer

 

[kato]

need to post a pic of the transformation

looking a lot better over here

 

[Matty]

Well?

 

[Matty]

State of the Chonk

 

[Tron]

Looking great, Matty!

Please tell me you don’t wear the mask when you’re alone in that gym (if that ever happens).

 

[kato]

nice matty! wicked leg vein!

at work right now - will go topless. hopefully will post this week.

 

[Matty]

Yeah no, there was another guy and a girl there. I take it off when I'm by myself. Everyone puts theirs back on when a 2nd person enters the room so I return the favor.

 

[reno cool]

yeah, gonna need topless picks of both yall. Unfortunately it's true ...and no holding it in

 

[Matty]

Give me two months

 

[Blitty]

nice matty! wicked leg vein!

at work right now - will go topless. hopefully will post this week.

that main vein is pretty insane