Centripedal - A Weblog About Life and Multisports
The following are the most recent posts in the weblog:
Bosu exercises
I started using the Bosu a while ago in the local gym and found it to be an excellent new tool, so much so that my wife bought me one for Christmas! Here are some links to exercises that might be worth trying.
An attempt to re-start Centripedal
Well, its been about 2.5 years since posting on this blog. A lot of things have changed since that last post, including the facts that I am now a father (hello Alex!), I am somewhat fit and also starting to spend time reading and researching on the web about fitness.
L’Alpe d’Huez
Todays stage in the 2006 Tour de France will be an epic one, and I'm looking forward to riding watching the sufferfest.
The Feeling of a Winner
Sometimes you need a little something to help you to dig a little deeper. Well, the sports world at the moment is not only offering the Tour de France, but the World Cup, and Fabian Grosso of Italy provides a moment of inspiration as he scores against Germany.
Notes on Sleeping Redux: Build Your Own Sleeping Plan
The idea behind the literature search on sleeping was to try and understand more about the topic so that I could come up with a sleeping strategy, one that included a knowledge of how to 'hack my sleep' in order to get more bang for my buck.
Getting the Most from Pzizz
While working on trying to hack and optimize my sleep, I came across Pzizz, a piece of software that has helped my wife and I become better nappers and get better sleep.
Video: Lance Armstrong on Alpe D'Huez, 2001 Tour de France
More inspirational footage from the TdF, this time the 2001 assault on the Alpe d'Huez. That's right, the stage with "The Look".
17 Articles and Some Notes on Sleep and Napping
As part of the experiment in making time, I want to do a little sleep hacking. Thing is, I needed to learn a few things about sleep first.
Triathletes and Bike Handling
In general, triathletes are harassed by roadies for their poor bike handling skills; descending, for example, is one of them. At IMC 2001, I was lucky to be behind a guy who seemed to know what he was doing, and I took that loong descent down from Yellow lake by following what for me was a pretty hairy line.