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Tag Archives: weight
First Century of the Year
Luke, Ryan and I rode what would be my first century of the year yesterday and as you might expect I have a few points to make. First Luke and I drove to Mitchelsville to meet Ryan. We pulled and … Continue reading →
Posted in Bikes and components, lifestyle, Rides, Stories
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Tagged bikepacking, Bridge, Cave in Rock Ferry, Harrisburg, Matt Gholson, Shawneetown, Southern Illinois, Sturgis, touring, weight
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What I’ve Learned from LETTS
A few months ago a few Southern Illinois cyclists started a series of Time Trials called Little Egypt Time Trial Series. It’s totally low key, unsanctioned, fun racing. I expected a group of maybe 10-15 riders and hoped that maybe … Continue reading →
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Tagged barn door cycling, bicycling, bike, cycling, LETTS, Little Egypt Time Trial Series, Matt Gholson, racing, ride, riding, Southern Illinois, time trials, tt, weight
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Happy Labor Day Comrades
I had a few options for riding this fine Labor Day. A couple of mountain bike options and my parents were doing a hilly road bike ride from Eddyville. After some consideration I decided to ride with my Mom and … Continue reading →
Posted in Barn Door Cycling, lifestyle, Rides, Weight Loss
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Tagged barn door cycling, bicycle, bicycling, bike, cycling, Harrisburg, Illinois, Matt Gholson, Photos, Pictures, ride, Shawnee National Forest, Southern Illinois, weight, weight loss
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A Fine Day in the Woods
Sunday morning is the traditional weigh in for the Matt and Shauna weight loss competition, I won for a second week in a row. I’m still trailing Shauna by about 50 dollars, but I could come back. I lost 2.5 … Continue reading →
Posted in Barn Door Cycling, lifestyle, Rides, Weight Loss
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Tagged alfine, Bandersnatch, barn door cycling, bicycle, bicycling, bike, cycling, Harrisburg, Illinois, Matt Gholson, Mountain Bike, mountain biking, One Horse Gap, outboard bottom bracket, Photos, Pictures, ride, Shawnee National Forest, trail riding, weight, weight loss
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Ghosts From My Past
I went down to the Burg Comic Con today after work. It’s a yearly comic book gathering convention thing put on by some local people. They’ve worked hard taking it from a handful of people to much larger crowds. It … Continue reading →
Posted in Barn Door Cycling, lifestyle, Rants, Weight Loss
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Tagged barn door cycling, burg comic con, comic con, doughnuts, fat gamer, gamer, gamer life, gaming, Matt Gholson, unhealthy gaming lifestyle, weight, weight loss
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2015 Weight Loss
Well the first quarter is over so I thought we’d take a look at the 2015 weight loss. As you can see Shauna has taken a commanding lead of 7 pounds. She’s down 20 for the year and I’m down … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2015, barn door cycling, diet, Matt Gholson, Shauna Gholson, weight, weight loss
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I Can’t Even Pretend to Be Fast and Skinny on the Internet…
So this winter I’ve been doing a fair amount of indoor training using Zwift. Just in case you missed it Zwift is a virtual riding environment that computes the power you’re generating from your trainer and converts that into a … Continue reading →
Posted in Barn Door Cycling, technology (geek), training
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Tagged cyclist, indoor training, online cycling, skinny, weight, zwift
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Shauna is a Big Loser
A few months ago Shauna, (Mrs. Gholson) entered into a Biggest Loser weight loss competition where she works. Ever since then her life has revolved around counting calories, exercise and watching the pounds come off. She found out Friday that … Continue reading →
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Tagged barn door cycling, bicycle, bicycling, biggest loser, cycling, elliptical, Harrisburg, Matt Gholson, Precor, Precor 544, precor 544 restore, Shauna Gholson, weight, weight loss, weight loss plan
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It’s Not All About Weight, Just Mostly
I’ve been trying to figure out how to increase my cycling performance this winter and that lead me to do a little research on VO2Max. VO2Max is your bodies ability to take in and use oxygen and its properly tested … Continue reading →
Posted in Barn Door Cycling, training, Uncategorized, Weight Loss
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Tagged barn door cycling, bicycle, bicycling, bike, cycling, Greg Lemond, HIIT Intervals, HIT Training, Power to Weight Ratio, training, V02max, VO2 Max Training, weight, weight loss
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The News from Mattville
Last week I began antibiotic infusions for the wound left by my wrist surgery that has never properly healed. I spend a couple of hours in a hospital room while an IV diligently squirts out a potent antibiotic. I was not looking … Continue reading →
Posted in Barn Door Cycling, Bikes and components, lifestyle, Rides, Stories, training, Weight Loss
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Tagged antibiotic, barn door cycling, bicycle, bicycling, bike, Bonking, cycling, dehydration, Harrisburg, Illinois, Matt Gholson, Mountain Bike, ride, Shawnee National Forest, training, weight, weight loss
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Barn Door Cycling 