# Unofficial MTP Mentoring Circle Week 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [March 23, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525 "2021-03-23T18:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ErickT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/erickt/32/7168_2.png) [@ErickT](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/ErickT)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/1 "2021-03-23T18:00:24Z")
Hi all, sorry for the delayed notice. We’ll be meeting this week at 20:00 GMT / 1pm PDT on Wednesday 3/24. This week’s topic is Positive Self Talk! If you want in, let us know in the comments and I’ll add you to the private message thread with the Zoom link/details. ---
**Author:** ![CPT\_A](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/cpt_a/32/15342_2.png) [@CPT\_A](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/CPT_A)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/2 "2021-03-23T18:08:59Z")
I, for one, have been surprised in these exercises by how much of my negative talk in the SUFF app consists of swearing. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ErickT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/erickt/32/7168_2.png) [@ErickT](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/ErickT)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/3 "2021-03-23T18:19:09Z")
Also a requirement for changing the battery in a Wahoo cadence or speed sensor! @&$#!!! ---
**Author:** ![lapingv755](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@lapingv755](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/lapingv755)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/4 "2021-03-30T17:08:03Z")
Ok here is my part of the exercise after today’s workout. Workout: The Rookie This happened after a hard week with many workouts, plus the STEP UP challenge at the end of the week. I was somewhat tired, but i managed to get through it. Motivational: On the last interval “Come on, 1 more to go” and especially on the last 3 minutes “You have less than 1/10 to finish, noone gives up at the end” Instructional: Some general advices that i usually say like “relax your hands” and “stand up to stretch those legs a bit” on the recoveries. Reward: Actually nothing, but i kept thinking that after the shower i have to go to the market, where i bought some cookies, sooo maybe this counts? 😜 ---
**Author:** ![ErickT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/erickt/32/7168_2.png) [@ErickT](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/ErickT)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/5 "2021-03-31T00:14:24Z")
Here’s mine **Workout:** The One We Can’t Talk About **Motivational** You got through the warm and Round 1 with no recovery! You can do this next one. **Instructional** Keep your hands loose, shoulders down, elbows relaxed. **Reward** Happy to walk away from that one! (And a shiny new badge too!) **Next time:** Do the focus exercise from week 4 right before the workout ---
**Author:** ![ErickT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/erickt/32/7168_2.png) [@ErickT](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/ErickT)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/6 "2021-03-31T00:23:04Z")
Random announcement No separate thread for week 4 - it’s the focus exercise! ---
**Author:** ![Heretic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/heretic/32/2329_2.png) [@Heretic](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Heretic)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/7 "2021-03-31T00:25:05Z")
**Workout:** A Very Dark Place **Motivational** Just take every interval by itself, and each minute by itself. **Instructional** Keep pedaling uniform, see if I can still wiggle my toes (not always successfully). **Reward** I completed it the first time I did it, got a Xert breakthrough, and saw my VO2 max (as calculated by my Garmin) go up. That means my MAP should have improved which was the goal for the workout. **Next time:** Do a better job of anticipating the necessary shifting when the cadence goes low and the power increases by a large amount. You get a 10 second warning for a reason! ---
**Author:** ![CPT\_A](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/cpt_a/32/15342_2.png) [@CPT\_A](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/CPT_A)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/8 "2021-03-31T10:59:08Z")
The first rule… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ErickT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/erickt/32/7168_2.png) [@ErickT](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/ErickT)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/9 "2021-03-31T13:50:24Z")
🤫. ---
**Author:** ![ErickT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/erickt/32/7168_2.png) [@ErickT](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/ErickT)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/unofficial-mtp-mentoring-circle-week-3/9525/10 "2021-03-31T14:18:27Z")
**Workout:** Upper Body A **Motivational** What I said: Do what you can to get through this. What can be improved: You got this. Your core is getting stronger. **Instructional** What I said: Keep good form What can be improved: Keep your legs straight and shoulders down (Full Twists) **Reward** What I said: Get on the bike and get Cash Register done. What can be improved: Well done! You completed this session again!