Getting fit through indoor cycling
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. This week was made up of four riding days, all of which were indoors. The … Read more
Felt fine Thursday. Took a rest day yesterday. Felt good all day, so decided to push the intensity up a notch. Using one of the FTP Builder workouts I’ve done before that goes through some ramps from recovery, through endurance, and up to tempo. Or, in terms I understand, from grey to blue to green. … Read more
Felt good pre ride. Felt good during the ride. Have felt good after the ride. All in all, feels good man. About the only downside from today was that I have a big blister on my right heel from walking to the car garage the other day. Yep. Such is life. I do so little … Read more
Yesterday I wondered how I’d feel during the course of today, given that whilst I felt fine on the road, I’d suffered once that ride had finished. At the time of writing, I was in pain – not directly from the exercise, but from after effects on my lungs. Well, the good news is, I … Read more
Pah. Pah I say. I’ve felt fine all day. And I felt fine enough during my ride. But now, as I sit here writing this… And actually fairly shortly after my ride finished, my lungs have been hurting again. Did I push myself too hard? It certainly didn’t feel like it during the ride. If … Read more