Getting fit through indoor cycling
Another Thursday arrives, and so a new race for the week begins. This week we were in for two laps of the Loch Loop, a new route on me. Each lap was 8km with 71m of climb. An initial mistake today was getting on too late. No warm up. However, it didn’t seem to negatively … Read more
In my mind I was going to do today’s endurance / low intensity workout on MyWhoosh. I’ve been meaning to check out the app again for a few weeks now, and today seemed like the perfect opportunity. Unfortunately the app required a 9.1gb patch! Crikey Moses. As I was between meetings, that was a no-go. … Read more
I think it’s fair to say today’s SST session was challenging. It felt hard. Harder than last week for sure. What was confusing was that I couldn’t work out whether it was in my head, or whether it really was harder than previously. It shouldn’t have been. This one was taken at an FTP of … Read more
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. It looks like I slacked off on the Sunday this week, but that wasn’t … Read more
My second time hitting one of Zwift’s Climb Portal routes, and things have changed slightly since last time. Previously there were various climbs to choose from, whereas now there is only one. This isn’t as bad as it sounds. In fact, in some ways it is better. Now the climbs are on rotation, much like … Read more