Getting fit through indoor cycling
Hot out there today. Hotter than I realised, especially as I’d set off in long sleeves for both base layer and jersey. So sweat I did. I wanted to do over 40km, but wasn’t setting off for any kind of PB. I got one, though. Unintentionally. According to Strava I set a new 40km PB … Read more
Today was supposed to be a ‘take it easy’ ride. I went out early as I wanted to avoid the traffic, and I’ve barely slept so figured a good early ride would help before I inevitably fade as the day goes on. Even so, I am out for tea tonight so that’s not great as … Read more
Honestly pretty shocked to have come back today to another FTP bump, and this time up by 4 watts. Really surprising. I don’t feel like I did much different today. But I did do a proper climb, which isn’t the primary one flagged up by Strava. For me it’s the Full Longridge Base to Jeffrey … Read more
Yeah, can’t complain today. No incidents, for once. And for the first time ever I’ve seen a +1 watt increase over on intervals.icu. That’s a platform I put a lot of trust into, and it’s definitely nice to see even a tiny gain in terms of FTP because it feels like the only movement on … 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. Midweek went well, Saturday could have been better. However, overall not a bad week … Read more