Getting fit through indoor cycling
No excuses, I’ve barely done any exercise this week. OK, and now come the excuses. Or, well, reasoning. So you may have seen me moan about my job over the last few weeks. Fortunately I’m a contractor so if a job isn’t much fun, it does ultimately have a set end date. And yesterday was … Read more
It’s a while since I’ve done a Zwift ride that’s heavy on new experiences and screenshots to take. Today’s Ramp Test puts an end to that. I’m going to drop a spoiler right at the start here – which you may have already seen if you follow me on Strava: Final FTP: 228w. This is … Read more
This afternoon’s ride was my first on Zwift in a while now. And given the choice, I’d have had a pop on GT 5 Bike instead. There’s been a recent update to GT 5 Bike which apparently makes it easier to get setup. Unfortunately GTA 5 also updated recently, and based on the error I … 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. This week consisted of 5 days riding, with one indoor ride, and the other rides … Read more
Oh my days. An hour on Zwift, doing the FTP builder active recovery session (9 minutes on, 1 minute off, repeat 5x) with a banging headache, after having spent all day in the same room at the same computer. Yeah. It sucked. Couple this with my least favourite bib shorts. The ones that I’ve had … Read more