Getting fit through indoor cycling
Yesterday was SST at 235w. Today would have ideally been a race, but a couple of things stopped that. First, I had meetings for a large chunk of the day. Yet again the midday meeting overran my preferred 12:10 / noon start time. But secondly, and perhaps more importantly, my right knee felt a bit … Read more
Is there any wonder my FTP Test result was so poor when the last time I did an SST session was back in February? Well, actually that’s not quite accurate. My last attempted SST session was in April. But I failed to complete that workout. After that, I was less confident about being able to … 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. In some ways an embarrassing week. Having to post that FTP Test result on … Read more
The too long, didn’t read summary: massively down. Amazingly though, I’m not going to be 100% negative about this. There are some key takeaways from what is, without putting any spin on it, a really disappointing (if not totally unexpected) outcome. OK, let’s dive right in. There were several challenges going into this FTP test. … Read more
Today’s ride was intentionally a lower intensity effort with the aim to do a little ‘active recovery’ ahead of Thursday’s FTP Test. Can’t wait for that. My plan today was to ride the PrideOn Ride (I think that’s what it’s called) – but that began at 11:30 I believe, and due to some work conflicts, … Read more