Getting fit through indoor cycling
For yesterday evening’s ride I opted to repeat Week 3 Day 3 of Zwift’s 10-12 Week FTP Builder program. This is a light exercise, spinning at a low wattage but at a high cadence. I like it as it feels like a decent exercise without being overly taxing. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, I could not … Read more
I had planned on doing a structured workout this evening, but sometimes the plans I make have to go out of the window and I need to get on the bike when I get my chance. As I only expected to get 25 minutes, I decided to opt for the Volcano Circuit, a largely flat … Read more
Bad times. As covered before, I have been using a Gorilla Pod to mount my phone on my bike handlebars which I can then easily see the Zwift Companion App whilst riding. This makes it easy to take screenshots for this blog, along with quickly changing camera angles, giving ride ons, and stuff like that. … Read more
For tonight’s after work ride I got lucky – it was Innsbruck, one of my favourite maps. I opted for a climb, taking on the 2018 UCI Worlds Short Lap, a 23.6km route taking in both the Innsbruckring and Innsbruck KOM, a 7.4km climb with an average gradient of 5% over 400m. To begin with, … Read more
Well tonight’s ride was a strange one. Actually, today overall has been a bit of a strange one. Some work related stuff ended up consuming most of my day – but not the software development kind. Anyway, I don’t want to dwell on that. After last nights ride I wanted to get a good hour … Read more