Getting fit through indoor cycling
My mind comes up with some unusual things. Tender stem broccoli … never eaten it, as far as I know. But that’s what my brain told me my legs were feeling like when I set off on this ride. Unfortunately I didn’t get chance to do a race today. It was always going to be … Read more
Hard on, hard off. Yesterday I did an FTP Test, today I figured I’d go easy on myself. Actually I took the laptop with me today, that table is proving very useful. What that meant was I spent the full hour totally disengaged from Zwift. That’s ideal as frankly these endurance rides are rather boring. … Read more
Before I was forced indoors I had devised a new strategy to try to get over my anxiety of doing FTP tests. Clearly I have an aversion to doing them – which I think is understandable as, frankly, they suck – but they are a necessary evil. Turns out I’ve been avoiding the ones on … Read more
Hmm, yeah I wanted to actually just do the Volcano Circuit with the pace partners, but apparently that’s not a thing. The pace partner ride that goes in / around the Volcano actually covers Volcano Flat route. Not that big of a deal, all the same really at the end of the day. The plan … Read more
It’s been three months since my last SST session. I’d not forgotten how much fun they can be though. And by fun I do mean those first two minutes of adjusting to hard work that then lasts another 38 minutes. Fortunately I was well prepared. Back pain? Gone. Towel, water bottle, selection of junk lined … Read more