Getting fit through indoor cycling
The moral of today’s ride is simply this: wear a helmet. I don’t care who you are, male or female, old or young, experienced or newbie. You get one head. Protect it. Unfortunately today I witnessed a horror crash. For the route today I tried to stay off the main roads, which led me on … Read more
If you’re a Zwifter, which I assume you are if you are reading this, you have most likely seen the splash / loading screen that says “Easy ride today? Yeah, right”. Well, that was my plan today. After Tuesday’s race, and Wednesday’s workout, Thursday is supposed to be a more laid back affair. And it … Read more
Another day, another VO2 max session. Workout #5 of 6 in the Zwift Spring Training series saw us taking on the VO2 Blast workout, best described (as ever) by WhatsOnZwift: This was a tough session, perhaps only made easier by it being (relatively) short. At just 45 minutes, including a 10 minute progressive warm up, … Read more
A new week, and a new race. This time around we took on Stage 3 of May’s Zwift Crit Club racing series, seeing us travel to the LaGuardia Loop over on the New York map. I couldn’t work out if I had raced this route before. It turns out that yes, I had. Back in … 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. Another fairly regular week. I can’t think of anything that stands out against the … Read more