Getting fit through indoor cycling
And so we reach the last day of 2021. Compared to 2020 it’s not been a bad year, off the bike at least. However, on the bike the numbers say, and I feel it has been significantly down. That’s not to say it’s been a bad year – there are, I believe, reasons why this … Read more
The other day I decided to ramp test myself. It’s a fallacy really, as I said at the time. There’s no way, in my admittedly uneducated mind, that a ramp test can accurately determine your FTP. For that you need either the 20 minute test, or more preferably (imho) the 4DP test. But here’s the … 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. Four rides this week. I’d have loved to have got in a fifth, particularly … Read more
Alas, some technical issues today. Worked those out post ride, but it meant I wasn’t able to establish a reliable connection on the Zwift app to get consistent screenshots. The reasoning for this is that I had network issues on Friday and having reset one of the WiFi extenders, it had split the network – … Read more
Oof. I’ll be the first to admit that I do not enjoy max effort fitness tests. No sir. However, they are something of a necessary evil, if you are to work out efficiently. My last test was over 6 months ago, which is far from ideal. But that said, shortly after I did the 4DP … Read more