Getting fit through indoor cycling
With thought towards Sunday’s 4DP session, this afternoon’s ride was another fairly laid back affair. I went harder than yesterday – can’t handle the granny ring for too long before it becomes tedious. Today I went for 2.4w/kg average, just kinda pootling along. I had no route planned, but ended up doing a long-ish loop … Read more
OK, hands up, confession time. Today was supposed to be my attempt at The Full Frontal. However, I have a really good passable excuse as to why I wimped out and did something much, much easier instead. It’s simple. I was following exactly what The Sufferfest told me to do! So I actually did kit … Read more
Something of a frustrating ride tonight. I’m not sure what I had my settings on for the previous ride, but tonight I suffered again from the pedals / Garmin cycling computer reporting a significantly higher power figure than what The Sufferfest registered, and as such, my workout was probably of a higher intensity than it … Read more
Tonight’s ride was supposed to be recovery. Well, technically I don’t ride Mondays, usually, anyway. But today I did, and it should have been an easy one. But it’s really hard to ride easy outdoors. That’s partly because hills and stuff get in the way, and partly because without ERG mode, I have a bad … 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. This week consisted of four riding days, two in, two out, a change of … Read more