Getting fit through indoor cycling
This afternoon’s ride was my first on Zwift in a while now. And given the choice, I’d have had a pop on GT 5 Bike instead. There’s been a recent update to GT 5 Bike which apparently makes it easier to get setup. Unfortunately GTA 5 also updated recently, and based on the error I … Read more
Oh my days. An hour on Zwift, doing the FTP builder active recovery session (9 minutes on, 1 minute off, repeat 5x) with a banging headache, after having spent all day in the same room at the same computer. Yeah. It sucked. Couple this with my least favourite bib shorts. The ones that I’ve had … Read more
Today’s rides were chalk and cheese. I had a very long, low intensity Zwift workout, and then shortly after I had a bit of a hair raising very short real world ride. More on that below. What I will say is that Zwift’s kilometers are somewhat questionable. I’d honestly never given it a huge amount … Read more
Easy does it was the name of the game this afternoon. But why does it always feel knackering, even on an active recovery ride? Sure, the heart rate might be better than it used to be, hovering as it did around the 120bpm range, but I still very much had my sweat on. And coming … Read more
This afternoon’s ride was a chilled out hour on the bike. Nothing strenuous at all. I opted for the 10-12wk FTP Builder Week 8 Day 3 ride, which is 6 repeats of 6 minutes at 140w, with 2 minute gaps between at 110w. For this one I (wrongly) dropped my FTP back down on Zwift … Read more