Getting fit through indoor cycling
Super duper easy ride tonight. Feeling it off the back of two intensive hour long rides. This one felt hard enough to get going, but after about fifteen minutes the rhythm was found the and minutes slowly but surely chipped away. I guess the nicer thing about harder rides is there’s very little time for … Read more
Right-o, a jolly easy ride for me today. I have to say, this week I am feeling knackered. Knackered. With a kapital K. I don’t know if it’s just the first week back at work, or the “hangover” from over eating junk last week, or the two harder rides (comparatively speaking) this week, or the … Read more
The long and short of it is yesterday I did a structured workout that had some repeated 30 second bursts up to 205w (as best I recall), and whilst I was mid way through the second block of 6 repetitions, the delay in spin up of the turbo caused me to put a strange amount … Read more
I had to take it easy today. My knees are desperately in need of a proper rest day. Mentally, and physically, today I am feeling thrashed. It’s not helped by a terrible nights sleep – bed at 00:30, up at 04:27 and unable to sleep much after that. Fortunately tomorrow is my last day of … Read more
Whilst not quite the workout I had in mind, it is another hour on the bike and crucially, not too an intensive hour on the knees. One thing I really hadn’t factored in to 24 continuous days of cycling is just how physical stress it’s putting on my knee joints. I’m at the point where … Read more