Kick it into high gear
The knee felt better today, so decided to go for a short ride, which turned into a bit of a longer one. I followed a high gear training routine today. I’m sure there’s a better name for it, but who cares… that’s what it is.
Put your bike in the highest possible gear (i.e. the most difficult one) and pedal as if it’s a fixie. Only go to a lower gear if you are unable to get up a hill.
I find this to be a good way to do strength training whilst getting a few extra miles under the belt. 2 flies…
You’ll be pleasantly surprised by how strong your legs actually are. How much power you really have. Sure it’s not the optimal way of cycling, eventually you will tire and run into a wall. But your legs will go quite a while before fatigue takes over.
Today for instance, I stopped to inflate my tires. When I got back on the bike I had so much power. I’m not used to feeling so strong. Feels brilliant! Try it.
Logbook Activity
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 03/25/2008
- Time: 17:15:00
- Total Time: 1:29:00.00
- Average Heart rate: 149
- Max Heart rate: 179
- Calories: 1131
- Distance: 32.16 km
- Average Speed: 21.68 kmph
- Max Speed: 53.1 kmph
- Ascent: 312 m
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