The same old training all the time brings with it more limited results, and a lack of motivation because you will be doing the same old thing all the time.
If you’re out cycling today, then you may be just in the mood to get out there and coast it, no problem at all with that.
If you’re out to do something different and add something quickly to your fitness, i would look to challenge yourself a little more.
Easy ways to do this on a cycle path for instance, would be to pick off targets along the way. Paula Radcliffe for instance would aim to chase down targets or runners in front of her. If you see someone in front of you cycling, then try to chase them down and eventually pass them, then you can coast for a while.
When you get your breath and legs back, you can chase down the next one and so on. 20 minutes of this type of workouts will get you breathing very hard indeed!!
You can mix it up on the hills too, there must be some path or some succession of roads that you never thought you’d be able to cycle up? Well, let’s go and try it!!
I would start like this. Take your time more than normal on the flat, and do your best to get up the very steep hills, work up gradually of course and don’t take on the worst hill to start with!
The key to climbing hills on the bike is to stick to a pace that you can keep with. No point going off like mad and then blowing up 15 yards later, remember you’re not in the Tour De France and its not a race up the mountains.
You will get confidence from making gradual progress and the first time you take on a tough hill, that will be the worst feeling you’ll ever get because IT IS your first time. Every time you take that hill on after that, IT WILL FEEL BETTER AND EASIER. It’s all a question of practice and not quitting after the first time you do it because you didn’t achieve that much.
I’ve trained lots of people take on the most mammoth of hills, and they have lived to tell the tale! They developed great self belief from their accomplishments and they are proud to say that their cycling is now first-class and now literally no hill scares them, in fact some people go searching for them now!!!
Have a great day and an even better bike ride!
well the idiots at Halfords finally put my tyre on my bike so its back in my house and have finished my warm ups so am off on my jolly 🙂 wonder if i’ll be smiling when i come back 🙂
well that was cracking.Only meant to be going to the end of the track but did the extra has well so happy with that 🙂
nice to see you back on good form cyril, very well done!
MY BUT IS KILLING THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL,LOL,LOL,LOL
all worth it in the end cyril!
Hi Cyril, You are a treasure, still trying am so proud of you. You always bring a smile to my face, Debs and I were saying last week what a star you are, and how much we would like to meet you. KEEP IT UP MATE. BEST WISHES. JEANXXXXX
well i’ve been up the track and will only do the track and no extras this week, cos I’ve had orders from my Wife to sort out the bottom of my garden.So with all the hedge cutting,mowing and strimming i got to do there’s my TGym stuff done 🙂 thanks jeany lol,lol,lol.Ker I’m only doing the track but i’m going to try to do it quicker than normal,if i can that is.Really found it hard with not eating the right food like you say mind.But been eating a lot better since Friday so I’m on course for the right type of food today.
Havent been doin anything Cyril, baby due in 3 weeks and we are trying to finish the Gym and decorate, its not an excuse supose if I really tried I could do something. Keep it up mate, I have really gone to pot. Jean x
send my regards and best wishes to andrew and its about time you got off your behind again and started being fit for this new baby? and jasmine? come on jean, you know you can do it, especially the summer when you love being out on the bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Know ur right Ke, trying to find some renewed enthusiasum, back up to 14st again. I tell you it is really hard to get going, USED to enjoy the bike, will give it a go, had my bike serviced so no excuse
100 quid says you will feel great afterwards, lets make it happen!