Advise on all-round training?
Little Luce
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Hi,
I've been cylcing on a regular basis now for just over a year, and I love the sport, can't get enought of it.
But I can't help feel that my upper-body, especially my stomach, doesn't get a real work out when I'm out on a ride. I know that I could resort to doing sit-ups but the thought of doing sit-ups is just so mind-nummingly dull.
I'd love to hear what other cyclists do to give their upper-body a bit of a more strenous work out too. Please could you advise?
Thanks [:)]
I've been cylcing on a regular basis now for just over a year, and I love the sport, can't get enought of it.
But I can't help feel that my upper-body, especially my stomach, doesn't get a real work out when I'm out on a ride. I know that I could resort to doing sit-ups but the thought of doing sit-ups is just so mind-nummingly dull.
I'd love to hear what other cyclists do to give their upper-body a bit of a more strenous work out too. Please could you advise?
Thanks [:)]
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the floggings will cease when morale improves
good place to start
george
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Just supplement your cycling with some cross training, namely running and swimming. A lot of people do some circuit training or weight training as well during the winter, off-season months too to build up muscle strength. Finally try to bring in your core muscles in order to drive the pedals when on the bike as much as possible, sounds weird but it is possible.
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Porridge not Petrol
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Porridge not Petrol
Thanks for the useful advice, thanks to jibi for the link and to domtyler for the cross training advice. It is much apreciated.
Take a look at Core work, very interesting exercises as well as being quite difficult.
A certain young lady under my wing has improved dramatically with this in her training program. [:)]
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Lucy,
Take a look at Core work, very interesting exercises as well as being quite difficult.
A certain young lady under my wing has improved dramatically with this in her training program. [:)]
<b>Event Website:</b> http://www.whiteroseclassic.co.uk
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Hmmm, not quite sure what you are doing to this young lady, but I suppose if she is of legal age and getting good exercise then it can't be all that bad.
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Porridge not Petrol
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Porridge not Petrol
Hmmm, not quite sure what you are doing to this young lady, but I suppose if she is of legal age and getting good exercise then it can't be all that bad.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Well to see her finish 16th in the National '10' in her first competitive season is something I'm proud of. [:I]
Moreso when you realise this is not her distance, a 12hr being more like it!
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must try harder!