Beginners training guide

DamonC

I've been off a road bike for 7 years and in the last year had no exercise as I dislocated my left foot and snapped my tibula early this year.

I have a Scott CR1 Pro coming in Jan and want to have a plan to get back to a core fitness that would allow me to join some club rides. I am not looking to compete.

In the meantime I have bought an MTB and doing weekend rides at Llandegla to help improve my fitness.

Anyone got some good easy progressive plan that allows me to ramp up my seat time and pace in a way that isn't going to make me hate getting back out?

TIA

Damon

skyd0g

Spin the pedals (rather than 'grind').
Don't fall off the MTB.
Slowly extend the distances that you're covering.
Try to ride more often (rather than just weekends).

softlad

for the first few weeks, measure your rides in time, rather than miles. If possible, just ride out in one direction for 30 minutes and then ride back. Then depending how you feel, start adding 5 minutes, or 10 minutes to the outward leg. Once you are happy being on the bike for 2-3 hours at a time, then you can start building on your fitness...

teagar

Change it up - do something different each time you ride.

Keeps it more fun for the brain and keeps the fitness well rounded.

DamonC

Thanks for that all, food for thought