Tips on warm up exercises before hitting the road.
yendor65
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Getting on the bike first thing in the morning, I was wondering if anyone had any warm up tips before hitting the road. Legs are very rusty before I start!!!!
Transeo 3.0, 23.4"
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I understand that you shouldn't stretch while cold, if that helps.0
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I warm up on the bike. You don't need to start going balls-out from the outset; if you feel you need to warm up, just pedal more lightly for 10 minutes when you set off.0
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Stretch after your ride home in the evening, your legs won't be so stiff in the morning.0
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Just ride gently to start. It takes me 2 or 3 miles before I feel good.0
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Gulp down half a cup of lukewarm coffee that I made 20 minutes earlier and meant to drink but never did, then MTFU and go like a f*cking madman into the teeth of another bl00dy headwind
because I'm late leaving the house again :roll:
Alternatively ...... the advice when running was DO NOT STRETCH BEFORE RUNNING. Jog for 5-10 minutes so your muscles are warmed up then stretch out and go for it. So the advice should hold true for the bike too.Specialized Roubaix Pro SL : Litespeed Titanium Siena : Specialized Allez : Specialized Tri Cross :
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JonGinge wrote:Must remember to take my own advice once in a while
+1 Am absolutely useless at remembering to do this and regularly pay the price. Often takes me from Carshalton to Tooting to get going as I would like. Will have to ask wife to nag me more.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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ibuprofen with your brekkieFCN = 40
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Drugs and what TRM said although i've progressed from luke warm coffee gulping to mini flask, still warm when I get to the station 8)
Stretching is for losers and sensible people :roll:Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
The Running Man wrote:Gulp down half a cup of lukewarm coffee that I made 20 minutes earlier and meant to drink but never did, then MTFU and go like a f*cking madman into the teeth of another bl00dy headwind
because I'm late leaving the house again :roll:
Alternatively ...... the advice when running was DO NOT STRETCH BEFORE RUNNING. Jog for 5-10 minutes so your muscles are warmed up then stretch out and go for it. So the advice should hold true for the bike too.
+1. 3 X 8 sets of MTFU should do the trick...Road bike FCN 6
Hardtail Commuter FCN 11 (Apparently, but that may be due to the new beard...)0 -
20 ...........ok 10 pressups . Lift ones self from floor ,and off we go !!0
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Nope, I just get on the bike and ride...never seems to do me any harm."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0