Ouch that hurt
brettjmcc
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So... I get on the Turbo last night for the first time in 2.5 months after having a sinus operation where the surgeon banned me from doing any exercise, after I tried some (ignoring his advice, and had to go back for a clean up). With Christmas thrown in to the mix, I don't think 16K (450m climbing) ever hurt so much.
Any advice from anyone that has had a long lay-off, apart from the build up slowly and you'll get back there in the end? Ta
Brett
Any advice from anyone that has had a long lay-off, apart from the build up slowly and you'll get back there in the end? Ta
Brett
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Patience with perseverance.
The more serious the condition/injury keeping you out and the longer the break, the longer the process of return to full fitness will need/take.
I got back on the turbo in mid-2008 about 14 months after a lower leg amputation in 2007. By end-2009 I beat previous best two legged TT power, in early 2010 was back to local A grade racing, and in the last couple of months have set all time PBs for a couple of local TTs.
And I ain't finished yet. I saw my return to competitive cycling as a 5 year project.0 -
Alex_Simmons/RST wrote:Patience with perseverance.
The more serious the condition/injury keeping you out and the longer the break, the longer the process of return to full fitness will need/take.
I got back on the turbo in mid-2008 about 14 months after a lower leg amputation in 2007. By end-2009 I beat previous best two legged TT power, in early 2010 was back to local A grade racing, and in the last couple of months have set all time PBs for a couple of local TTs.
And I ain't finished yet. I saw my return to competitive cycling as a 5 year project.
Well Done Alex, Chapeau Sir, Chapeau! 8)0 -
Velonutter wrote:Alex_Simmons/RST wrote:Patience with perseverance.
The more serious the condition/injury keeping you out and the longer the break, the longer the process of return to full fitness will need/take.
I got back on the turbo in mid-2008 about 14 months after a lower leg amputation in 2007. By end-2009 I beat previous best two legged TT power, in early 2010 was back to local A grade racing, and in the last couple of months have set all time PBs for a couple of local TTs.
And I ain't finished yet. I saw my return to competitive cycling as a 5 year project.
Well Done Alex, Chapeau Sir, Chapeau! 8)
+1"And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
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Alex what did you do differently to manage to produce more power with one leg than two? thats pretty impressive0
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Alex_Simmons/RST wrote:Patience with perseverance.
The more serious the condition/injury keeping you out and the longer the break, the longer the process of return to full fitness will need/take.
I got back on the turbo in mid-2008 about 14 months after a lower leg amputation in 2007. By end-2009 I beat previous best two legged TT power, in early 2010 was back to local A grade racing, and in the last couple of months have set all time PBs for a couple of local TTs.
And I ain't finished yet. I saw my return to competitive cycling as a 5 year project.
Nice one
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Differently?ozzzyosborn206 wrote:Alex what did you do differently to manage to produce more power with one leg than two? thats pretty impressive
Not a lot.
I did quality training before, and so all I did was continue to do more quality training. Improvement can be built for many many seasons if one persists and has patience for long term hard work.
I did have to rediscover everything about bike riding again, which was kind of fun when you don't even know if you'll ever do it again.
There are always (legal and ethical) ways to improve performance.0 -
ahh right so it was mainly a case of building on what you have done year on year0
