I hate that one.
So I stop by the gym at lunch to do my conditioning. It's harder for me, so I decide that I'm going to try the bike again instead of the elliptical.
I'm telling you, this is the hardest thing I have done in weeks. I don't know if if has to do with short legs, being a recumbent or whatever, but it only shows around 120 RPM or so when I get up to speed, and the first round I jammed the resistance to around 18 and nearly died.
The burning in my quads was incredible. I lowered the intensity a little each round, and by the time I got to the 7th, I was just trying to keep it at 100 RPM with the resistance around 11.
The urge to straighten my burning, BURNING legs out was irresistible. I kept trying to stand up on the pedals to relieve the pain. I could only do about 7 minutes of cool down right after the last 20 second sprint.
Huge quad pump. This of course makes me want to go back to the elliptical, but shouldn't I be doing this, since it is such a living hell? Makes me appreciate the prowler, even.
This is the exact bike:
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I hate that one.
Crotch pain subsides over time. I trained for a century ride a few years back, and road bikes have MUCH less forgiving seats. After the first week, I could barely move, let alone walk. But I forced myself to get back on the bike. Buy yourself some bike pants with padded crotch to ease a bit more into it, but your insides will build "calluses" (for lack of a better word) in a relatively short amount of time. Upright is a better workout than recumbent, IMO, and worth the crotch pain at the beginning.
Part of me wishes I never sold my road bike. I like doing my conditioning outside, and running/sprinting just plain sucks.
Last edited by joosejpr; 02-21-2014 at 11:17 AM.
I appreciate the tips Justin, but I'm not really trying to be a cycler, haha. Come to think of it, I've done my sprints on a bike outside before, and it was pretty hard too.
I'll probably give the upright a try when I condition again on Saturday, just to see.
Deload continues, 2x2 @85%
Squat
135x5
185x3 (or 4)
225x4
275x3
315x2
365x1
410x2x2
Squats felt off today, shaky and shallow.
Accessory
GHR 3x10
KB Swings 3x12 w/32kg
GHD Situps 3x12
Gonna go to the gym and try the upright bike for sprints today before I hit the hot tub/pool.
I still loathe the bike. Better than the recumbent at least. Did 7 sprints and died during cool down.