Cycling-Related Strength & Conditioning

jayloo - how long is your commute in the morning?

6.5 miles. Horniman Museum hill and Bromley Hill. I know they're not much, but it's still getting to me. On Wednesdays four times a day over HM hill if I don't take the train in the morning. I'm knackered! And my husband is shocked by how much food I eat. Still don't think it's a lot.

@jayloo - I feel like my quads are not strong enough yet at kicking over the top and down (11 o' clock to 3 o' clock). It would be nice to give my glutes some backup :D Have reverted to overgeared work for this.

Regarding PNF, after the initial 20 second stretch, I'm basically contracting the agonist against the stretch for about 5 seconds, then pausing for a second or so till I feel everything settle (that sounds scientific, not), before going into the second static - and deeper - stretch phase.

Ah, gotcha, I was thinking CRAC, instead. Haven't done any facilitated stretching in a long while.