Cycling-Related Strength & Conditioning

Felt like adding some more specific detail.

You'd get more "burn" because in a typical out of seat position the riders body moves forwards...So the quads are getting heavily fatigued by this supporting role even while it is the opposite leg pressing down.

Like the exercise where your back is to the wall with knees at 90 deg. I love/hate this feeling. Mostly I hate it when I am at the beginning of my work day.

If you actively push the pedal forwards at the top of the revolution, the motion is similar to kicking. Again, the quads are heavily worked to begin extending the knee at very difficult leverage.

I try to pay attention to what I think of as four points during each revolution, the top, the bottom, and the switch between each. I work on hip stabilization. I'd really like to have another bike fit session with Scherrit b/c I think I've passed beyond just commuting and am trying to build muscle and technique while getting to work at the same time. I'm quite fast, though I have slacked off a bit as I've noticed lower back pain and mental fatigue when I get to work if I cane it. Oh, is it weird that my lower back pain is centered over where my messenger bag sits? Well, it's QL and lower erectors on the right side.