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  • August 22, 2015 at 7:28 am #24674
    Groggy PM

    I can’t even manage climbs I used to be able to do on my mountain bike! I had to stop half way up the steep climb on my commute to breathe out of my ears for a bit.

    I ran out of gears so maybe I would have just done a granny ring grind to the top in the past.

    Someone tell me my legs will come back! :”(

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  • August 26, 2015 at 11:19 am #857841
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    AJ101

    Hill reps every 3 days –
    Hill reps every 3 days – tackle the same hill until failure – and stay SEATED. Resist the temptation to stand up or alter your position. Depending on how long the hill is do it 5 times or 10 times until you absolutely cannot do it it any more. Not just don’t feel like you can’t go on any more but physically can’t go on any more because you are just about to puke or your quads are shaking so much they are going to explode.

    Working the exact muscles you use for climbing to complete failure will send the signal to the brain that they need to grow, and fast.

    Make sure you eat enough protein before and after the sessions and thank me in about a month when you have got super quads that will carry you up anything.

    btw, you can get to this puking/falling off level in about 30 minutes easily so no need for monster hill climbing sessions.

    Go in as high a gear as you feel comfortable with without comprimising your knees or any other structural parts.

    DONT STAND UP ON THE PEDALS no matter how bad you feel. Save that position for another training block. i.e. next month.

    And don’t overtrain, 2 days rest in between will get you surprisingly good strength, as long as you have gone to complete and utter failure.

    August 26, 2015 at 9:43 am #857839
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    Johnny25

    pants wrote:I have been

    pants wrote:
    I have been looking at ways to be able to maintain the same cadence with a smaller cog, found out about the magnificently named sissy squat. Will be trying to do them regularly and see if it makes difference.

    Try the Hindu squat too. Certainly helped me build up my leg strength and combined with hill reps, cycling steep hills became much more achievable.

    August 26, 2015 at 7:53 am #857837
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    Batchy

    Come off it mate, there are
    Come off it mate, there are no hills in York so pull yourself together !

    August 26, 2015 at 7:53 am #857835
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    Batchy

    Come off it mate, there are
    Come off it mate, there are no hills in York so pull yourself together !

    August 24, 2015 at 1:26 pm #857833
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    Groggy PM

    I think it’s just that hill!
    I think it’s just that hill! Still can’t do it, but I rode 43 miles today in two and a half hours, with a fair few longer, draggy climbs so I guess it’ll come!

    Gave the bike some TLC and used WD40 to de-grease the chain after watching it on GCN – it really works!

    August 23, 2015 at 10:30 pm #857831
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    burglarboycie

    Don’t feel put off by a bit
    Don’t feel put off by a bit of a struggle once in a while. The hard parts of rides are the most helpful in the end
    Enjoy the ride
    James

    August 23, 2015 at 7:21 am #857829
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    pants

    Scoob_84 wrote:I’m jealous

    Scoob_84 wrote:
    I’m jealous that you get to commute in a seemingly nice part of the world, my daily hill on my commute is crystal palace.

    Strava your attempts up the hill and seeing the improvements will spur you on

    haha by london standards crystal palace is hilly!

    August 23, 2015 at 7:19 am #857827
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    pants

    Yeah, i think I won’t try too
    Yeah, i think I won’t try too many at first, i could feel my leg muscles working hard instantly, so it must be a good sign!

    August 22, 2015 at 9:17 pm #857825
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    Groggy PM

    Watch your knees mate – I
    Watch your knees mate – I could be wrong but after watching someone doing then on youtube, my knees hurt!

    I’m still going to give them a go.

    August 22, 2015 at 8:04 pm #857823
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    pants

    I have been looking at ways
    I have been looking at ways to be able to maintain the same cadence with a smaller cog, found out about the magnificently named sissy squat. Will be trying to do them regularly and see if it makes difference.

    August 22, 2015 at 11:52 am #857821
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    Scoob_84

    I’m jealous that you get to
    I’m jealous that you get to commute in a seemingly nice part of the world, my daily hill on my commute is crystal palace.

    Strava your attempts up the hill and seeing the improvements will spur you on

    August 22, 2015 at 9:44 am #857819
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    Judge dreadful

    You need to lift, bro.
    You need to lift, bro.

    August 22, 2015 at 9:19 am #857817
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    Groggy PM

    Cheers guys, I think there’s
    Cheers guys, I think there’s a part of it that’s psychological – people seem surprised that I’m commuting up it, but in the greater scheme of things it isn’t that bad!

    http://veloviewer.com/segment/3640938/Terrington+Bank+-+steep+bit

    I’ll get it next time! 😉

    August 22, 2015 at 9:09 am #857815
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    Colin Peyresourde

    Adapt and survive. You can do
    Adapt and survive. You can do it.

    August 22, 2015 at 8:50 am #857813
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    Nat Jas Moe

    Yes they will! On my daily
    Yes they will! On my daily commute I have to go up a rather challenging hill, will it is for me, and when I first started out I too only made it half way before running out of gears, but I set the lamp post challenge to myself and that helped, I now get to the top and haven’t run out of gears. I don’t nail it every time and only get a good time every now and then, but I do make it to the top and not out of breath, breathing deeply perhaps. So just stick at it and join the lamp post challenge, or any other object up the hill. Best of luck.

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