Hill Help...
Scott W
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...I am a newbie to Tri with my first event in 2 weeks. Fortunately that is a flat bike course (at Eton) but I need some advice on hills.
I live in Surrey and many of the bike training routes around here are in the Surrey Hills and I find I struggle on them...big time.
I think I have a decent base level of fitness (recently did 2 hr 1/2 marathon) and am enjoying the biking. I am fine doing the km's but when the gradient gets a bit steep I struggle...so
Tips please to improve greatfully recieved, e.g. should i be doing squats or similar to build my quads?
I do have a turbo so any drills on that would be useful...
..of course all the above would be in addition to just riding them some more and dealing with the pain [;)]
Thanks
I live in Surrey and many of the bike training routes around here are in the Surrey Hills and I find I struggle on them...big time.
I think I have a decent base level of fitness (recently did 2 hr 1/2 marathon) and am enjoying the biking. I am fine doing the km's but when the gradient gets a bit steep I struggle...so
Tips please to improve greatfully recieved, e.g. should i be doing squats or similar to build my quads?
I do have a turbo so any drills on that would be useful...
..of course all the above would be in addition to just riding them some more and dealing with the pain [;)]
Thanks
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Ride them hills, it's a free ride back down and great buzz.
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Try this link, the strength session is what you wanna look at, you'll have quads like Hoy in no time........
If you've got a turbo then best to pile the miles on that. there's been a few threads recently,page 5 prob that will give you a programme.
The best way is to drop the gear slightly and attack, keeps the legs moving and do not stop. Then once your comfortable with this, drop it another gear and so on. This is what I've done and I feel I'm getting better at attacking the hills.
Ha Ha, I wish !!!
It was a 2 hr 1/2 marathon (i.e. a half marathon in 2 hours!)
I can but dream [:(]