Spinning vs Mashing

Holy moly, how much do those tires weigh?!

I'm not sure I could power those tires anywhere at all.

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Originally Posted by Dogmama

I tell my spin students to envision their pedal stroke as a clock face. Push from 11:00 to 1:00 and pull from 5:00 to 7:00. They usually get the pushing part but the pulling is difficult. I also have them envision wiping gum off their shoe (for the pulling part.)

I agree, though, that the ultimate is one legged drills.

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My trainer said something similar to this. He also said to envision pins underneath my feet and keeping even pressure for both feet.

Today it seemed easier when climbing hills - I focused on shifting down far enough so that my quads weren't screaming at me and just turning the pedals over until I got to the top of the hill. These were not what I would call difficult hills, but still required me to get pretty far down in the gears. It certainly felt different from when I was not clipped in.