Tired Glutes

[Trekhawk]

oh mine feel it when I don't ride for a while and especially when I try to tackle hills.

Yep think its probably a fitness thing. Good news is I did a 20 mile ride on Monday with 2000 feet of climbing and my glutes felt ok. Maybe they are slowly getting stronger. I sure hope so.

[jobob]

Good to hear, TH!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Just my own experience, but it took me a couple of years of climbing hills regularly before my glutes didn't hurt and burn so much anymore. Now it's my heart and lungs that have trouble first on bad hills, but my glutes hang in there ok. Good old glutes! I can actually see that they are bigger and stronger than they were last year.

It's a delight to have at least ONE aspect of my 'engine' function well for me now on the big nasty hills.

[Trekhawk]

Just my own experience, but it took me a couple of years of climbing hills regularly before my glutes didn't hurt and burn so much anymore.

I have been riding for over three years now and I would say that 90% of it has been on hills because of the places I have lived. The only way for me to ride flats in the past was to travel to some. I guess that is why I was a little puzzled at the amount of tiredness I was feeling as hills are not something new to me.

[tulip]

I think it's the walking. Stretch and you'll feel better.

[Trekhawk]

I think it's the walking. Stretch and you'll feel better.

I think you are right tulip. Its the only thing that is different from the other times that I have increased mileage after a period of less kms.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I have been riding for over three years now and I would say that 90% of it has been on hills because of the places I have lived. The only way for me to ride flats in the past was to travel to some. I guess that is why I was a little puzzled at the amount of tiredness I was feeling as hills are not something new to me.

Yes but in your first post you said you have not managed a lot of riding this year. I would think after a few months of not riding very much it might well get your quads out of shape just enough to be feeling maxed out once you started riding more often again.

[Trekhawk]

Yes but in your first post you said you have not managed a lot of riding this year. I would think after a few months of not riding very much it might well get your quads out of shape just enough to be feeling maxed out once you started riding more often again.

Hmm true but Im not convinced that is what is causing it. I am increasing my mileage slowly and the amount of climbing. This is the way I have always done it in the past when training for events after winter etc and I have never had this feeling in my glutes.

I really think it is the walking its the only factor that has changed in my exercise regime.