One legged drills on the trainer

[ny biker]

I have the spinervals recovery tape and I've only used it once. I found it very frustrating.

But that reminds me, I should pop it in the VCR next time I'm on the trainer. I could use the practice.

[Irulan]

here is part of what my trainer said to me

btw, "spaz" is about right.

Spin bikes have a 45lb flywheel which will push your leg over the dead-spot at the top of the pedal stroke for you.

[Selkie]

I have the spinervals recovery tape and I've only used it once. I found it very frustrating.

But that reminds me, I should pop it in the VCR next time I'm on the trainer. I could use the practice.

NY, I hated R&T at first. Last month, I decided to give it another chance and now, it's becoming one of my favorites. It used to be that way w/Zoot Challenge, too -- now I really enjoy that one.

If you keep with it, you'll become a champ at it.

[Tokie]

One legged pedaling drills are so tricky, but they have been the key to helping my crummy right knee get SO much stronger. We call the jerky part the "clunk". I used to be only able to do 45 to 50 seconds per leg before I would fatigue and "clunk" . Once I clunked, I was to switch to the other leg. Now I'm up to 90 seconds before I "clunk"! Our coach says we will work up to 3 to 5 minutes at a time per leg - phew! Now that will be huge! Your pedal stroke technique will really benefit from this. But such mental concentration is needed. It is tough! Good luck! Tokie

[ny biker]

NY, I hated R&T at first. Last month, I decided to give it another chance and now, it's becoming one of my favorites. It used to be that way w/Zoot Challenge, too -- now I really enjoy that one.

If you keep with it, you'll become a champ at it.

I tried Zoot Challenge once and never looked at it again. So I guess I will try that one again, too.

[woohoo]

My first attempts at balancing to do isolated leg drills on the trainer were so good that I managed to scrape a chunk of paint off my downtube with my cleats, LOL!

But I'm with Tokie, the more you keep practising the longer you can go without fatigue wrecking your technique... Low resistance, 85rpm and a minute at a time on each leg is about all I can manage, but I'm getting there now.

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