Spinning vs Mashing

[malkin]

Holy moly, how much do those tires weigh?!

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

[Catrin]

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.

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.