Old 01-13-09, 07:44 PM
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BluesDawg
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At this point in rebuilding my cycling strength, I find my neck and shoulders to be the first muscles to hurt on road rides. I think AJ is right above in attributing this largely to core muscle weakness.

In my recent hard MTB ride, my arms, upper back and shoulders became fatigued late in the ride, causing me to avoid my favorite downhill run out of fear that I wouldn't be able to control the bike. This, I think, is because of the great amount of arm work involved in steering a MTB through tight singletrack. Upper body muscles come into play while climbing on the road also. I am doing some work on machines at the fitness room recently opened at my office to strengthen these areas. Same for the core muscles.
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