Originally Posted by berny
They hurt when I climb or try to sprint. I have no trouble during the normal course of a race (except for oxygen depletion) but keeping up with the final sprint is not possible for me and yesterday I became aware that they were hurting at that time but not noticeably at any other during a 1hr crit. I deduced that they need some work.
Yep I guess squats are the go and I'm thinking gym also. Time to get serious.
Thanks for the replys....
If it hurts when you try to climb or sprint and you're in your season, just go out and climb and sprint more. Weight training during your race season has not been shown to be beneficial to endurance athletes. I would wait until you're done racing to work on building muscle in the gym. For now, shift your focus on on-the-bike workouts to develop top-end speed, climbing ability, and sprinting ability.