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12-16-07, 10:41 AM
hello, i'm a n00b tri guy trying to work on my cycling. the recent inclement weather has forced me into my gym's spinning classes and i found myself concentrating on my upstroke.
question is, do you put as much effort into your upstroke as the downstroke? should they be equal? i understand that this would be the most powerful, but it felt really weird and my legs tired quickly. i was able to increase RPM's at higher resistances (with the goal of trying to keep around 90 RPM's or so).
does this simply mean those muscles are under-developed or should i not be "pulling" that hard on my upstroke? should most of the power come from the downstoke?
hope this makes sense, thanks
question is, do you put as much effort into your upstroke as the downstroke? should they be equal? i understand that this would be the most powerful, but it felt really weird and my legs tired quickly. i was able to increase RPM's at higher resistances (with the goal of trying to keep around 90 RPM's or so).
does this simply mean those muscles are under-developed or should i not be "pulling" that hard on my upstroke? should most of the power come from the downstoke?
hope this makes sense, thanks