Ride 56 - Recovery Ride
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Ride 56 - Recovery Ride
OK so Sunday was my recovery ride. Last weekend I did back to back metric centuries...so having a more gentle ride on Sunday feels weird. I met a friend and we road off on the good ole flat Silver Comet. We rode 30 miles. I practiced spinning fast (90-100) (fast for me) cadence for the first hour. This is feeling more natural now - before i was used to the higher gears - going faster and spnning slower. Now I am working up to spinning faster.
Ya know someone told me spinning faster may make my legs thinner...whaddy think? Myth or Fact? I do notice men bikers (the skinny guys) have really thin thighs..but me mine are large size thighs - and I would love for them to be skinny... so ya think spinning fast is the answer...as I drop the pounds can my thighs trim down?
OK That's it!
Trip Dist 30.1 miles
Ride Time 2:04:06
Avg Speed 14.50
Max speed 23.5
Cad Avg 79
Avg pulse 132
Max pulse 164
Calories 1191
Ya know someone told me spinning faster may make my legs thinner...whaddy think? Myth or Fact? I do notice men bikers (the skinny guys) have really thin thighs..but me mine are large size thighs - and I would love for them to be skinny... so ya think spinning fast is the answer...as I drop the pounds can my thighs trim down?
OK That's it!
Trip Dist 30.1 miles
Ride Time 2:04:06
Avg Speed 14.50
Max speed 23.5
Cad Avg 79
Avg pulse 132
Max pulse 164
Calories 1191
Last edited by Missbumble; 11-03-08 at 04:39 PM.
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I can't say that my legs look any skinnier... but they are VERY firm after 1.5 years of cycling. Now I need to make the rest of my body "firmer."
Happy riding,
André
Happy riding,
André