Old 08-14-13 | 09:14 PM
  #1  
blackvans1234
Senior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 167
Likes: 0

Bikes: '13 Specialized Secteur Compact

Climbing? Is this a strength or aerobic capacity problem?

I did my first ''climb'' http://www.strava.com/activities/73693512
during this climb I tried to follow all of the conventional cycling rules (pacing, mind over matter, keep spinning <- what a joke). I made it to about spies road before having to stop for a minute. After this point I had to stop 4 or so more times. The problem was that my legs were on fire (going anaerobic I assume). After a 40 second rest they felt decent again.

My question is, what was going on here? I assume I was going anaerobic which eventually made me have to stop.
I was in my easiest gear, and when things started to get steep, I could not keep ''spinning''.
I tried to stand occasionally, but that made the burn even worse :O



Notes: I weigh 195, yes i'm working on losing weight. The bike has a compact (34) and a 12-28 rear. I ride about 5 or 6 days a week and do rides of 30-40 miles on average.
Yes i'm going to keep doing hills, and occasional climbs, etc.

What specific training can I do to help overcome this problem?

My guess would be to take some non-steep, long hills and hit them at a harder gear then normal, and focus on just spinning the harder gear?

(yes i'm going to ''keep doing hills''), I am looking for specific training to help my legs.

Thanks!
blackvans1234 is offline  
Reply