Six Gap Century Training
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Wish I would have read this before trying Hogpen . It kicked my butt with a 36x27 setup and I had to stop and walk a few times to catch my breath. I did get over it without any motor assistance so I consider it a humbling success. FWIW, I’ve climbed the easier 3 gaps twice, Burnt Mtn, several hilly full centuries without too much trouble but Hogpen is on a whole different level.
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My wife gets those adductor cramps. So far, not on the bike or hike, but after, at night. They're BAD. I never cramp if I've trained as well as you have, unless I do a long hard anaerobic effort near the top of a climb. Then, yes. Not right then, but maybe 10' later on another effort before my legs have recovered. The only thing I could suggest adding is deep squats, 3 sets of 30, all same weight, enough that you can't complete the 3rd 30. 3 minutes between sets. Lacking a squat rack as I do now, dumbbell deadlifts or front squats instead. That's a whole 'nother world of leg work.
Also, pickle juice earlier, as a prophylactic.
Also, pickle juice earlier, as a prophylactic.
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My wife gets those adductor cramps. So far, not on the bike or hike, but after, at night. They're BAD. I never cramp if I've trained as well as you have, unless I do a long hard anaerobic effort near the top of a climb. Then, yes. Not right then, but maybe 10' later on another effort before my legs have recovered. The only thing I could suggest adding is deep squats, 3 sets of 30, all same weight, enough that you can't complete the 3rd 30. 3 minutes between sets. Lacking a squat rack as I do now, dumbbell deadlifts or front squats instead. That's a whole 'nother world of leg work.
Also, pickle juice earlier, as a prophylactic.
Also, pickle juice earlier, as a prophylactic.
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