cycle of muscle

Been meaning to post this for a while and just been reminded. a chart i saw while at La Beau Velo for a bike fit last year. a nice illustration that all the muscles take there turn expecially the butt muscle, so remember to stretch out the whole of your legs after riding not just the quads.

Étape – one week to go

One week to go – last weekend of training, i'll be doing the usual 60km club ride saturday, then sunday either 100km spin or some swains circuits, then next week i'll be tapering myself silly and carb loading like a champ.
*one small footnote on the image, i never really gooed over specialized, but I guess s-works pro series is well... very pro and i certainly wouldn't kick this one out of shed.
**one further footnote on images, i'd like all images on my blog to be taken by me or have me in them but haven't mastered cycling and taking pictures yet, nor am I the master of time with ample on my side always

Étape – two weeks to go

Staying in is the new going out

Been doing my first few seesions on my new turbo trainer this week. Heart rate monitor is in the post so after i receive that we can start talking numbers.
Anyone who hasn't used one in their spare room on a wednesday night for three hours make sure you dont do what i did last night and drop your ipod and water bottle and refuse to pick them up for fear of breaking your rhythm. at least it showed discipline. although very painful to have them constantly in eye shot and yeah its fucking boring, peaceful at times hard work and boring.