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I went to the GFs posh gym ages back when we first started dating oh my gosh loads of tanned yummy mummies and rugger boys checking themselves out in the mirrors. I was pissing myself
Best yet was the chap on the spin bike in front of me who kept (and I sh*t you not), checking his guns out and then kissing his biceps when we did certain exercises that involved holding your arms up.
And not in jest either.
The whole row behind him kept getting fits of giggles.
Did they change the saddle height at all? Or the saddle?
emsz - pretty cool is not good enough! It was only a training run though so I'd hope to race faster. I am toying with losing some muscle mass...
I like looking at myself looking destroyed... sweating and ****ed from exercise... you can't help but have the 1000 yard stare of a haunted man if you're doing it right.
Solo - if you want to know about bike fit etc look at the Bike Dynamics website. Mike is a really good guy and in Warwick.
Keeping the saddle nose out of my bits is a fine line. I have it a little lower than I used to think was proper, and slid a little forward so my sit bones are on the back. Rather than tilt it forwards to relieve the nose pressure, I'm setting up so my pelvis is tilted back a little more instead. I am now sat on top of the saddle rather than it being jammed up my crack.
A bike fit can probably get you in the right ball park if you don't know where to start, but I would be sceptical about anyone claiming to have a magic formula for setting up the ideal bike position. I would recommend trial and error, patience and progressive wee adjustments to your existing position to find out what works for you. Do you have a record of your pre-fit position to work back from?
I suffered from knee pain many years ago when I started getting into cycling more seriously, and it was related to the fore-aft position of my saddle. This may be completely unrelated to your problem, but might be something else to look at.
Thanks all.
Gotta run.
Have a goodun.
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Solo, yes. Its according to how wide your shoulders are...hence my tiny 36s!Is this a function / related to your shoulder width, anyone
Its difficult to say what caused the knee pain: the saddle height was initially changed (up quite a bit) and saddle position too, then the bars/stem, and cleats. Cleats were done last of all and that's when i felt the first discomfort. Saddle height has now gone down a bit, but the pain is on the inside of my knee. Cleat position changed a bit and new pedals. I was reluctant to change the position of my cleats at the first bike fit but relented. It was all done with lasers and measuring angles etc to my flexibility rather than just this is what someone somewhere has said the bike should be set up like.
Dirtygirl,
I used to get sore bits riding on drops, I raised my handlebars up a bit with loads of spacers so I was a bit more upright. worked, but I guess you'll need to be a bit more streamlined.
I used to lower my saddle nose to save my bits, then I ended up instead lowering the whole saddle whilst keeping it almost flat, and moving it forward a bit. And raising the bars a smidge. I still have a decent tuck though.
The saddle discomfort wasn't from using the drops, it was because i was creeping forward on the saddle instead of sitting on my sitbones. The bike fit has mostly fixed it, though i'm very aero on the drops (but not in pain) So if i can get my knee fixed, i'll be grand!
[i]Solo, yes. Its according to how wide your shoulders are...hence my tiny 36s! [/i]
Tiny is fine, if tiny is what you are.
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Thanks, I now have some idea of where to start when determining what bars I should buy.
[i] So if i can get my knee fixed, i'll be grand! [/i]
I may have some stuff of use.
When I worked at Lotus a guy there was destroying himself until I pointed him in another direction.
He was having to consider never riding again, until I helped him.
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So, if you wish, pm me and I'll send some stuff over for you to consider.
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EDIT:
Inside knee ?.
Seems like a cleat shim issue.
Have you tried shimming your cleats ?.
A PITA, but worth considering.
Well, said I'd post it for TSY so here we go - I thought it was going to be arms today but apparently that's got to wait until Thursday so it was back, shoulders and hips today:
Kettlebell warm up.
* 3 sets of : 15 / 12 / 10 - increase weight as reps drop.
Pull downs to front (wide grip - palms face front). Extend arms fully up and down to chest
Pull downs to front (close grip, palms towards you). Again arms should be straight and then down to chest.
Chest supported rows using Kettlebells (stand facing down the bench, chest on the raised end). 1 rep = 1 row each arm.
* 3 sets of : 15 / 12 / 10 - increase weight as reps drop.
Incline bench rows with weighted Olympic bar. Need straps on this one.
Chest supported curls with weighted Olympic bar.
Bodyweight sled rope pull (one handed) - 30m. Agony.
* 3 sets of : 15 / 12 / 10 - increase weight.
Hip raise with olympic bar.
Forward cable squat somethings - no idea what they're called. Weight on cable, two handed rope grip, cable goes thru legs with hands at hip level. Your back is to the machine. Start from squat position, shoulders back - under resistance. Thrust up, moving hips forward and straightening legs.
TRX front / back one legged squats (again no idea on what they're called) - the foot moving is NOT to touch the floor; squat on one leg, other leg straightens front, then goes back. 20 / 15 / 10 (each side).
* 3 sets of : 15 / 12 / 10 - increase weight.
One handed squat thrusts with dumbbell. Start at 15kg.
Sandbag on shoulder, swap to other shoulder going over head. 20 reps (10 each shoulder). Start at 25kg.
Sandbag over shoulders. Squat jumps - 2 lengths of track. 25kg constant.
3 sets of:
Side-plank leg raises. 10 each side.
Side-plank with kettlebell arm extensions. 10 each side.
Plank. 1 minute.