muscle tension

vscalia · Dec 31, 2007

quick question,

what do people think about muscle tension? Seems to me that sustained tension intervals ie over 5 min would build strength, and also may take the place of time in the gym. After all when you are on the bike, the muscles you build are specific to biking. I read some article by Andy Coggan earlier today and he wasnt to fond of the idea. But it seems to me that as long as you are careful not to injur your knees and also dont forget how to actually pedal at a high cadence than it would make you stronger. And therfore be able to have that 95 rpms but in a harder gear.

also i know that this is the power forum, i just didint think i needed to spill my guts about weather or not i thought i had a good power and blah blah. Thus my question about ways to build more power

wun

Alex Simmons · Dec 31, 2007

vscalia said:
quick question,

what do people think about muscle tension? Seems to me that sustained tension intervals ie over 5 min would build strength, and also may take the place of time in the gym. After all when you are on the bike, the muscles you build are specific to biking. I read some article by Andy Coggan earlier today and he wasnt to fond of the idea. But it seems to me that as long as you are careful not to injur your knees and also dont forget how to actually pedal at a high cadence than it would make you stronger. And therfore be able to have that 95 rpms but in a harder gear.

also i know that this is the power forum, i just didint think i needed to spill my guts about weather or not i thought i had a good power and blah blah. Thus my question about ways to build more power

wun

1. Low cadence efforts don't build strength. The forces involved are simply too small to induce such adaptations.

2. There is no evidence to demonstrate that doing them will improve ability to generate power any more than simply riding up a hill at the same speed (power) with a higher/normal cadence.

3. What they will do is help you to ride up hills with a low cadence (which maybe helpful should that instance ever occur in the riding you intend to do, e.g. you run out of gears on a steep grade or ride a fixie).

vscalia · Dec 31, 2007

Alex Simmons said:
1. Low cadence efforts don't build strength. The forces involved are simply too small to induce such adaptations.

2. There is no evidence to demonstrate that doing them will improve ability to generate power any more than simply riding up a hill at the same speed (power) with a higher/normal cadence.

3. What they will do is help you to ride up hills with a low cadence (which maybe helpful should that instance ever occur in the riding you intend to do, e.g. you run out of gears on a steep grade or ride a fixie).

thanks man, good call. sometimes i do run outta gears 18% sections of road races and other real steap climbs even with a 27 somtimes its just not enough.

good call on that

ali_baba · Jan 3, 2008

Alex Simmons said:
3. What they will do is help you to ride up hills with a low cadence (which maybe helpful should that instance ever occur in the riding you intend to do, e.g. you run out of gears on a steep grade or ride a fixie).

Would these type of intervals assist in widening the range of cadence a rider can optimally use?

I often like to stay on the big ring during time trials and will end up with a fairly low cadence (75-80rpm) over rolling hills, rather than shifting to the small ring for the short climbs.

vscalia · Jan 3, 2008

ali_baba said:
Would these type of intervals assist in widening the range of cadence a rider can optimally use?

I often like to stay on the big ring during time trials and will end up with a fairly low cadence (75-80rpm) over rolling hills, rather than shifting to the small ring for the short climbs.

hey man, i got in contact with my coach, and what he said was pretty much what the other guy up there said. muscle tensions dosent help you learn to pedal fast, or even move up a gear, it trains you to peadal in that gear, and once you get stronger it will just be easier to peadal that ger, SO yes, if you do muscle tension you may be able to muscle up those short little hills in TTs but really its not a great way to climb.

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