Hi all,
In an effort to improve things with my dodgy knees I've worked rather dilligently on improving my spinning. I got shorter cranks, tweaked the gearing and every ride is a worship at the altar of cadence.
So far it's beena mixed success I suppose. The knees are definitely happier, but I'm beginning to lose a large chunk of speed. Basically I've added 7-10 minutes to what used to be an one-hour ride. And I can't blame it all on the bike.
My hunch is that I've lost too much strength, as I find myself downshifting sooner and sooner, and I just can't get the cadence up high enough to counter the downshifts.
Would any of you guys have some knee-friendly suggestions on how to work on strenght again? Do I simply start honking up the shorter hills again? Use the start out of intersections as opportunities for interval training?
Or do I hit the gym and start doing lunges or leg extensions in the machine?
Any hints appreciated.
In an effort to improve things with my dodgy knees I've worked rather dilligently on improving my spinning. I got shorter cranks, tweaked the gearing and every ride is a worship at the altar of cadence.
So far it's beena mixed success I suppose. The knees are definitely happier, but I'm beginning to lose a large chunk of speed. Basically I've added 7-10 minutes to what used to be an one-hour ride. And I can't blame it all on the bike.
My hunch is that I've lost too much strength, as I find myself downshifting sooner and sooner, and I just can't get the cadence up high enough to counter the downshifts.
Would any of you guys have some knee-friendly suggestions on how to work on strenght again? Do I simply start honking up the shorter hills again? Use the start out of intersections as opportunities for interval training?
Or do I hit the gym and start doing lunges or leg extensions in the machine?
Any hints appreciated.