The Cyclocross Workout Of The Day for Monday, 8.8.16. “Ugh. Blecch. Monday.”
Howdy folks,
I’ll admit it.
I kinda’ like Mondays. It’s the start of a new week, a fresh start to a new adventure. A chance to….
Ah, who the hell am I kidding.
It’s Monday.
Workworkworkworkworkwork…
Even though I’m (essentially) self-employed, Monday is a hell day. Always too much stuff to do, and lots to catch up with that somehow went un-done over the weekend. Note, please: this post finally going up at almost 1:00!
Ugh. Mondays.
Blecch.
After a weekend of (hopefully!) riding pretty hard, the workload on Monday can make it pretty darn tempting to just forego the riding completely.
I mean, ‘ya need to recover, amiright? How better to recover from the weekend’s efforts than to take a day off?
I’ll tell you how!
Go for a…
Recovery Spin –
– Get on your bike. Roll out into the street – or into your living room if you’re on the turbo watching the vid – and just spin around for an hour. Or more. Or less. Whatever it takes.
– Really small gear, no hard efforts – heck, no medium effort.
– Spin. You’re looking to move your legs around in circles, almost like there is no chain on the bike.
– The idea is to get your body moving, flush the systems out, and speed your recovery.
– Just get out on the road and spin easily and aimlessly. At a certain point, your legs will start to loosen up.
– When that happens, turn around and go home.
– If you’re doing these on the trainer, same deal. Just spin. No hard efforts, just make the legs go around in circles in a small gear.
– Follow up with as much relaxation as you can. Eat, stretch, and put your legs up. Get a massage if possible.
Make it happen, no matter how stacked the day is.
Just an hour.
Heck, if you can’t manage even that, just 1/2 hour.
Spin yer damn legs out.
You’ll be glad you did.
Enjoy!
M
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