The Cyclocross Workout Of The Day for Monday, 8.29.16. “Spinning, of course”
Howdy folks,
Monday again! Hopefully you had a great weekend and got in some solid work, leaving you ready for today’s…
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.
For a little bit of motivation today, check out this cool vid sent in by CXWOTD follower Bart De Wever.
No surprise to anyone, they’ve got some sweet CX terrain over in his homeland of Belgium!
Enjoy!
M
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