The Cyclocross Workout Of The Day for Monday, 11.21.16. “Fine Glow”
Howdy folks,
Happy Monday to you all! Hopefully you’re enjoying the first day of the new week with the fine glow that comes from a weekend of successful racing and/or training.
I bet you know what’s on the docket for today.
Yup. Today you’re going 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.
Videos today?
Well, the World Cup got cancelled yesterday, so obviously no vid footage of that! Saturday was the GP Hasselt, and as is the case with most of the “minor” races these days, there isn’t much coverage floating around the interwebs.
Here’s a highlights vid –
…and last year’s full race –
Heck, let’s throw in last year’s Koksijde race just for good measure!
Enjoy!
M
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