SPINNING SLACKER
Remember my trainer, Mary Daubert? You know, the former Olympian and mountain biking world champion (still wondering why she trains me)? She is one cool cat and I had the pleasure of meeting her when I was out at Trek in January. She sends me schedules, advice, different programs in strength training and is all around supportive of what I do.
While we were in Madison we did some spinning together and she touched on some important points. Yes, we've all heard many of these things before but whether or not we're actually doing them is another story. The constant reminders are very effective for me because it is so easy to become a spinning slacker. You figure, what the hell, no one is watching so you can get away with whatever you want. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we've all been there but bottom line we are the one's that suffer in the end.
So here are some basic reminders...
1. Make full circle movements with your legs. Feel the power all the way around the circle. It you don't feel the fat jiggle constantly then you are not doing it right. Feel the power from within baby!
2. Pretend you are wiping poop off of the bottom of your shoe. Poop stinks and you want to get it off...plain and simple...on the bottom of the pedal stroke of course.
3. Keep your shoulders and elbows relaxed. No one wants to look like Pee Wee Herman on a bike.
4. Keep a light grip on the handlebars. Tight grips lead to teeth clenching which leads to butt clenching which leads to constipation. Need I say more?
5. Look up!!! What is so freaking important about looking down at your bike (unless you're riding a gorgeous Trek Madone 6.5 WSD). But seriously, raise your chest and tuck in your chin to raise your head rather than hyper extending your neck. Do you think giraffes are sexy?
6. Don't move your freaking body like you're at an 80's disco party. Stop looking like your having an epileptic seizure on the bike, just stay still. No rocking allowed!
Ok - so now go and practice. That's what I do every day. Keep up the good work riders.
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