ichops Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Looking for some advice here - hope it's the correct thread before I get roasted !I commute to work 4 or 5 times a week averaging 11 hours a week. Nothing special mostly flat with a hill ride on Fridays. Over the Easter weekend was totally off the bike and when I resumed riding to work this last week my thighs were really sore at the start of each ride ? I have battled all this week both on the in and out rides hoping it would go away but no luck. What could have caused this - my 4 days off the bike ? Didn't do anything out of the ordinary over the long weekend to cause the discomfort either.Hope someone can shed some light on this for me
Super Sywurm Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 In my experience (and I might be wrong), I think it's a shortage of supplements (vitamins, proteins and those things). I use the USN protein shake when my legs feel down for a couple of days. Because sometimes when I start my ride, my legs feel useless and I don't get any power out of them, that's the times when I didn't drink my shakes.
KiNgL Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 I agree with Super SYWURMTry get some magnesium and other minerals into your system.It happens to me as well.
'Dale Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) What do you do for recovery and overall maintenance? MassageCompressionFoam rollerRest ??? Edited April 25, 2014 by ' Dale ichops 1
gummibear Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 What do you do for recovery and overall maintenance? Foam roller Foam rollers are for sissies.......just use the wives dough roller Blue Angel and ichops 2
ichops Posted April 25, 2014 Author Posted April 25, 2014 What do you do for recovery and overall maintenance? MassageCompressionFoam rollerRest ???Non of the above I'm afraid !Maybe a bit of rest over the weekends which is about to change as we head into Sani2c But I'm going to follow the advice re the supplements - any thing is worth a try at this stage
alleyne Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Foam rollers are for sissies.......just use the wives dough roller There is a trainer at my Virgin Active who uses a barbell to do his rolling on, no jokes!
gummibear Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Non of the above I'm afraid !Maybe a bit of rest over the weekends which is about to change as we head into Sani2c But I'm going to follow the advice re the supplements - any thing is worth a try at this stage Try some stretching and a massage before you start on the pills.
ichops Posted April 25, 2014 Author Posted April 25, 2014 Thanks Hubbers - getting lots of advice which I intend to try - at my age I can't afford to let this get out of hand
SwissVan Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Looking for some advice here - hope it's the correct thread before I get roasted !I commute to work 4 or 5 times a week averaging 11 hours a week. Nothing special mostly flat with a hill ride on Fridays. Over the Easter weekend was totally off the bike and when I resumed riding to work this last week my thighs were really sore at the start of each ride ? I have battled all this week both on the in and out rides hoping it would go away but no luck. What could have caused this - my 4 days off the bike ? Didn't do anything out of the ordinary over the long weekend to cause the discomfort either.Hope someone can shed some light on this for me Taking a few days off and not doing anything new or strenuous exercise in that time period should not cause "burning thighs" Maybe something changed on your bike set up, seat height lower (seat post slipped down a bit), saddle position moved? It helps to know / record your seat height and double check every once in awhile. Or make a mark on the seat post with a permanent marking pen. ichops 1
Breezer Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Maybe your seat-post slipped and the height is not the same anymore. ichops 1
Pusher Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Non of the above I'm afraid !Maybe a bit of rest over the weekends which is about to change as we head into Sani2c But I'm going to follow the advice re the supplements - any thing is worth a try at this stageLet us know how things go-keen to know what works in the end.
ichops Posted April 29, 2014 Author Posted April 29, 2014 Hi All, Tried the stretching thing - all new to me - and supplementing with slow mag and vitamins since last weekThis mornings ride my thighs definitely felt "easier" will push the pace this afternoon and see how they feel tomorrow !
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