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10-06.-2008, 12:21 AM

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Felt_Rider

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Re: Legs rarely loose... I GIVE UP!

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Originally Posted by jhuskey

Well , I know that a seat set too low can definitely cause legs to cramp.

For my situation I am pretty sure it is the training load since my legs get hit with both weights and cycling during the week and then longer rides on the weekend. It is a very hard load that I don't suggest to competitive cyclists. In that sense I agree with the guys at Science of Sport that my cramping is related to fatigue.

However, I am not experienced enough to make judgment on bike fit and put my faith on the professional fit that I had on my road bikes. I believe the fit is okay because I feel pretty good with the bike setup.

It is important to look at all aspects as you suggest.

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10-06.-2008, 01:02 AM

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jhuskey

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Re: Legs rarely loose... I GIVE UP!

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Sorry I just took a quick glance at your post earlier, since I am at work, but yes my suggestive question was directed to the original poster.
Since the condition seems constant for him it would not be likely to be a hydration, nutrition or just having abad day and he might look to some reason that might be more of a static cause.
My legs went dead on me yesterday but I lost 4.5 lbs in 2 hours on my ride and I tryed to stay hydrated.
It is just too hot and all I have is climbing here.

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10-06.-2008, 01:05 AM

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Re: Legs rarely loose... I GIVE UP!

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Sorry I just took a quick glance at your post earlier, since I am at work, but yes my suggestive question was directed to the original poster.
Since the condition seems constant for him it would not be likely to be a hydration, nutrition or just having abad day and he might look to some reason that might be more of a static cause.
My legs went dead on me yesterday but I lost 4.5 lbs in 2 hours on my ride and I tryed to stay hydrated.
It is just too hot and all I have is climbing here.

Speaking of which my friends will be up in your turf to do the Cherohala in a couple of weeks. I wish I could give a try, but will probably wait one more year.

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10-06.-2008, 02:37 AM

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Re: Legs rarely loose... I GIVE UP!

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Speaking of which my friends will be up in your turf to do the Cherohala in a couple of weeks. I wish I could give a try, but will probably wait one more year.

That's a tough one similar in verticle climb to the English Mtn challenge. I hope it cools down for him before then.

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10-06.-2008, 10:26 AM

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Re: Legs rarely loose... I GIVE UP!

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If you get that issue resolved then your other leg issues will probably go away too.....

12-06.-2008, 01:29 AM

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Re: Legs rarely loose... I GIVE UP!

Based on my personal experience recently I found out how an extra hour of sleep for me can make a huge difference. I experienced this last Saturday. I usually have ti be out of the road by 5:30 to get in a couple hours max. I could just tell when I woke up Saturday that my body was energized. I decided to sleep till 7:30 as my wife said they would be busy and my body responded well to the added rest.

I notice when I am rushed and can not get a good warm up that my legs can have that "clay" like feeling. I usually shift to lower gears even if I have to sacrafice speed to get my cadence up and hopefullly the feeling goes away and I can shift back up again later.

Lately my problem has been attacking to much in higher gears and while numbers are higher I am burning out more quickly so my 90 minute rides are great but the 2 hour rides are suffering. Funny cause when I know I am going to do a 3 hour ride or longer...I pace myself much better.

-js

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Originally Posted by curby

I never have a ride where my legs feel loose, anyone else encountered this? Not from overtraining, definately not my problem since I can only ride every other day due to knee pain (tendonitis in the knees?)

My legs turn to masses of clay when I turn up the power on my rides... no definition to the muscle, verrry tight to the point where I sometimes stop to stretch... this effect lasts most of the rest of the day unless I have a massage, self massage lessens it to some degree but its a problem.

I get the feeling that my physiology is not suited cycling...

i have been training for 2 years working up from 1hr rides with 15mins warmup and warm down... really just 30min effort

i ride long steady climbs 1hr+ at 70 percent of max, 4 x 10min 80 percent intervals; regularly, and an occasional sprint workout but many days go like: warm up 30min, increase speed to 60 percent over some moderate rises 30min, legs get heavy and feel like I cant get any power out of them for 30 min then I jam 20min ignoring it heading back in which feels like near all out effort from legs and lungs then 20 min warm down limping home...

advice welcome!

thanks

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