power to the pedals
hey all So for the last few weeks I have been going to power cycling classes. Every Wednesday I go between excitement and dread for most of the day - why because for 90 minutes I climb into the hurt locker and suffer. The dread is that these classes are incredibly hard and I am exhausted beyond exhausted at the end of each session. The excitement is that I know how much stronger and hopefully faster I am getting from the workouts. Power cycling is a little different from Spin because you combine wattage and cadence in a controled manner. Wattage is the torque at which you are turning the pedal. In class I am called fast legs - my average cadence is 99 - 102 revolutions per minute. When I first got into cycling and training with the Zimich's they impressed upon us that cadence should always be 95 - 105 rpm. High cadence is great for triathletes as you are using more cardio rather than muscle strength and thus when you get off the bike for the wee run your legs should