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Old 09-02-19, 06:12 PM
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oldbear63
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Cycling involves two types of muscles: slow twitch and fast twitch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocyte#Fiber_types).

Fast twitch muscles develop quickly from exercise and are what you use for quick bursts of speed and what cyclists call "power".

Slow twitch muscles require a lot of blood supply and growing new blood vessels takes time. You need to be patient with climbing as you are literally growing new blood vessels to supply your fatigue-resistant muscle fibers.

I would give it a year of steady improvement myself. You will get there.

Or you could get lower gears and do like me: realize that your purpose in life is to give everyone else someone to pass.
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