Recovery ride for non-bike related soreness
03-27-22, 07:55 AM
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Recovery ride for non-bike related soreness
I'm basically looking for an excuse to get on my trainer. I went for a long, hard for me hike up a volcano yesterday, and today my legs are sore. If I had done this on a bike (I actually passed on a 60 mile rode to a brewery yesterday for this hike), I'd be more prone to just laze on the couch the next day. I almost never do a recovery ride so is today the day to start to get this soreness out of quads, calves, and ankles?
03-27-22, 08:41 AM
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I'm basically looking for an excuse to get on my trainer. I went for a long, hard for me hike up a volcano yesterday, and today my legs are sore. If I had done this on a bike (I actually passed on a 60 mile rode to a brewery yesterday for this hike), I'd be more prone to just laze on the couch the next day. I almost never do a recovery ride so is today the day to start to get this soreness out of quads, calves, and ankles?
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03-27-22, 10:12 AM
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I'm basically looking for an excuse to get on my trainer. I went for a long, hard for me hike up a volcano yesterday, and today my legs are sore. If I had done this on a bike (I actually passed on a 60 mile rode to a brewery yesterday for this hike), I'd be more prone to just laze on the couch the next day. I almost never do a recovery ride so is today the day to start to get this soreness out of quads, calves, and ankles?
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03-27-22, 12:14 PM
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Just did a 30min Z1/2 recovery ride. It's definitely the way to go! Putting on the bib shorts was fun, and while the leg soreness is still there, it's not as intense as before. My ankle (which I rolled yesterday) is much more limber, too.
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fwiw - when I was starting a run routine & strained one of my achilles, I read that cycling is actually a recovery exercise for that. & so began a new cycling routine
