Yesterday went for a failed bike interval workout. Sprinted 2 reps at 27.9 and 28.2 mph, much slower than I had been sprinting, then I saw someone and got into a conversation which interrupted my 2:30 rest, so i did one more and called it a day. Last one was also 28.2 mph.
Since I've had some lower back soreness I started doing hanging ab raises. It seems to help. I also cut and stacked 3 wheel barrows full of wood. Pushing a heavy wheel barrow up a grassy hill makes me think I could try some weight pulls tomorrow on the field. Tomorrow looks like today, isolated storms, hot and humid but not super hot. 80ºs not 90ºs. Tuesday may be the hottest day of the month. It's only hit 90º once this month, which is pretty fair weather for summer. I do like training in the heat, coated in sunscreen.
Once again cycling, especially uphill cycling and out of saddle sprints, stress the lumbar spine. And sprinting out of saddle arches the back, generates huge IAP, and significantly increases risks for bulging discs. Hanging feels good because it reduces the stress on the disks. You are playing with fire and what you are doing has no meaning. Cycling can be a tool for increasing your ability to tolerate acidosis but trying to achieve top speed does not necessarily develop that and will not translate to fast running. Repeats into anaerobic zones say to 25 MPH with limited rest until you can’t stand it will develop what you need better than all out speed with longer rest, with much less chance of overuse injury. And stay seated, keep RPMs above 90. If you end up with symptomatic bulging discs they will be forever limiting.
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