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Climbing poll - spinning or grinding?

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    #32
    spiderman1885
    Registered Users Posts: 286 ✭✭spiderman1885


    Dunno If this is at all relevant, I cycle to school everyday which happens to be a steep hill, Initially i thought the only way was to put it in the max gear and stand and really push myself but for the last 6 months I've dropped a few gears and sat down the whole way up, That way for the straight towards my school i had plenty of energy to accelerate to school, whereas before after the hill i was too tired to accelerate and therefore late for school everyday but the spinning technique kept me on time! So I suppose I recommend spinning!:D


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    #33
    blorg
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    Did the Wicklow 200 there the other weekend and was very glad to be able to spin up the climbs on my triple. Passed a lot more people with doubles than the other way around. Slieve Maan was the only one I found in any way difficult.


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    hunnymonster
    Registered Users Posts: 5,365 ✭✭✭hunnymonster


    I'm a grinder and I get teased mesciously abou it. I know all the science says spinning is less tiring but it knackers me. I do have very very strong legs though which may account for the ease at which I grind up hills.




    b'ground: I;ve been cycling 2 years for endurance triathlon, I'm short and a bit on the heavy side.


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    #35
    Membrane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 345 ✭✭Membrane


    hunnymonster wrote:
    I'm a grinder and I get teased mesciously abou it. I know all the science says spinning is less tiring but it knackers me. I do have very very strong legs though which may account for the ease at which I grind up hills.

    Muscles develop depending on how you use them. Grind and you'll develop short stocky muscles that are able to deliver a lot of power for a relatively short duration. Spinning results in longer muscles that although not capable of churning out loads of power are able to sustain a constant power output for longer.

    Compare the muscle structure of a top weight lifter to a top swimmer for example.


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