This might be a stupid question but....
I have been riding for a while now (about a year because I enjoy riding and another 6 months to a year before that purely to try and lose weight and get fit) and am a bit concerned regarding my my power development.
At this point I will say that I don't have a power meter so I am basing this on my HR data, my perception of how well I seem to do on a ride compared to others or compared to previous rides of the same route and on Strava power estimations.
I have noticed that my hamstrings, quads and calf muscles are now pretty solid and are definitely increasing in size. However, I can't see or feel any appreciable difference in my glutes.
Having read a report about where the power comes from on a pedal stroke, I was quite surprised at how high the percentage was that was produced from the glutes. This is why I am wondering whether or not I need to start doing some specific exercises aiming at that region of my body. Or, is it that I have some deficiency in my technique that is not utilizing my muscles correctly, in which case, how do I identify that.
I would appreciate anyones views, ideas, suggestions or how they might have tackled this issue. (That is if it is really an issue at all.)
TIA
I have been riding for a while now (about a year because I enjoy riding and another 6 months to a year before that purely to try and lose weight and get fit) and am a bit concerned regarding my my power development.
At this point I will say that I don't have a power meter so I am basing this on my HR data, my perception of how well I seem to do on a ride compared to others or compared to previous rides of the same route and on Strava power estimations.
I have noticed that my hamstrings, quads and calf muscles are now pretty solid and are definitely increasing in size. However, I can't see or feel any appreciable difference in my glutes.
Having read a report about where the power comes from on a pedal stroke, I was quite surprised at how high the percentage was that was produced from the glutes. This is why I am wondering whether or not I need to start doing some specific exercises aiming at that region of my body. Or, is it that I have some deficiency in my technique that is not utilizing my muscles correctly, in which case, how do I identify that.
I would appreciate anyones views, ideas, suggestions or how they might have tackled this issue. (That is if it is really an issue at all.)
TIA