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Can you spin while standing? For how long? What am I missing?
I just tried a Spinervals DVD (the time trial one). Several times during each of the 15 minute intervals (at or near LT), Coach Troy has you stand while maintaining the 90, 95 or 100 rpm cadence in a 53 x 15 or even lower gear. You have to hold this high standing cadence for a minute or so each time and then sit, all the while maintaining the cadence and the speed. After just a few my quads were killing me. I just could not do it for the entire time. There just was not enough resistance. It felt like I had to hold myself in a squat and still turn the pedals. I could keep the cadence (well, 90 anyway) for the full minute if I geared up but then I would blow over my LT. I had no problem maintaining the effort if I stayed seated.
To me, standing is something I do with, generally, a lower cadence and higher resistance, like when climbing or accelerating. Standing in a relatively low gear at high cadence for a minute or more seems like something done in a spin class but not something one needs for road riding. Any thoughts?
I just tried a Spinervals DVD (the time trial one). Several times during each of the 15 minute intervals (at or near LT), Coach Troy has you stand while maintaining the 90, 95 or 100 rpm cadence in a 53 x 15 or even lower gear. You have to hold this high standing cadence for a minute or so each time and then sit, all the while maintaining the cadence and the speed. After just a few my quads were killing me. I just could not do it for the entire time. There just was not enough resistance. It felt like I had to hold myself in a squat and still turn the pedals. I could keep the cadence (well, 90 anyway) for the full minute if I geared up but then I would blow over my LT. I had no problem maintaining the effort if I stayed seated.
To me, standing is something I do with, generally, a lower cadence and higher resistance, like when climbing or accelerating. Standing in a relatively low gear at high cadence for a minute or more seems like something done in a spin class but not something one needs for road riding. Any thoughts?