Fear of climbing? 6 tips to help you climb more

When you ride a corner and find a long, uphill slope, I'm afraid most people have experienced that sudden deflation. But your little buddies seem to have no pressure on it. They are pushing hard and disappearing quickly in your sight. You, in addition to squeezing out the strength of your own body and stepping on the slope with the "old cold legs", have no choice.

Uphill is a painful thing, but why do some people ride faster than others on the uphill? This article will provide six recommendations to help you improve your climbing ability.

1, change a rhythm

You may find that when you go uphill, big teeth are quicker than hard or too small (yes, just like hamsters are in a roll cage), not suitable for you, and those professional players are The use of large gear ratios and accelerated cadences on the slope will make you even more difficult.

Unlike the above two ideas, Crank Cycling's head coach, Sean Burke MSC, suggested that riders choose a rhythm that they think is more comfortable, that is, before the cadence of 80 to 110, he added: "If you find that keep this rhythm It's hard, so big you can switch to a smaller sprocket wheel or a larger flywheel.

2, do not consume too much too fast

Climbing a long slope is not an overnight matter. You can't spend most of your strength in the first half of a hill climb, and then grind hard for the rest of the day. You don't need to force yourself to follow your partner's rhythm. And just keep your own rhythm. Too much and too much energy is used only to make you encounter a lot of trouble in the back riding.

3, keep practicing climbing

The best way to improve is to practice continuously. There are some slight differences between the postures and muscle groups we use when riding a hill and climbing on the ground. Therefore, if you only strengthen physical training on the ground, the effect may be less than direct practice climbing.

In addition to these, the intensity of practice should not be increased too quickly. First, maintain climbing twice a week, and then gradually increase the intensity, to some extent, reduce the possibility of injury.

4, keep changing position

During the climbing process, maintaining a posture for a long time, it is easy to make your local muscles in a state of tension. You can continuously switch between stance and sitting position to relax certain muscle groups.

And if you have pain in your back or tendon during a climb, it means that your bike hasn't adjusted to your condition. Visiting a local car shop to ask Fitters may solve these problems.

5, maintain a positive attitude

Your mentality has a great influence on the performance of climbing. When you see a long uphill, if you complain in your heart: "How is it uphill again?!" and then greeting the uphill, your mind has been satisfied in the process of cursing. From this perspective, you have lost.

To change your negative attitude, you need to affirm your confidence in conquering Changpo, and look forward to every time the uphill can go smoothly, accept and like to go uphill from the heart, you can have a positive performance every time you go uphill.

6, more energy

Climbing is very exhausting. When the body's energy supply is insufficient, every time you step on it, you will feel that your feet are full of lead and you are in pain. Therefore, you need to prepare some high-calorie foods from time to time to rejuvenate your body after long-term climbing.