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u/w33tad1d · 3 pointsr/triathlon

Check out "Tom Danielson's Core Advantage: Core Strength for Cycling's Winning Edge"

http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Danielsons-Core-Advantage-Strength/dp/193403097X

Its a fantastic book with a process of making your core strong.

> Swim is still my weak point so hoping to work on that a lot this winter in the pool

If you have not had formal swim training, consider getting a swim coach/instructor. When I started I found out that I didnt know how to swim, I knew how to not drown. I started going to masters swims and the coach kicked me out. Told me to get swim classes. I sucked up my pride and took swim lessons at a swim school. It was fantastic to start with the basics and build from there.

u/trouty · 2 pointsr/MTB

Hey, I know other people have mentioned similar things, but I wanted to offer some additional advice. Before any gear/fitment changes, it's important to assess your own core strength. My brother is a pro road cyclist, and this book is referenced among his team/peers all of the time. He recommended it to me when I was getting more serious into enduro riding. I'm a bigger guy (6'4/200lb), and back issues were always a problem when hunched over a bike for long periods of time. However, supplementing cardio training with a serious core workout regimen made a dramatic difference over a short period of time.

Bike fit is one thing, and yes I agree that it's important. However, you should be able to be either stretched out or more relaxed/upright without incurring any muscular/skeletal pain. Often times in competitive cycling, your bike setup will have your body in different positions depending on the event. You will find that core strength is the key to finding comfort on your bike.

u/Tarpit_Carnivore · 2 pointsr/Velo

I mainly stretch on the days I ride, and then only after I finish a ride. I'll hit the quads, hamstrings and hip flexors. I'll also throw in a foam roll session to target the sorest parts of the body. On non-riding days the most I might do is an easy foam roll.

Also not sure if this really qualifies, but I've been trying to do Tom Danielson's core workouts 3-4 times a week. I'm finding this to be just as beneficial, if not more, than regular stretching.

u/T3stdrv3r · 2 pointsr/Velo

Where is it, just behind your hip bone area tender? Sounds like IT band/weak hip abductors. Stretching will help that but not unless you are doing some strength training and core work too. Riders tend to be quad dominate and tight quads and hamstrings mixed with weak glutes will mess your hips up. I spent 4 months last year trying to get rid of it.

Hip raises, side leg raises, clam shell exercises with resistance bands are kinda the go to remedy. The stronger that stuff got the less tightness I had all around.

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This book helps if you stick to the routine and goes into the reasons why.

Good info here too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYtrdeGDlWs

u/GhostBond · 2 pointsr/Fitness

That's cool! Thanks for writing back. I'll write a little more based on my personal experience.

Weightlifting - for increasing flexibility and avoiding injuries it was awful. Worse than doing nothing. If I already had flexibility etc then it would be useful for gaining muscle, but I feel one still needs to do a 2nd activity along with it that has you moving your whole body around to balance out the weightlifting. In my limited experience and talking to friends, just lifting weights makes your body strong in some places and weirdly weak in others. Yoga is often recommended.

Physical Therapy - like anything it's largely dependent on getting someone who's good. But by far this has been the most beneficial to me.

Pilates (with a reformer machine) - was useful for building up muscles that were not activating (another muscle was compensating to do it's job), or internal muscles that were super weak.

Yoga - great if your muscles activate, and are strong enough to be used at least once with bodyweight, and you want to get them stronger or maintain flexibility. In my opinion this is what you would do as a lifelong habit to maintain flexibility. Because it relies on bodyweight, it as a little lacking in helping with muscles that were not activating or were super super weak to begin with.

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Here's some other suggestions fyi.

The bodyweight fitness recommended routine has a warmup section as well:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine

The routine looks pretty good to.

This book on core strength for cycling was super helpful to me personally, especially the beginner base level stuff for fixing posture. I combined it with going for an hour walk every day (wearing flexible non-constricting workout clothing): http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Danielsons-Core-Advantage-Strength/dp/193403097X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463335010&sr=8-1&keywords=core+advantage

Not saying anyone needs to do all of that, just some ideas. A physical therapist would be where I would start if your insurance covers it as that's their job to figure this stuff out.

u/acerni · 1 pointr/Velo

If you've been fit then its probably not an issue, it was just a thought. Core strength will definitely help you though. It could help every cyclist. And with perfect timing, Tom Danielson (and his physio who wrote all but maybe 3 pages of the thing) released a book on the subject.

u/PaulRivers10 · 1 pointr/bicycling

I had the same problem with the saddle hitting the wrong place, but a better saddle, bike fit, and "core" work solved it.

I bought this saddle:

WTB Pure V Pro
http://freewheelbike.com/product/wtb-pure-v-pro-217541-1.htm

For being able to avoid putting pressure on your hands, I did Pilates and even hired a physical therapist for a few one-on-one sessions, but that gets expensive. I've seen other people recommend this book for $15 on improving core strength for biking:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/193403097X/

I definitely think you need a better saddle, that would help a lot more than padded shorts. There are $40 and $60 versions of that saddle I linked to above as well - I haven't used them though. And saddle fit varies by body type.

Here's the $40 version:
http://freewheelbike.com/product/wtb-pure-v-comp-217544-1.htm

I would definitely start with a new saddle. Your butt-to-seat connection sounds horrific. I personally have plenty of padding on my but, and I do not even wear any padding in shorts (though I've tried them before) and it's fine - if your saddle is good. There's no way in hell you should ever be getting sores, it's normal to have a sore but for the first 2-3 rides of the season, but give it a little rest and after that your butt should not be sore when riding any more.

u/ElCondorHerido · 1 pointr/bicycling

Why not use that time to work on your core? Tom Danielson's Core Advantage has shown great results for me

u/pdub99 · 1 pointr/bicycling

My issues had a lot to do with tight hamstrings and weak hip flexors, so most of it was work around those areas, as well as core strength. The book by Allison Westfahl had a bunch of useful stuff in it. http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Danielsons-Core-Advantage-Strength/dp/193403097X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

I don't think Tom Danielson had anything to do with it, other than some anecdotes.