Persistent lower back pain, need help.

[dude7691]

Im just starting again to work harder as my ride mates are now dropping me on hills and doing the lions share on the front now , kudos to them but i need to start getting back to my peak of about 3 years ago when i got most of my pbs .Last nigh i did a hill session and my hamstrings were aching at the end .Mind you iam the wrong side of 50 so its getting harder to keep form .

I know you're far more experienced than me, but HIIT has been an absolute godsend in terms of increasing my overall speeds. My local climb is 5% for 0.94 miles with a peak gradient of 14% and when I started I couldn't even get up it in my lowest gear. Now I can average 10mph or so up there, whereas last year I was only doing 7mph up there, huge difference in power output, and I'm lighter than I was last year I do 1-2 HIIT sessions per week. 1 minute intervals with 2 minute rest periods, gets me very tired after not very long but the burn is delicious

And yes, speaking of hills and hamstrings. My average rides round here easily have 1000ft elev gain / 10 miles, sometimes more. That's likely another reason my back is under so much stress, especially as a newer rider. West Wales you cannot go more than a mile in any direction without a steep hill xD

 

[Fab Foodie]

Im just starting again to work harder as my ride mates are now dropping me on hills and doing the lions share on the front now , kudos to them but i need to start getting back to my peak of about 3 years ago when i got most of my pbs .Last nigh i did a hill session and my hamstrings were aching at the end .Mind you iam the wrong side of 50 so its getting harder to keep form .

I feel your pain brother....

 

[cyberknight]

I feel your pain brother....

They started riding with me a couple of years ago and now they surpass me , it doesnt bother me that they are better im glad but it just makes you feel a bit a bit inadequate ,Mind you given my home situation the boss said im doing well to turn up and do my job .

 

[cyberknight]

I know you're far more experienced than me, but HIIT has been an absolute godsend in terms of increasing my overall speeds. My local climb is 5% for 0.94 miles with a peak gradient of 14% and when I started I couldn't even get up it in my lowest gear. Now I can average 10mph or so up there, whereas last year I was only doing 7mph up there, huge difference in power output, and I'm lighter than I was last year I do 1-2 HIIT sessions per week. 1 minute intervals with 2 minute rest periods, gets me very tired after not very long but the burn is delicious

And yes, speaking of hills and hamstrings. My average rides round here easily have 1000ft elev gain / 10 miles, sometimes more. That's likely another reason my back is under so much stress, especially as a newer rider. West Wales you cannot go more than a mile in any direction without a steep hill xD

i cycle commute and do manual shift work , i dont really have time or energy to do more besides that and a weekend ride so i have to try and blast it when i have the energy and im awake enough although after nights it can be hard enough just riding home.

 

[dude7691]

i cycle commute and do manual shift work , i dont really have time or energy to do more besides that and a weekend ride so i have to try and blast it when i have the energy and im awake enough although after nights it can be hard enough just riding home.

Kudos to you doing a manual job and still cycling, how far is your commute?

 

[cyberknight]

Kudos to you doing a manual job and still cycling, how far is your commute?

10 miles each way

 

[dude7691]

10 miles each way

Sounds like a nice distance Enough to get some training in but not too long to be a drag after longer shifts, I'd hope

 

[cyberknight]

Sounds like a nice distance Enough to get some training in but not too long to be a drag after longer shifts, I'd hope

haha mid winter against the headwind ,icey , dark and snowing i averaged 12 mph , its more like 16 normally