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Originally Posted by Balerion1
Anyone have experience riding a stationary bike for a few weeks in a row?
I'm trying to burn 400 calories/day for 30 days onna stationary bike. Any advice on recovery?
30 days are done!
Summary
* Burned 400 calories/day for 30 days
* Lost 6-8 lbs
* Likely didn’t eat enough, and went further into caloric deficit than I needed to.
* The last two weeks of the challenge were very tough due to fatigue, energy lost and not enough recovery time.
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Originally Posted by sixsevenoff
Yeah, don't waste your time on a bike. Go for a walk or run instead if you want to burn calories. As far as recovery goes, make sure to stretch before and afterwards. I like a protein shake afterwards as well. I take BCAA powder 15 minutes before my workout, and L-Glutamine three times a day between meals .
When I stretched daily, my recovery went well. I take BCAA, multi vitamins and fish oil. I did not eat enough during the challenge which is weird. I did not have an appetite even though I was in a caloric deficit everyday. The bike wasn’t a waste of time 67o
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Originally Posted by Munga30
Real roadbike seat. It'll feel less padded than what's likely on there and that's a good thing. Your butt will be sore for a week or so. Work through it, it does get better. Soft cushy seats are bad bad bad for you.
Make sure the seat is set to the right height. While seated, put your heel on the flat of the pedal and, at the bottom of the stroke, your leg is close to but not completely extended. When the front of your foot is on the peddle, your leg will extend slightly less.
You don't need as much recovery from pedaling as from other exercises because you aren't pounding. Your butt might, though, so give it a day off if needed. Hips get tight from a lot of biking so give those a gentle stretch as needed.
Low HR steady effort for longer and high intensity intervals both have their uses, depending on what you want out of it.
I have a Schwin, the seat on it is pretty comfortable. The last quarter of the challenge was nothing but low HR workouts haha.