Tight back and leg muscles after bike leg (Help)

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Subject: Tight back and leg muscles after bike leg (Help)
It seems that every time I come off the bike  my back and legs are ultra tight thus causing a bad and painful run.  How can I remedy this?

2012-07-04 5:39 AM
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Do you stretch?
2012-07-04 7:23 AM
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Subject: RE: Tight back and leg muscles after bike leg (Help)
Have you had a proper bike fit?
2012-07-04 10:20 AM
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Subject: RE: Tight back and leg muscles after bike leg (Help)

I was haveing some lower back issues off the bike when I started out even though I had a proper fit done pretty much the same thing just tight and sore when starting into the run. These issues have vertually gone away as I worked on my Core strength  and now that  my overall bike fitness has improved .

Could be that you just need to get a bit stronger overall.



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2012-07-04 11:27 AM
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Subject: RE: Tight back and leg muscles after bike leg (Help)
Have you ridden much in this position? Have you done long rides and have you done hard rides in it? Not just a few minutes, but the vast majority of the ride.
2012-07-04 11:55 AM
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Subject: RE: Tight back and leg muscles after bike leg (Help)
cswartz - 2012-07-04 4:37 AM

It seems that every time I come off the bike  my back and legs are ultra tight thus causing a bad and painful run.  How can I remedy this?


How often and how far are you running off the bike?

I would troubleshoot in this order:
1) Bike fit
2) Bike conditionoing without transitionor brick runs
3) introduce short transition runs of 10, then 20 minutes
4) after 4 weeks or more of the above, and at least 4 weeks before your first race, start gradually increasing the brick length

Lots of variables depending on your experience, distance your racing / training for, etc. But that should be agood start.


2012-07-04 12:27 PM
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Subject: RE: Tight back and leg muscles after bike leg (Help)

Thank you for the information.  I am more of a cyclist and have recently started Tri's.  I am still using a straight up road bike for the training and the races.

 

Thank you. 

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