Cycling in the pain-cave can be boring, hard and hurting. But it doesn’t have to. Here are my rules to make it easier.
- Don’t lie to yourself. If you get your stats on strava, don’t assume a kudo when you break the one hour speed record every time you ride on your trainer. This is just not cool!
- Stand up every five minutes – for 20 seconds at least. Loosens the body and prevents numbness in sensitive areas.
- Get in the rythm. Nice beats and it’s almost like meditating.
- Keep cool. Means: install a vent
- Wear a thin long sleeve. Prevents sweat running down my body and keeps cooler in combination with the vent.
What are your pain-cave-rules?
The Bike Escape 
Video is nice but music is an absolute. Music can keep you motivated, but a bad song can ruin the effort. As an indoor instructor, I’m also part DJ. The music I choose sets the mood for the profile. I’m partial to Angry White Boy music for timed intervals but when we climb, I play Big Budget Movie trailer music without lyrics and really long, dark-sounding music (Russian Circles, Methodic Doubt Music, etc.). Intense, hard driving sound.
Also, a fan. Not blowing in my face but somewhere I can feel it. And a towel.
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Like the idea of special climbing music 😉
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Pain cave rule: Must have a movie playing. Only one.
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And for your endurance rides, it’s all 6 parts of star wars 😉
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Ha! Great point! Touché!
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