Re: Last week

On 5/30/2025 4:30 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 5/30/2025 4:16 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

... I am a not a good climber at all. I have to really work at it to get better. I don't pedal out of the saddle much or at least very long.

 I'm not convinced that climbing out of the saddle is good strategy for any long climb. One can certainly put out more power that way, say for a short steep pitch, but my guess is that it's inefficient - meaning it increases fatigue more than it increases power.
 I thought I remembered that one change Lance Armstrong made after his big medical recovery (besides, probably, a new cocktail of performance enhancing drugs) was to emphasize seated climbing at higher cadences.
 Am I remembering right?

Yes, he emphasized using a higher cadence.

 Any comments on seated vs. standing climbing?

Standing is good for getting an extra power boost over a short section or simply for engaging different muscle groups for a short period, but it isn't as efficient.
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