{"id":60741,"date":"2022-12-06T15:58:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60741"},"modified":"2022-12-06T15:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:58:17","slug":"which-muscles-go-soft-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/06\/which-muscles-go-soft-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Muscles Go Soft First?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Which Muscles Go Soft First? 12\/6\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cknehlThHbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you are off the bike for an extended time which muscles go soft the most? I learned that my neck muscles went soft for me. The last time i wore a helmet riding out side was November 11th. Then I rode indoors on Zwift for several days before leaving on a trip to Ohio and New York City. Of course, I don&#8217;t wear a helmet when I ride my Wahoo Kickr Core smart trainer which meant it has been 24 days since I rode with a helmet. Not long after I started today&#8217;s bike ride at 12:34 PM my neck muscles had trouble holding my head up. My helmet doesn&#8217;t weigh very much but it was enough to sag my head a few times as I rode. I thought my legs would complain but if they did my neck shouted louder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I ran some errands earlier this morning I ran into some rain which caused me to think I would ride Zwift but the rain didn&#8217;t last long and the streets dried mostly. I changed my mind and rode my Cervelo Caledonia on the <em>Atascocita &#8211; Walden<\/em> route. I chose a shorter route with the late start and not wanting to challenge my legs too much after the long layoff. I finished the ride at 2:37 PM riding 25.38 miles. With December weather my road goal is a modest 200 miles. Based on the weather forecast today I might get all of those this week before a cold front moves in next week sometime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weather conditions for the bike ride: start 77 (humidity 81%, dew point 71), overcast, wind SW 8 mph; finish 80 (humidity 74%, dew point 71), mostly cloudy, wind S 8 mph gusts 16 mph. The wind felt stronger as the ride progressed but I didn&#8217;t pedal harder since I headed north to finish. The weather should repeat tomorrow (Wednesday) and I plan on riding again. I need to build up those neck muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought during my absence the FM 1960 road construction would show more progress than I saw today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"activity\" data-embed-id=\"8216460327\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are off the bike for an extended time which muscles go soft the most? I learned that my neck muscles went soft for me. The last time i wore a helmet riding out side was November 11th. 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