sloworm
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Registered: 18th Jul 08
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Im trying to get a bit fitter and lose a bit of timber but cant afford a gym membership. I cant run for too long due to a dodgy achilles so have been cycling around the local countryside (lots of it). I dont get out of breathe much which is a good sign, but my main problem is the aching in my legs which prevents me doing more then around 8/9 miles a ride. Theres a lot of uphill climbs which obviously increase the aching and I get relief by going downhill but other then taking cod liver oil tablets and keeping on cycling, what else can I do? I wouldnt say the pain is in a specific area, its just a general ache. Any supplements people could recommend? or simple excersises? Thanks 
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corsa-torque
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Squats and Calf raises in a superset would work well if your after leg strength, both can be done in the comfort of your home with no specialist equipment.
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Look for body building gyms, costs you like 20 a month.
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Russ
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squats and oats
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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If your legs hurt your saddle could be too low.
On the downward stroke your leg wants to be ever so slightly bent but not stretched, and not too bent.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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The pain in your legs could be a fair few things really. It might sound silly, but what gear are you in? Do you get in to as high a gear as possible?
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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do you stretch out before you go for a ride?
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sloworm
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Registered: 18th Jul 08
Location: Norwich
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cheers guys. I do stretch but could probably stretch more! Will try squats and calf raises and will pay a more attention to how high my saddle is on my next ride 
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Nic Barnes
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Have you been riding for a while or just started? As I noticed when I started used to get a bit of stress in the legs but after about a month it never appeared again.
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sloworm
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Registered: 18th Jul 08
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have been riding on and off for the last year or so but want to have a real go at it now. I assume that it will get easier the more I do but just wanted to know ways of speeding that up rather then just to keep riding if that makes sense
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