The First Half of Base
In October I wrote a blog post which looked at areas I felt I could improve for the 2022 season. They were: Position. Pacing. Lifting. Commuting. Do more work. Waste less time. Position I haven't ridden the TT bike outside yet, but I think my position is better now than it was at the end of last season. Proof is in the pudding though. Pacing Nothing to say about this. Milo has been working on his burpees and it shows Lifting I started lifting in early September 2021 – before I had finished racing. Initially, I was lifting three days a week, but it was a bit too much, so I switched to twice a week in early October. My lifting has progressed quite nicely over the last few months. Deadlift is up to 125kg and Squat 105kg – both around two-thirds of lifetime best. It's most likely muscle memory firing back up, but I have had good legs for a workout in the evening after lifting in the morning. I'm going to try deadlifting sub-maximally on the morning before an evening TT in t