tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post4797217906881724491..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: Training - Pulling Up During Pedal StrokeAkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-44418397545830423532010-11-13T21:33:30.934-05:002010-11-13T21:33:30.934-05:00I've been using the mental trick of thinking a...I've been using the mental trick of thinking about moving my feet more quickly from front to back instead of up and down. I imagine my feet at the same level (3:00 and 9:00) through the pedal stroke and focus on switching their positions as quickly as possible. I've found it helps me really me work my hip and glutes. I don't have a power meter, but on the cross bike going over slick and "heavy" mud, the power stays super smooth and even and I'm able to get on top of the gear.Thom Kneelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925910671538109904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-43892460233361205622010-11-13T17:09:26.198-05:002010-11-13T17:09:26.198-05:00I am not doubting you if you say that you pull up ...I am not doubting you if you say that you pull up on the pedal on the upstroke of the crank . But your statement : "Jan Ullrich - he has incredibly muscular hamstrings, and hamstrings contract only when you lift your leg. Therefore he must pull up very hard" is incorrect and does nothing to prove your point.<br /> Your logic is undone by the fact that the function of the "hamstring" group of muscles is not solely isolated knee flexion. These muscles cross 2 joints, the knee and the hip. And they function both in knee flexion and hip extension as well as firing during eccentric knee extension and eccentric hip flexion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com