Need input on which Handcycle to get!

[Richard L]

Originally Posted by Philly480

Whats a good speed to average to be competitive in the h1 class? On a force r and force?

Force: 17.5+ mph
Force R: 19.0+ mph

[Philly480]

So I think I may have been overdoing it a bit as I did a total body work out for about an hour and a half then 2 hours in the pool and then went hand cycling, but my biceps tendon (I believe at least) has been hurting for about the last 5 days now, how do us quads prevent these types of injuries handcycing when we want to increase ride time and intensity over time? Do we just have to ease into it ever so slowly each time, say every other day increase ride time by say 10min?

Have you guys had similar issues, how did you prevent them from happening over again?

[jschism]

You should only ride/workout every other day, especailly if training hard. make sure you drink a protein drink. When I ride hard, I use EFX Cell Rush and LG5 Pro glutamine. Never get sore after taking these. I've tried the glutamine pills, but they don't seem to do much.
http://www.aaefx.com/index.php/products/store

[Richard L]

I train hard every day except Sunday, and I'm not usually sore the next day. Chocolate milk does wonder due to its 4:1 optimal carb to protein ratio. Check out this article: http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500368_162-1342839.html

[jschism]

Originally Posted by Richard L

I train hard every day except Sunday, and I'm not usually sore the next day. Chocolate milk does wonder due to its 4:1 optimal carb to protein ratio. Check out this article: http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500368_162-1342839.html

That's interesting, I alsmost always drink Chocolate milk after I workout.

[Philly480]

Originally Posted by Richard L

I train hard every day except Sunday, and I'm not usually sore the next day. Chocolate milk does wonder due to its 4:1 optimal carb to protein ratio. Check out this article: http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500368_162-1342839.html

Richard are you a quad? If so have you ever had any shoulder issues from handcycling? How did you overcome them if you had any?

[Richard L]

Sorry, I'm not a quad. I used to have slight shoulder issues when I first started out, but I no longer have them. My advice is to ease into training - warm up and cool down properly, and don't overdo it for the first month or so. Gradually increase mileage over time. Don't try to accomplish too much in a short period of time. Let your shoulders adapt and give them sufficient time to recover after a work out. Otherwise you will risk injuring yourself.

[AndersBackman]

Originally Posted by Richard L

Force: 17.5+ mph
Force R: 19.0+ mph

How did you come up with these numbers?

If you would have been doing 19 mph at the 2011 UCI World Championships Time Trial, you would have been the best quad in the world and won a gold medal.

I guess you are confusing quadruplegics with paraplegics. It's not just a difference of muscle function - the biggest problem for quads is the autonomic nervous system that won't respond to exercise properly. This makes it impossible to push the body as hard as a paraplegic can do.

[Richard L]

Those are still great numbers to aim for, despite being difficult to achieve for quads. If a quad can come close to those numbers, then he/she got it made.

[swimcrankpush]

Originally Posted by Philly480

Whats a good speed to average to be competitive in the h1 class? On a force r and force?

For an H1 17 miles per hour average would be competitive over 6.2 miles

For an H3 22.5 miles per hour average would be competitive over 12.4 miles

FYI these are based off the Canadian road standards for the national team