{"id":1492021,"date":"2022-08-19T13:27:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T11:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/?p=1492021"},"modified":"2022-08-19T13:27:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T11:27:09","slug":"is-indoor-and-outdoor-cycling-the-same-find-out-which-muscles-are-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/en\/2022\/08\/19\/is-indoor-and-outdoor-cycling-the-same-find-out-which-muscles-are-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Is indoor and outdoor cycling the same? Find out which muscles are used"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
One of the big questions that amateur cyclists have is whether the technique they will use when cycling indoors, using the BKOOL simulator, will be the same as when they are outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considering that the experience on the new Smart trainer models is becoming increasingly more similar to that outdoors, the answer to this question should be yes. Keep in mind that the rocking systems, which allow us to incorporate lateral movement on our bike when we stand on it, or the rocking system, which \u201cwobbles\u201d your bike similar to the movement you might have on the road, make our pedaling structure very similar to the one we use in any outing with our group mates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there\u2019s more: in recent times platforms are becoming fashionable: wooden structures on which to place the Smart trainer and the bike, and that depending on the posture we use, apply more or less pressure simulating the asphalt and its inclinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this context, you can rest assured: there will be no difference between the muscles you use on a BKOOL training session and those you may use outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the great advantages of cycling is that it is a very complete sport: although we think that we only use the lower body, the one most related to pedaling, it is true that both core and upper body are involved, and their training -either specifically on the bike, or with strength sessions-, is important to improving performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be kept in mind that the muscles involved vary depending on the time of the pedal stroke we are in: if we are in the \u201cpressure\u201d phase-which would be, if we consider the crankset a clock, between one and four or five o\u2019clock in the afternoon-we will use some, and if we are in the \u201crecovery\u201d phase-between seven and eleven o\u2019clock-we will use others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n