... while pedaling a bicycle - - - - Ken Roberts

what's here

• My story
• Why ankling doesn't work
• What is "ankling"?
• Why some people think ankling ought to work
• more . . . see also

see also: notes posted to Discussion groups | more on pedaling

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My story

Using ankles to help push the pedals adds more different muscles, so how could that be bad? Isn't the worst that could happen that the ankle muscles would steal some oxygen pressure from other muscles, and the net result would just be a "no gain"?

That's what I thought, and so I spent over two years working hard on using my ankle muscles lots in my stroke cycle.

I didn't achieve any noticeable gains in speed from ankling, but I kept working on it in faith that one day it would pay off.

[ more to be added ]

Why ankling doesn't work

What is "ankling"?

Why some people think ankling ought to work

and why those reasons are wrong

more . . .

see also

• notes posted to Discussion groups
• more on pedaling techniques