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ReimTime said:

Slade6alpha said:
I'm starting to exercise more using a stationary bike. One of my New Years' goals is to get ripped like Noble.

Real talk now. I got this stationary bike (it's small enough to fit in my room). So the other day I got on it, and put the tension up all the way. I rode at moderate to low for about 35 minutes. The next day, I try it and within two minutes I feel this really sharp pain in my thigh, possibly leading around the pelvic region to the groin and I can no longer continue.

I guess I just shocked my body way too fast, as this is the first time I'm really trying to exercise right. How long should I wait until I go at it again? Also should I go for lower tension, but more intensity? What's more beneficial?

Also next time I should probably do some warm ups before getting on the bike :/

Sounds like your body just isn't too used to it yet. It is probably built up lactic acid in the muscles from the last workout, or DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness). Once you have been biking for a while you will no longer get DOMS.

Stretching and rolling out with a foam roller (try to visualize physically pushing the lactic acid out of your muscles by rolling on a foam cylinder), as well as light exercise, will help combat DOMS.

Unless I am completely wrong and this is a pulled muscle (which is unlikely), you should be able to do light exercise just fine. In terms of intensity and speed, you could always vary it every now and then to simulate yourself climbing hills and such. I've always thought that interval training was the best method of cardio.

Warm-up stretching won't hurt, but it isn't really necessary for stationary cycling.

Best of luck Slade!

Thanks for the tips! Also unless I missed it, from you or CGW. 

What about low tension vs. high tension? Low intensity cardio vs. high intensity cardio?