Yes to sleep, eat and drink well, manage stress, afford it, etc
In either order, bike fit and physiotherapist.
1) I undervalued a bike fit and it cost me dearly. I kept buying components or entire bikes to treat the symptoms which is expensive, a lot of churn and still left me with "symptoms". A bike fit on my $1,000 aluminum road bike would have been more beneficial than spending >$4,000 on a new bike and components and then getting a bike fit.
An issue is not all bike fits are the same due to fitter. ST recommended Paul Williams in Tampa Bay area and he was excellent. He raised my saddle though by 5mm. ST forum did skew my view of saddle height. Go to the best fitter that you can reach.
2) I never undervalued physiotherapy. The problem is finding a good one. So many treat symptoms. Few can unlock the cause and treat the cause.
Having the body right, especially as we age, is a high priority. While teaching swimming some people wanted to achieve a physical swim position that they couldn't achieve on land. Examples: head, shoulder, elbow, hip, ankle movement/restriction which kept them from swimming well. If they had solved those then they could have a better stroke without as much effort.
And not just swimming, the bike fitter, sent me to a physiotherapist after my fitting because there were things about my body that the fitting was not going to change. The physiotherapist addressed joint movement issues with cycling, running and swimming. Long story short, I wasn't going to age/perform any better if I didn't address the contortions in my body.
So in closing, get a bike fit before spending bike money and get physiotherapist that can unlock the causes. Or just keep putting in the effort because one can still go along way on effort too.
Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.
In either order, bike fit and physiotherapist.
1) I undervalued a bike fit and it cost me dearly. I kept buying components or entire bikes to treat the symptoms which is expensive, a lot of churn and still left me with "symptoms". A bike fit on my $1,000 aluminum road bike would have been more beneficial than spending >$4,000 on a new bike and components and then getting a bike fit.
An issue is not all bike fits are the same due to fitter. ST recommended Paul Williams in Tampa Bay area and he was excellent. He raised my saddle though by 5mm. ST forum did skew my view of saddle height. Go to the best fitter that you can reach.
2) I never undervalued physiotherapy. The problem is finding a good one. So many treat symptoms. Few can unlock the cause and treat the cause.
Having the body right, especially as we age, is a high priority. While teaching swimming some people wanted to achieve a physical swim position that they couldn't achieve on land. Examples: head, shoulder, elbow, hip, ankle movement/restriction which kept them from swimming well. If they had solved those then they could have a better stroke without as much effort.
And not just swimming, the bike fitter, sent me to a physiotherapist after my fitting because there were things about my body that the fitting was not going to change. The physiotherapist addressed joint movement issues with cycling, running and swimming. Long story short, I wasn't going to age/perform any better if I didn't address the contortions in my body.
So in closing, get a bike fit before spending bike money and get physiotherapist that can unlock the causes. Or just keep putting in the effort because one can still go along way on effort too.
Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.