In another thread, @martyg mentioned:
From this statement, when I ride "road", I gather that I "ride" and exhaust myself, taking some days to recover.
I'd like to understand @martyg statements/formula better and maybe reverse the slow performance slide I'm beginning to see.
Typically, I'm on a bike once, weight train 2-3 times, and play tennis (doubles/singles) 2x a week.
My road rides are typically 30+ miles, typically 2/3 flat and 1/3 with 1800 ft climb over 2-3 miles.
If on an adult MTB ride, distances are around 15 miles, with around 45-90 mins climbing (2400 ft) over 4-7 miles (1/3-1/2 the distance).
Talk to me how to structure the bike riding to help increase cardio and/or performance.
It goes to if you are "training", or "riding".
For example, yesterday I had an easy three hour ride. Today was an hour weight training, two easy hours, followed by 2 x 1 x 7 at max intensity. If I allowed my ego to over ride my training plan and chased someone yesterday, I would not be able to go hard today. Both max intensity and easy days have their place. You need to overload your body for growth to occur. If you always train at a moderate level, you will never be anything but moderate in ability.
Thought this subject desired a separate thread....For example, yesterday I had an easy three hour ride. Today was an hour weight training, two easy hours, followed by 2 x 1 x 7 at max intensity. If I allowed my ego to over ride my training plan and chased someone yesterday, I would not be able to go hard today. Both max intensity and easy days have their place. You need to overload your body for growth to occur. If you always train at a moderate level, you will never be anything but moderate in ability.
From this statement, when I ride "road", I gather that I "ride" and exhaust myself, taking some days to recover.
I'd like to understand @martyg statements/formula better and maybe reverse the slow performance slide I'm beginning to see.
Typically, I'm on a bike once, weight train 2-3 times, and play tennis (doubles/singles) 2x a week.
My road rides are typically 30+ miles, typically 2/3 flat and 1/3 with 1800 ft climb over 2-3 miles.
If on an adult MTB ride, distances are around 15 miles, with around 45-90 mins climbing (2400 ft) over 4-7 miles (1/3-1/2 the distance).
Talk to me how to structure the bike riding to help increase cardio and/or performance.