harmonix1234
Eats Squid
Hey, great to read and very inspiring.
Just keep in mind, don't feel guilty if you have to take more than one day off the bike to recover properly. All your gains are made in recovery, not in your riding.
It's easy to catch yourself thinking 'If my legs aren't constantly sore I'm not working hard enough'.
I tried doing 6 days a week of approx 35km high intensity rides fairly recently, and after three weeks I was a mess. I couldn't recover as quickly as I needed to and went into deficit. I then got sick, and undid all of my hard work.
I have relaxed my training and now have two or three rest days a week, two in a row and one single if the extra one is needed, and I also just took almost two weeks off the bike and I am now riding stronger and faster than I was when I was doing the harder efforts. It's weird but I am finding quality not quantity is working for me, but everyone is different and their bodies and diets and lifestyles are different so take what I say as just one mans observations.
Just don't beat yourself up if you need consecutive recovery days. It's your reward for your hard efforts.
Just keep in mind, don't feel guilty if you have to take more than one day off the bike to recover properly. All your gains are made in recovery, not in your riding.
It's easy to catch yourself thinking 'If my legs aren't constantly sore I'm not working hard enough'.
I tried doing 6 days a week of approx 35km high intensity rides fairly recently, and after three weeks I was a mess. I couldn't recover as quickly as I needed to and went into deficit. I then got sick, and undid all of my hard work.
I have relaxed my training and now have two or three rest days a week, two in a row and one single if the extra one is needed, and I also just took almost two weeks off the bike and I am now riding stronger and faster than I was when I was doing the harder efforts. It's weird but I am finding quality not quantity is working for me, but everyone is different and their bodies and diets and lifestyles are different so take what I say as just one mans observations.
Just don't beat yourself up if you need consecutive recovery days. It's your reward for your hard efforts.