How many day do you train?

BtonRider said:

How many days per week do you train during the prime riding season?

if u want to be really good you have to train everyday, and do double workouts 2-3 times a week

nitrogenmustard said:

if u want to be really good you have to train everyday, and do double workouts 2-3 times a week

did you mean to type "if you want to be really tired and perform poorly you have to train everyday...."

one rest day and one easy day per week......otherwise you don't get the benefit of the hours you put in....

I wish I had more time but all I can do is maybe 2 days per week. Any more and the kids and Momma don't like it. I can't blame them as I miss them also. When I come home at night and then go ride for an hour and a half it eats up a lot of the time I have to see them. If I were a teenager again I guess I would ride much more.

Just being real. 😎

Mikebike125 said:

I wish I had more time but all I can do is maybe 2 days per week. Any more and the kids and Momma don't like it. I can't blame them as I miss them also. When I come home at night and then go ride for an hour and a half it eats up a lot of the time I have to see them. If I were a teenager again I guess I would ride much more.

Just being real. 😎

Having to do a "day job" really sucks. As Cat 1 I get to race against guys who don't work, work part time, or are students, who are on double training hours.....and in the longer races that really makes a difference.....

BullGod said:

Having to do a "day job" really sucks. As Cat 1 I get to race against guys who don't work, work part time, or are students, who are on double training hours.....and in the longer races that really makes a difference.....

I bet it does. The kids that ride my Saturday ride can blow most all of our doors off. BTW, I saw them riding their bikes as I was driving home from work. 😠

Define "train". 😄

Do to my limited schedule, I train 4 days per week on average. I try very hard to make each of those days high quality.

Some people thrive on 6 or 7 quality training days per week. Most others crash and burn. For me, I've tried both and I know that combining fewer days of high quality with days completely off the bike (or biking with my kid, bike commuting, gym, swimming, etc) work best.

I do think that good coaching is critical when attempting to maintain a high overall load. Coaching is always beneficial, of course, but overtraining is worse than undertraining. IMHO of course.

Laflore said:

Define "train". 😄

Do to my limited schedule, I train 4 days per week on average. I try very hard to make each of those days high quality.

Some people thrive on 6 or 7 quality training days per week. Most others crash and burn. For me, I've tried both and I know that combining fewer days of high quality with days completely off the bike (or biking with my kid, bike commuting, gym, swimming, etc) work best.

I do think that good coaching is critical when attempting to maintain a high overall load. Coaching is always beneficial, of course, but overtraining is worse than undertraining. IMHO of course.

Overtraining is worse! Last year I found out the hard way. I just had to be on my bike every day, riding the hardest route at max rate. I trained so hard that I not only injured my back but also wore my body down to the point of making me ill. I was off for two weeks and missed the first race I ever entered. Rest and easy days are crucial.

Working full time in the summer and taking classes full time the rest of the year limits my "training" to the 5-mile roundtrip ride to and from campus each weekday (more distance on grocery shopping days 😉). My fiancee and I are thinking of taking more advantage of weekends and working up to some rides longer than in-town.

I entered 2 days only because some weeks I'll get in three or four days if lucky. Other days I do go to gym for wieght training or cardio work. Working full time and young family takes a lot of time. I still try to get at least 160k on a week. Now the kids are out of school I'm going for 200k a week.

since i work f/t, my 'training' schedule looks like this. my pace to & from work is close to "max" effort but not quite. there are also alot of lights & traffic obstacles that obviously take a bit away from being @ "max."

mon:12 mi to work, 12 mi home
tues: 12 to work, 12 mi home, cts training vid @ home
wed: 12 mi to work, 12 mi home
thurs: 12 mi to work, 12 mi home, cts vid
fri: 12 mi to work, 12 mi home
sat: as much riding as possible w/o upsetting the wife & baby, possible 2x20's but at least 30-40 mi
sun: rest/off day