Yesterday (Saturday), I hit the bike after 2 days rest. On the Wednesday prior to this I did a very short, intense weights session that took me just under 1 hour.
During my schedule on Saturday, I climbed a long hill with a gradient around 15 per cent and flew up. At the halfway mark where I'd normally be breathing very heavily I was so composed I'd have been able to hold a conversation. After having completed the whole climb, I had hardly broken a sweat.
Today I decided to repeat the circuit. This time, at the halfway mark, I was breathing hard and sweating hard. I completed the climb in good form but it had been as tough as usual.
Tomorrow, I'll probably rest.
So, I'm wondering here how important recuperation is. It seems to me that the rest I took was beneficial and my body had fully recovered from previous workloads.
Does anyone know that Roger Bannister went mountain climbing before he broke the mile barrier? He had been hitting a brick wall for months and then, after some rest, he went on to crash four minutes. So, I'm beginning to feel we sports men need to juggle our recuperation so we can get the best out of our performance.
Last week I hit a high again. I was doing another long climb and was able to eventually drop a group of riders I passed on the way up. I was simply doing my own training run at my own pace but I was flying up in a big gear. But other times my legs have felt like noodles or I even fell apart. I feel I need to learn more about how recuperation can be juggled and controlled.
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Recuperation and performance
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Carrera said:
So, I'm wondering here how important recuperation is. It seems to me that the rest I took was beneficial and my body had fully recovered from previous workloads.
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So, I'm beginning to feel we sports men need to juggle our recuperation so we can get the best out of our performance.
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I feel I need to learn more about how recuperation can be juggled and controlled.
This is perhaps one of the reasons that Friel and Carmichael have a recovery week for every 3 weeks of training? You can't just go out an hammer without recovery.
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I've been getting great results lately mixing in big gear work with lower gears. Today was meant to be a day off but I might do a long ride this evening and churn a few big gears. I may well find it a tough ride, though, as it will be my third in a row.
Doctor Morbius said:
This is perhaps one of the reasons that Friel and Carmichael have a recovery week for every 3 weeks of training? You can't just go out an hammer without recovery.
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Last night I did some 30 miles at a blistering pace and mostly climbing. Pulse stayed fairly elevated throughout the ride but never got very high. I have yet to buy a Polar system but, for now, I do the odd count the old fashioned way.
My increased speed in the hills and ability to push big gears are changes that seem pretty positive.
I'm looking foward to 4 hours of riding that should take me into Wales soon as I get time. I plan to do some more work in the Welsh countryside and get some sea air too. 🙂
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