tips for training for 1st race

[zakeen]

everyones different! I am a mental rider. Ive done races that would kill a person with very good physical fitness, just because of there mental state was not there!

You can read a book and know everything about something, but to experince something is totally different! - this is not pointed at you this is pointed at the statement below:

Even sports psychologists will tell you, that in (endurance) cycling far more depends on your physical fitness than your mental state.

 

[ric_stern/RST]

Originally posted by zakeen
everyones different! I am a mental rider. Ive done races that would kill a person with very good physical fitness, just because of there mental state was not there!

>>How? I understand that if someone isn't interested in a race and they switch off, they'll get dropped. The point i'm alluding to is that no matter how much you want to suffer (and i've done plenty of this in races), if you don't have the fitness the mental ability won't make up for it.

You can read a book and know everything about something, but to experince something is totally different! - this is not pointed at you this is pointed at the statement below:

>>not sure i understand what you're trying to say?

Even sports psychologists will tell you, that in (endurance) cycling far more depends on your physical fitness than your mental state.

 

[zakeen]

Posted by Ricstern

The point i'm alluding to is that no matter how much you want to suffer (and i've done plenty of this in races), if you don't have the fitness the mental ability won't make up for it.

>>If you are stronger enough in the head you will be able to push yourself past your limits and that would make up from your fitness!

 

[ric_stern/RST]

Originally posted by zakeen
Posted by Ricstern

The point i'm alluding to is that no matter how much you want to suffer (and i've done plenty of this in races), if you don't have the fitness the mental ability won't make up for it.

>>If you are stronger enough in the head you will be able to push yourself past your limits and that would make up from your fitness!

As much as this sounds like a good idea, in practice it doesn't happen to any great degree. If someone is exercising at a very high workload (e.g., VO2 max), you can encourage them to do a tiny bit more work (usually just a handful of seconds) -- but this won't really overcome any weakness or get them through a race (because they'll be blown out unless the pace eases dramatically).

Ric

 

[zakeen]

Why do I have the feeling that I am not wanted to give my thoughts when every thought has been knock back??