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Rest days
Postby tez001 » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:35 am
From a recovery perspective, would it be wise to have a day or two off during the week?
My daily commutes are about 13km in each direction and sometimes i take a slightly longer route home, however its more for commuting, meaning that the ride to and from work is mostly just at a leisurely pace (except for some CCR )
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Re: Rest days
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Re: Rest days
Postby CKinnard » Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:50 pm
if you've been feeling flattish for more than 2-3 days, it means something.
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Re: Rest days
Postby simonn » Mon Feb 09, 2015 4:17 pm
+1CKinnard wrote:if you've been feeling flattish for more than 2-3 days, it means something.
26km a day is 130km/week, +100km at the weekend. 230km without much of a break
For 4-5 years I used to commute a hilly ~250km/week and ride at the weekend. I can no longer commute and the odd thing is that I ride less, ~150km with the occasional ~300km/week and do more gym and running etc, but the riding I do now is more intense. I am now measurably fitter and faster. I incorporate rest days (and weeks every 8-10 or so - go for a walk instead of a run, stretch instead of lift etc) and don't have that flat feeling I constantly had before.
It's not so much the distance, it is the lack of rest which is when muscle is repaired and built.
Then again I'd be C grade at best, so take this for what it is - a bloke on t'net.
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Re: Rest days
Postby tez001 » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:13 pm
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Re: Rest days
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Re: Rest days
Postby Storm Boy » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:45 pm
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Re: Rest days
Postby diventare » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:10 pm
Pretty much the same routine for me and I'm 58. Sunday off is pretty helpful to me.Storm Boy wrote:I commute daily around 140 km/week plus a hills ride on Saturday morning of 30-70km. Sundays I'll normally have off, my (40 Y/O) body is definitely happier with a day off a week.
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Re: Rest days
Postby gabrielle260 » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:44 pm
I'd also review your eating and drinking pattern. Your tiredness could relate to diet - not just pushing the distance/intensity equation.tez001 wrote:I dont feel flattish after a few days and there are no other warning signs so I'll continue. Recently, I've been riding about 250-300 per week.
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Re: Rest days
Postby Rex » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:49 pm
I've also modified my diet this year - far less snacky junk and more protein & salads - feel so much better than I did when all I ate last year was carb, carbs carbs and actually rode less.
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Re: Rest days
Postby kenwstr » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:42 pm
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