higb
July 13th 03, 08:16 PM
Alan suggests a new thread (below), so here goes ...
Alan McClure > wrote:
> "higb" > wrote:
>> [story of back pain, and daily rides]
>> I'm curious about this story because it (and other threads) talk about
>> riding every day. I'm not in shape for that now (I know my back and
>> neck couldn't take it, among other things), and I'm not sure I ever
>> have been. Even when I was riding a lot (for me), it was a couple 2
>> or 3 hour rides during the week, and a 3-4 hour ride on the weekend.
>> I felt like I needed those off days in-between, and maybe should have
>> taken more to keep from tearing down my legs (I'm a skinny guy).
>>
>> Right now I do a ride, 2 off days, another ride .. repeat. I'm thinking
>> that I should make the rides harder (go faster, push toward failure),
>> rather than more frequent. I'm thinking that will help me bulk up
>> my legs.
>>
>> (Right now I do about 1:30 moving time on a loop, and 0:05 stopped time.)
>>
>> I'm curious to hear other people's strategies. I know every "body"
>> is different, but I'd like to hear what kind of rides you do when you
>> go to a daily schedule, and what it does for you.
>>
>> Thanks.
> That is a good question that I have been thinking about(other peoples ride
> schedules). Maybe you should repost this thread as a new thread. I think
> it'll get buried here where no one can see it. But, as an addition, today
> after and hour and twenty minutes, I had no back fatigue at all. So, I'm
> feeling pretty good, and this is after pushing myself pretty hard too. The
> thing about daily riding for me is trying to lose weight. I try to get in
> at least 1-2 hours of riding daily and this is to knock off the 15 pounds
> I've gained over the past year. I would probably ride longer every other
> day if I wasn't as concerned with getting that exercise every day. Anyway,
> as a bonus, I'm getting a lot better technically, etc, so things are working
> out. However, I did notice that after a three day break when I was sick, I
> felt absolutely amazing, so rest is obviously important in terms of recovery
> and performance.
I went on my ride today and felt like crap. It was hot, and I'm only a
couple months in, trying to rebuild after years off (5 or 6? 10? depends
on how much riding you need to do, to call it riding). I guess the
pain now is that it will be a slower slog than that first month or so
of riding, when every ride seemed faster.
Ah well, "Rome wasn't built in a day(*)"
* - if you pass a guy who's saying that out loud, it might be me :-/
Alan McClure > wrote:
> "higb" > wrote:
>> [story of back pain, and daily rides]
>> I'm curious about this story because it (and other threads) talk about
>> riding every day. I'm not in shape for that now (I know my back and
>> neck couldn't take it, among other things), and I'm not sure I ever
>> have been. Even when I was riding a lot (for me), it was a couple 2
>> or 3 hour rides during the week, and a 3-4 hour ride on the weekend.
>> I felt like I needed those off days in-between, and maybe should have
>> taken more to keep from tearing down my legs (I'm a skinny guy).
>>
>> Right now I do a ride, 2 off days, another ride .. repeat. I'm thinking
>> that I should make the rides harder (go faster, push toward failure),
>> rather than more frequent. I'm thinking that will help me bulk up
>> my legs.
>>
>> (Right now I do about 1:30 moving time on a loop, and 0:05 stopped time.)
>>
>> I'm curious to hear other people's strategies. I know every "body"
>> is different, but I'd like to hear what kind of rides you do when you
>> go to a daily schedule, and what it does for you.
>>
>> Thanks.
> That is a good question that I have been thinking about(other peoples ride
> schedules). Maybe you should repost this thread as a new thread. I think
> it'll get buried here where no one can see it. But, as an addition, today
> after and hour and twenty minutes, I had no back fatigue at all. So, I'm
> feeling pretty good, and this is after pushing myself pretty hard too. The
> thing about daily riding for me is trying to lose weight. I try to get in
> at least 1-2 hours of riding daily and this is to knock off the 15 pounds
> I've gained over the past year. I would probably ride longer every other
> day if I wasn't as concerned with getting that exercise every day. Anyway,
> as a bonus, I'm getting a lot better technically, etc, so things are working
> out. However, I did notice that after a three day break when I was sick, I
> felt absolutely amazing, so rest is obviously important in terms of recovery
> and performance.
I went on my ride today and felt like crap. It was hot, and I'm only a
couple months in, trying to rebuild after years off (5 or 6? 10? depends
on how much riding you need to do, to call it riding). I guess the
pain now is that it will be a slower slog than that first month or so
of riding, when every ride seemed faster.
Ah well, "Rome wasn't built in a day(*)"
* - if you pass a guy who's saying that out loud, it might be me :-/