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...meaning that I can obtain Z2 benefits if I allow more recovery time, or that I've really undercut Z2 benefits (adaptations) by pushing hard into other zones at the end? Thanks.
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This is the lure of sweet spot and under intervals. You feel great so you'll just "open it up a little". Don't do it. |
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Novice riders often make the mistake of riding too hard/doing too heavy load on their recovery days. Then they can't go hard enough on their hard days so they end up mediocre all the way. Hard days are for hard and easy for easy. Recovery is not an endurance ride with 30sec-1min Max intervals at the end. Ymmv.
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And to the OP: Drop the weight lifting during riding season. Pay attention to getting actual rest. A 45 to 60 mile ride is not a rest day for you. |
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I learned this the hard way back in the '80s. I was a 2, training hard all the time. A National team rider was in town off and on for part of the summer. Easy days, I felt fresher after the ride than before. Hard interval days I thought I was going to die, but was afraid I wouldn't and the pain would continue. |
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Thanks for the multiple responses. The advice is along the lines of what I was anticipating, but it helps to hear it from others with more experience. I will resist the urge and instead save those harder efforts for my hard days. Bottom line I suppose is that I keep to a clear polarization in my training.
Thanks again. |
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