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Old 09-24-13, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mike868y
"it doesn't matter what you eat as long as you're getting the nutrition you need"
there is more than one healthy meal. there is more than one correct answer to OPs question, depending on whatever will leave him in the best physically rested and mentally clear mindset to do real base.

I don't know how else to rephrase this.

I tend to disagree with total time off the bike. It's easier to maintain a little bit of your fitness and still rest up, for me, than it would be to take an entire month off and start from that point. I can do 30 hours month and be totally rested and have 30 hours of fitness, or I can do 0 hours and still only be totally rested, but have 0 hours of fitness.

Also, I was presuming from the question that OP is a newer rider, or at least newer to race training, in which case my view is, in the first 5+ years, just riding a lot is a good plan.
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