Training in Extremes
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Training in Extremes
Any advice (other than bring more water) for training when it's 99 degrees out and 60%+ humidity? Or would I get a higher quality workout indoors on the trainer?
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Decrease your expectations. A considerable amount of your cardiovascular capacity is going to be spent keeping you "cool".
Use a heart rate monitor and drink when your pulse is inconsistent with your perceived exertion.
Use a heart rate monitor and drink when your pulse is inconsistent with your perceived exertion.
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Same weather here today. Did 90min of light work yesterday and will probably just do recovery today.
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Originally Posted by c4s6
A considerable amount of your cardiovascular capacity is going to be spent keeping you "cool".
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I train in Texas, and thus high temperatures regularly. Just bring lots of water, and be prepared to suffer.
You eventually get used to it, and it's not too bad.
You eventually get used to it, and it's not too bad.
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Stay outside. Indoors is for too cold, not for too hot. Drink water and regulate your efforts better. Nobody does well in heat like that, but you can limit your problems with few tricks. Here in Florida, we deal with that stuff for 5 months straight without a break. Yet I see more people riding during the summer months, than I do all those perfectly cool Florida winter months.
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I once heard a guy say that he pops a couple of Tylenol before a race in hot weather. His logic is that it reduces fever so it should keep him cooler during the race.
I'd be interested in hearing from Dr. Pete and our other qualified board members about whether this makes sense.
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I'd be interested in hearing from Dr. Pete and our other qualified board members about whether this makes sense.
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Originally Posted by UT_Dude
I train in Texas, and thus high temperatures regularly. Just bring lots of water, and be prepared to suffer.
You eventually get used to it, and it's not too bad.
You eventually get used to it, and it's not too bad.
Train in the rain, wind, and snow too. I'm happy to be outside year-round, even when it was 5 below in Colorado, because I trained in that weather.
I'll never ride another trainer. I unloaded my rollers on Craigslist, and I'm done with it.
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I also ride in Texas in the summer. I don't find riding in the heat so bad -- I would rather be riding in it than standing in it. Just drink plenty of water before, during and after the ride. As I say to the people in my office who can't believe I commute in the heat, it's like riding in a convertible with the top down.
Of course this summer has been all about the rain so far.
Of course this summer has been all about the rain so far.
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Yeah, wind moving past you cools you off.
+1 to the no trainer riding.... I have one still, but just for race warmups. I've ridden it once since last year...there was a pretty intense thunderstorm and I didn't feel like chancing it. I HATE riding the trainer, though.
+1 to the no trainer riding.... I have one still, but just for race warmups. I've ridden it once since last year...there was a pretty intense thunderstorm and I didn't feel like chancing it. I HATE riding the trainer, though.
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no trainer rides for me either. i use mine for things like adjusting the derailleur, or trying out new pedals, stems, or whatever changes i make to the bike between rides.
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Originally Posted by bdcheung
Any advice (other than bring more water) for training when it's 99 degrees out and 60%+ humidity? Or would I get a higher quality workout indoors on the trainer?
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Originally Posted by timmhaan
no trainer rides for me either. i use mine for things like adjusting the derailleur, or trying out new pedals, stems, or whatever changes i make to the bike between rides.
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I just seriously got nausea thinking of riding my rollers during warm weather. If you race in the Summer you don't chose the temperature so be ready for heat.
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Originally Posted by Bobby Lex
I once heard a guy say that he pops a couple of Tylenol before a race in hot weather. His logic is that it reduces fever so it should keep him cooler during the race.
As for the heat. I love it. The only thing I would be mindful of is air quality levels. I don't want to inhale the equivalent of a carton of Marlboros while I'm out "getting healthier". Hotter days typically have crappier air.
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Originally Posted by bdcheung
Is there any truth in the thought that more blood flow will be going to the skin, and therefore less to the muscles, in an effort to control body temperature?
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Here's some articles Googled regarding "Pre-cooling":
Google: Keywords = cooling vests endurance sports
Google: Keywords = cooling vests endurance sports