Road Cycling - Can i ride tomorrow?

How many days in a row is safe to train for for example, i used to go by the lance armstrong perfromance training book guide, it consisted of pretty much 6 days of riding with one day off. It is very hard to follow with verry little hills, very little routes to choose from, full time job, etc. Anyway my question is how many days is it safe to train in a row, for example i rode 18 miles pretty hard yesterday, 22 miles today against very heavy winds for half of it and an average speed of 22mph without wind but i will be in boston all weekend and if i take off tomorrow i cant ride until sunday night but more likely monday morning. So is it ok to go again tomorrow? Where can i find a good training routine??

After two hard days it would be wise to ride tomorrow at recovery pace, maybe for two hours if the roads are flat. Take Sat and Sun off and get back into it Monday. A training schedule has to be flexible.

CHEERS.

Mark

20 -25miles is not considered very far for a bike ride. I would think you could
certainly do this 4-6d/wk schedule allowing. It would take a great deal on concentration to use short rides like this effectively. Sprint and hill climb intervals and an occasional time trial might be one way to do it. An alternative would be 1-2x/wk in a spinning class for a potentially intense training approach. Short rides have the advantage of easy glycogen repletion and reduced wear and tear on the muscles relative to longer rides. Your age will also be a factor: what can be done at age 25-35 differs from >50 and >60 with most people making noticeable decremental transitions between 38-42 and 50. (When I started in the '70s there was a Colorado senior 56yr old who was doing 25mi TT in 56min). Some people age better than others. Steve

I usually go for a long endurance ride or hill ride on the weekend, and do Time Trial intensity riding on a Tuesday and Thursday, and the rest of the week just listen to my body and do what I feel capable of.

Brendon
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I tend to ride 4 days a week, take Sat off, 4-50 mi ride on Sun, Mon off, then back to the schedule. Technically, I would think you could really ride as many days in a row as you wanted as long as you weren't taxing your muscles. I'll bet you could ride 10mi everyday for a month if your HR wasn't above ablout 60%. It's just a matter of conditioning and intensity... Ultimately, your body will tell you what works. be sure to listen to it. Don't ignore aches, pains, bad days, etc

What CJS said. I can usually eek out 6 days a week, but not for more than a couple of weeks in a row. I make my mileage goal for those weeks at least 200f, with half of that done between Saturday and Sunday's rides. That puts me at around 80 or 90 miles in four days during the week. I follow the two days on, one day off (or easy) approach and it helps a lot. Do remember that, for most, active rest days are better than days completely off the bike. An easy spin, even for an hour, will help your legs recover a lot better than another day off. That said, your ass will hate you if you ride every day, so keep one day as a no bike day, or a maintenance day. Take the time you'd spend riding and tune the bike a little. Or a lot. You still get quality time with the bike, without the pain.

My heart rate is always atleast 75%, usually 85%. THis is based on on 220 minus age factor and nothing else. I was looking at a book called something like heart rate monitors for cycling or something i may pick that up. That says 210 minus 5% of body weight plus 4 if you are male. 220 minus age and those both come to 195 max HR. My age is 25 and my wieght is 130, height is 5'9''.