how long will it take to get into professional condition
09-26-10, 06:49 PM
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how long will it take to get into professional condition
i know this guy in town whos like 50+ years old but hes a personal trainer...he rides a bike everywhere and ive seen him climb hills like nothing...he tells me he can easily do 20mph+ for more than 3 1/2 hours without breaking a sweat... how long will it take me to get into this condition if i diet and do some really hard biking for at least 30 minutes a day?
he also said he was in 56 iron mans/ triathalons and was a professional road cyclist when he was younger...he also said he won many tournaments within the top 3 places....
one thing he told me though is that it takes at least 4 years to get into his condition...is this true? he says that he doesnt even feel tired after 3 1/2 hours and says he can easily do 100 miles in 4 1/2 hours and then go on all day at a nice cruising pace of maybe 14 mph after that for about 10 hours straight...of course with breaks for food and stuff
he also said he was in 56 iron mans/ triathalons and was a professional road cyclist when he was younger...he also said he won many tournaments within the top 3 places....
one thing he told me though is that it takes at least 4 years to get into his condition...is this true? he says that he doesnt even feel tired after 3 1/2 hours and says he can easily do 100 miles in 4 1/2 hours and then go on all day at a nice cruising pace of maybe 14 mph after that for about 10 hours straight...of course with breaks for food and stuff
09-26-10, 06:56 PM
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Guy sounds like a braggart and a jackass, but it shouldn't take 4 years to be able to ride at 20+ for 3.5 hrs. You should likely be able to do that in well under a year assuming you ride enough.
09-26-10, 07:02 PM
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I once saw someone on BFs say that it never gets any easier, just faster.
I think that probably sums up training fairly well. I continue to get faster but I still beat the hell out of myself every time I go out.
I think that probably sums up training fairly well. I continue to get faster but I still beat the hell out of myself every time I go out.
09-26-10, 07:04 PM
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Pros in the TDF may start as juniors, so that could be 20 years. Others may start in college, so 15 years. A long time until professional condition.
09-26-10, 07:07 PM
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If you are only willing to give it 30 minutes a day, it could take you the rest of your life to get in that kind of condition.
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Beginning of your life. Most pro's are pro's because they had the athletic genes to get there.
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It will depend on the age of the cyclist. And his weight. And his cardio system. And the terrain. And the genetics.I'm almost 40, and started road riding 2 1/2 years ago. I'm gradually improving, but I'm not able to ride solo at 20+MPH for 3.5 hrs. Group ride, yes. But solo, not yet.
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I'll take it a step further, and if 30 minutes a day is all that you are able to commit to, you'll never reach anything resembling an elite level of performance. That's not to say that 30 minutes a day won't improve your overall fitness, because of course it will, and of course everything will become easier (but still not easy)
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To ride like that one must first master the apostrophe. Uppercase helps too.
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i think the guy is full of it. it could be true, but i doubt it. also, only one of the top 3 spots actually counts as winning a race.
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30 minutes a day of training probably won't get you a win in the 4s.
and wtf is a tournament?
Also, you're a troll.
and wtf is a tournament?
Also, you're a troll.
09-26-10, 07:25 PM
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Pros can ride like pros. The rest of us just ride as hard as we can.
And that's all there is to it.
And that's all there is to it.
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I've ridden with an ex-pro. Yeah, I'm never going to even be in ex-pro condition.
Denial can be a great motivator, however, so keep dreaming big!
Some good advice that was given to me: "I hope you are riding lots" (this is, of course, relative). But basically, I take this as, if you have a job that is not "cycling", then you don't even have a remote chance to reach pro-level conditioning, never-mind the whole genetics thing.
Denial can be a great motivator, however, so keep dreaming big!
Some good advice that was given to me: "I hope you are riding lots" (this is, of course, relative). But basically, I take this as, if you have a job that is not "cycling", then you don't even have a remote chance to reach pro-level conditioning, never-mind the whole genetics thing.
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Also, since you obviously don't know much about cycling, he probably increased everything by 25% to make it sound better and you would never know the difference. Remember cycling is a heavily ego sport.
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