Originally Posted by
jsal0503
well it was another early morning and i have been so tired latley, for some reason my thighs are always sore and going up hills seem to get harder and harder, i dont know what to do, i sleep 8 hours just to be sure i have enough energy but it doesn't seem to work. rough rough day for riding for me. if anyone has advice it would be greatly appreciated
Peanuts and Bananas to get some potassium in you to take care of the lactic acid. Take a day off every once in a while till you get your strength up and let your body recoup. A lot of the acid build it is due to cardio limitations. If you get to panting you are not able to provide enough O2 to the muscles and it causes a large amount of lactic acid to be produced. I find as I approach a hill I stat taking extra deep breaths almost hyper ventilating trying to get my O2 up some
before I hit the hill. Seems to help in that on my regular routs I seem to be less out of breath when I crest the hills then when I don't do this.
More info:
http://judoinfo.com/soreness.htm