Originally Posted by
Tavish
I haven't been around these forums a whole lot, but when you train expect to feel flat every once in a while however if its for a couple days in a row, then you might not be recovering. A wise man once said "there is no such thing as overtraining, just under recovering." If you are training for a specific purpose remember to make your hard days hard and your easy days easy. Many people either ignore this or neglect its importance.
that's something i had trouble with last year (making my "easy days" easy). i'd go out with the intention of just riding 10, 15, maybe 20 miles at a light pace, then i'd get around other cyclists and my competitive nature kicks in and i push it too much without really realizing i was doing it. didn't take long for me to develop IT band syndrome and that wasn't pleasant at all. i've since learned my lesson, in fact sometimes i'll take an entire week off the bike and on days that i'm inclined to work out, i'll do some upper body exercises at the gym at work.