Originally Posted by
hhnngg1
The benefit of recovery is real, but it is totally over-stated on these forums. And for nonracers, recovery is invariably over-done. Soreness does NOT mean you need to stay off the bike. In fact, perpetual mild soreness is a sign you're training well and making progress.
If you're under 12 hours per week, prepare to train on sore legs as much as possible - you won't be overdoing in general, and even if you do, your fatgiue will automatically limit your overdoing it. (It's different for runners where the impact gives a much higher risk of injury if you overdo it.)
incorrect. If anything, backwards. Most non-racing club riders I know ride way too much to actually ever become fast. If they become racers, they learn really quick that what they though was "fast" was not really fast, and racers don't always make every ride a race.
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