Originally Posted by
thehammerdog
I been riding through out the winter but weather made it very difficult. I went out or short ride before the bug rain and legs felt great. Sadly, lungs do not. I just cannot hold the power or speed very long. what is the trick to improve my cardio.....climb strong short hills feel powerful but lungs explode after short time.
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Legs feel great. Can't breathe after a few minutes. Describes a typical "first time out in a while" ride for me.
I find the same thing if I don't get the intensity in the off season. I'm no scientist but it seems that when I go out on the road I ride much more enthusiastically than I do on the trainer, and I end up blowing myself up. The powermeter sort of backed this up, with my outside rides being much harder than my inside rides. Also although steady stuff in training does help build endurance you need some peaky stuff as well, and for me the winter is not great for peaky stuff.
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