Originally Posted by
pdxtex
Ive been chugging out 100 heavy (my legs feel like lead!!) miles a week all winter/spring and its just not going the way id like it, as in easy! I think i just need to do some whole body recovery and stay away from cycling for a month or two and let my body do some healing.
If 100 miles a week is causing your body to need an extended break to recover, then you're doing it wrong.
Its perfectly fine to take a break if your not enjoying yourself, virtually no one here is getting paid for this. You may well need time away doing other things for your mental health.
But for fitness, and performance, its doubtful a multiple month period off the bike is needed. A well designed program with rest days, recovery rides, and recovery weeks will keep your body from needing extended time off the bike.