Originally Posted by
big chainring
What do you do or eat to recover from your rides?
I had no problems in my youth doing a hard 50 mile ride on Sunday morning, then playing tennis all afternoon. Now, 40 years later, I am wiped out after a measly 35 miles at moderate pace.
Sometimes I hit on a good food regimen, that revives me. But today I am wiped out. Legs hurt, no energy, barely functioning.
What's your recovery secret?
Immediately after the ride ...
-- hot shower
-- a decent dinner
-- keeping moving now and then throughout the evening to keep things from stiffening up
-- sleep
And going forward ...
-- ride more.
Someone once asked me for a tip to make a century (100 miles) feel easier.
I responded ... "Ride a double century".
You're finding 35 miles tough ... build up to ride 70 miles.
And ride/exercise regularly ... every day. Mix it up. Go for a walk one day (rest day), ride longer distances one or two days, do intervals or hill repeats one or two days, ride easy one day. Add some weights in there. Go for a long hike once in a while. Get out into a canoe or go snowshoeing. The more active you are, the easier it is to be more active.