I have two races next week, recovery?
07-06-08, 12:39 PM
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I have two races next week, recovery?
A monday and weds. race, what's the best way to get my legs feeling ok by weds?
07-06-08, 01:13 PM
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Make sure you are really rested for the Monday race and spend some lettuce on high-end recovery supplements (disclaimer: some of the sh*t is useless). Make sure to do a recovery ride on Tuesday so your legs don't tighten up.
07-06-08, 01:26 PM
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Oh that stuff is good but I recommend this barley derived product:
07-06-08, 01:33 PM
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Um, my WILD guess would be don't ride on Tuesday?
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Also depends on whether we're talking goal races, or simply weekly training races.
If these are goals, then I would have taken Saturday off, done an hour today with a couple of sprints, and a few minutes of tempo.
And I'd do the same on Tuesday.
If these are just part of the routine, I wouldn't have droppe my training much this weekend.
Tapering is a good thing. It will help for this week, but you can't really taper for races each week
If these are goals, then I would have taken Saturday off, done an hour today with a couple of sprints, and a few minutes of tempo.
And I'd do the same on Tuesday.
If these are just part of the routine, I wouldn't have droppe my training much this weekend.
Tapering is a good thing. It will help for this week, but you can't really taper for races each week
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A normal length training ride Sunday and Tuesday...
A day off the bike between them would probably hurt more than help.
If you ride your bike a decent amount, it's not going to be any different than a normal hard week of training. Hell, some races are easier than training rides.
A day off the bike between them would probably hurt more than help.
If you ride your bike a decent amount, it's not going to be any different than a normal hard week of training. Hell, some races are easier than training rides.
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Get like 14 hours of sleep on sunday, monday night and tuesday night. Supplements are crap but eat your heart out. Do a moderate ride on tuesday, no hard efforts, no hills if possible but don't take the day off. At your stage of racing you shouldn't be worry about being 100% on race day, you should be focusing on what makes you improve the fastest.
Basically I would train as if it was any training day after a hard day while increasing the recovery aspects of my routine.
Basically I would train as if it was any training day after a hard day while increasing the recovery aspects of my routine.
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Ok so my "recovery" ride yesterday ended up being a lot longer than planned, my legs feel tired today and I have a race at 6pm, it's a circuit race 7 laps with 130ft of climbing per lap. 
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You will be fine. Some of my best races have been with tired legs.
07-09-08, 02:49 PM
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