Hard training session during rest weeks?
06-29-10, 09:07 PM
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Hard training session during rest weeks?
Since the weekend before last I've been taking time off from harder interval training and sticking with z2 rides. I did this because my legs felt pretty tired on and off the bike and they felt like they were getting fatigued easier. Some background info: I've been training since January and I felt like my ex-coach started me out on harder workouts too soon. Anyway, my questions are, what is a good medium or hard intensity workout I can throw into this week to help get me ready for a race this Sunday? and, what sort of workouts should I start off with to get back into the training mode when I start again next week?
06-29-10, 09:30 PM
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What are openers? I'm also not really sure about rest weeks, I kinda just made the whole idea up because my legs felt tired, not because of some training plan.
06-29-10, 09:34 PM
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From what I gather, openers are a few sprints/efforts the day before a race. To "open" your blood vessels or some such nonsense. (I think they're a good idea, just not sure they really "open" anything)
06-30-10, 07:12 AM
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A rest week doesn't have to be exactly 7 days long. You should take enough easy/off days to recover enough for the next block of training, but no more.
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Rest weeks have intensity. Just cut the intervals and hours by half though. You come out feeling fresh and a hair stale, but that goes away because of the freshness.
