Originally Posted by
Repo_Man
How does one "work past the burn"? My usual routine is to go right on to the onset of cramping/failure when doing hill repeats, is this correct, or am I doing more harm than good? (I only do this on hills that I can maintain decent RPM's on.)
How long/hard are you riding? In my experience, cramping/failure is often caused by dehydration, inadequate nutrition, and sometimes overdoing it. Stretching and being warmed up is important too.