Originally Posted by
VosBike
You may want to have another look at that, or trust to internet anonymity to keep this kind of stupidity irrelevant.
This was written by the strength and conditioning coach for the Australian National Sprint Cycling Team during the Athens Olympics:
12. In general prep, the sprinters might do 2 x 1hr easy aerobic/coffee
rides per week and an easier recovery ride on days off (unless the're too
fat, then they might do 2hrs and less chocolate cake). This year, we are
doing a total of six aerobic development rides (over Christmas - fat time).
In spec prep, they just do the recovery rides.
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15. Here's the logic.
Volume is a speed killer. It doesn't matter what you do, if you do a lot, it
will make you slower. The protein in your muscles (myosin heavy chain
isoforms for those who know their molecular biology) will change to a
slower, more endurance friendly type if you do too much volume. This is
individually variable, but two sessions every day of anything will make you
slower as will lots of aerobic work. You might still be fast for an enduro,
but in sprinter terms, you're still slow.
If you have anything 'relevant' to add, please go ahead, otherwise you might want to take your own advice.
Edit: by the way, I meant to say type IIb to type IIa. So yeah, my first post was wrong. You're still an ******* though.