If FEMA had the bicycles, would it fund Hustler's manlet bib?
05-28-2013, 02:35 PM
#102
1. Train hard
2. Train specific
3. Train no harder than you can recover from
1- That means becoming friends with pain. When you're having a decent day on the bike, dig deep for short periods. When you think there isn't anything left coming over the crest of a hill and you're in oxygen debt, grab another gear and stand up.
2- Your training should match your goals. Getting drop on the short steep dirt climbs in the saddle when you need 350 watts for 1 minute? Don't train at 150 watts for 3 hours on flat ground.
3- The body only gets stronger when it adapts to stress. If you train hard then don't recover well, back off. Work as diligently on your recovery skills as you do on pushing yourself in training. Old saying by a famous cycling coach.
Never stand when you can sit
Never sit when you can lay down
Best rest is sleep or at least lounge with feet a little elevated. Lots of water 24/7.
Easiest way to get fast on a bike is to lose weight. A grand tour champion that's 5-10" might weigh 155lbs and be 2.5% body fat. That means cutting out empty calories, fewer beers and basically being OK with being mildly hungry more often.
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05-28-2013, 03:17 PM
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Basic advice
1. Train hard
2. Train specific
3. Train no harder than you can recover from
1- That means becoming friends with pain. When you're having a decent day on the bike, dig deep for short periods. When you think there isn't anything left coming over the crest of a hill and you're in oxygen debt, grab another gear and stand up.
2- Your training should match your goals. Getting drop on the short steep dirt climbs in the saddle when you need 350 watts for 1 minute? Don't train at 150 watts for 3 hours on flat ground.
3- The body only gets stronger when it adapts to stress. If you train hard then don't recover well, back off. Work as diligently on your recovery skills as you do on pushing yourself in training. Old saying by a famous cycling coach.
Never stand when you can sit
Never sit when you can lay down
Best rest is sleep or at least lounge with feet a little elevated. Lots of water 24/7.
Easiest way to get fast on a bike is to lose weight. A grand tour champion that's 5-10" might weigh 155lbs and be 2.5% body fat. That means cutting out empty calories, fewer beers and basically being OK with being mildly hungry more often.
1. Train hard
2. Train specific
3. Train no harder than you can recover from
1- That means becoming friends with pain. When you're having a decent day on the bike, dig deep for short periods. When you think there isn't anything left coming over the crest of a hill and you're in oxygen debt, grab another gear and stand up.
2- Your training should match your goals. Getting drop on the short steep dirt climbs in the saddle when you need 350 watts for 1 minute? Don't train at 150 watts for 3 hours on flat ground.
3- The body only gets stronger when it adapts to stress. If you train hard then don't recover well, back off. Work as diligently on your recovery skills as you do on pushing yourself in training. Old saying by a famous cycling coach.
Never stand when you can sit
Never sit when you can lay down
Best rest is sleep or at least lounge with feet a little elevated. Lots of water 24/7.
Easiest way to get fast on a bike is to lose weight. A grand tour champion that's 5-10" might weigh 155lbs and be 2.5% body fat. That means cutting out empty calories, fewer beers and basically being OK with being mildly hungry more often.
Also: high altitude training.
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05-30-2013, 03:45 PM
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This frame is too big for me, but I'm tempted to buy it just to strip the parts and sell the frame on eBay.
Schwinn Peloton road bike.
Schwinn Peloton road bike.
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05-30-2013, 05:22 PM
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This frame is too big for me, but I'm tempted to buy it just to strip the parts and sell the frame on eBay.
Schwinn Peloton road bike.
Schwinn Peloton road bike.
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05-30-2013, 05:49 PM
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Jeff, really digging that hardtail! Single ring up front too. A bit too long of a stem for the kind of riding I like to do, but for XC and climbing i'm sure it tracks great.
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05-30-2013, 06:52 PM
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Sir hustler is just jelly of my ride skills with only 1.75 legs. He is buying clips to try and keep up. I'm sticking to flat peddles till I can find a Dr that can make me a brace that works with clips.
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