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15-04.-2004, 07:55 PM
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Layoff and getting back ...
I recently had a nasty cold ... 2+ weeks, that combined with work kept me
off my bike for 4 weeks ... first group ride back and I was SUCKING WIND!! Badly ... is it normal to lose THAT much fitness in that short of a time?? s http://boardnbike.com |
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15-04.-2004, 09:32 PM
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Re: Layoff and getting back ...
"smiles" <bnb@boardnYOURPANTSbike.com> wrote in message
news:_Qtfc.18236$Yw5.11952@bignews4.bellsouth.net... > I recently had a nasty cold ... 2+ weeks, that combined with work kept me > off my bike for 4 weeks ... first group ride back and I was SUCKING WIND!! > Badly ... is it normal to lose THAT much fitness in that short of a time?? > > s In a word ... YES! And the older you get, the worse it gets. Bob C. |
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15-04.-2004, 10:24 PM
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Re: Layoff and getting back ...
"psycholist" <technico@wctel.net> wrote in message
news:c5lvcb$23v8$1@news3.infoave.net... > > In a word ... YES! And the older you get, the worse it gets. over 40 and still thinking I'm in my 20's;-) s http://boardnbike.com |
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16-04.-2004, 12:15 AM
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Re: Layoff and getting back ...
In article <_Qtfc.18236$Yw5.11952@bignews4.bellsouth.net>, smiles
<bnb@boardnYOURPANTSbike.com> wrote: > I recently had a nasty cold ... 2+ weeks, that combined with work kept me > off my bike for 4 weeks ... first group ride back and I was SUCKING WIND!! > Badly ... is it normal to lose THAT much fitness in that short of a time?? Many aspects of your fitness weren't really lost. It will take you about 3 weeks to get back to where you were. Maybe less if you were tired before the break. -WG |
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16-04.-2004, 12:45 AM
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Re: Layoff and getting back ...
"smiles" <bnb@boardnYOURPANTSbike.com> wrote in message news:<_Qtfc.18236$Yw5.11952@bignews4.bellsouth.net>...
> I recently had a nasty cold ... 2+ weeks, that combined with work kept me > off my bike for 4 weeks ... first group ride back and I was SUCKING WIND!! > Badly ... is it normal to lose THAT much fitness in that short of a time?? > > s > http://boardnbike.com Yes. You need to work back into it, and possibly that will include NOT going on group rides. It's easier to obtain your goals and to train without a group goading you into riding beyong what are your current limits. Group rides/races are sometimes a total antithesis to your training goals. Skip them until you get your fitness back, and it should come back probably pretty quick. Tom |
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16-04.-2004, 01:31 AM
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Re: Layoff and getting back ...
I had some bug back in January and took a couple weeks rest. I felt
pretty weird when I got back in the saddle, but rode strong. IIRC back when I was mountain biking a break of 3 or more weeks would definitely tell. "smiles" <bnb@boardnYOURPANTSbike.com> wrote in message news:<_Qtfc.18236$Yw5.11952@bignews4.bellsouth.net>... > I recently had a nasty cold ... 2+ weeks, that combined with work kept me > off my bike for 4 weeks ... first group ride back and I was SUCKING WIND!! > Badly ... is it normal to lose THAT much fitness in that short of a time?? > > s > http://boardnbike.com |
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16-04.-2004, 02:27 AM
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Re: Layoff and getting back ...
> I recently had a cold combined with work kept me
> off my bike for 4 weeks ... first group ride back and I was SUCKING WIND!! > Badly ... is it normal to lose THAT much fitness in that short of a time?? Hey, First off, you were sucking wind back then, too. No, seriously, groups are getting faster. It's not just the normal springtime gains either. More and more guys are on the juice. The use of EPO in amateur local group rides has increased 37% in the last two months. This data is from research by RBR, funded by Merck. Thanks, Ronde Chumpion |
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