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  1. Original post
    Higb
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    Alan suggests a new thread (below), so here goes ...

    Alan McClure said:

    "higb" <[email hidden]> wrote:

    Quoted message said:
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    [story of back pain, and daily rides]

    Quoted message said:
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    I'm curious about this story because it (and other threads) talk about riding every day. I'm
    not in shape for that now (I know my back and neck couldn't take it, among other things), and
    I'm not sure I ever have been. Even when I was riding a lot (for me), it was a couple 2 or 3
    hour rides during the week, and a 3-4 hour ride on the weekend. I felt like I needed those off
    days in-between, and maybe should have taken more to keep from tearing down my legs (I'm a
    skinny guy).

    Right now I do a ride, 2 off days, another ride .. repeat. I'm thinking that I should make the
    rides harder (go faster, push toward failure), rather than more frequent. I'm thinking that will
    help me bulk up my legs.

    (Right now I do about 1:30 moving time on a loop, and 0:05 stopped time.)

    I'm curious to hear other people's strategies. I know every "body" is different, but I'd like to
    hear what kind of rides you do when you go to a daily schedule, and what it does for you.

    Thanks.

    Quoted message said:

    That is a good question that I have been thinking about(other peoples ride schedules). Maybe you
    should repost this thread as a new thread. I think it'll get buried here where no one can see it.
    But, as an addition, today after and hour and twenty minutes, I had no back fatigue at all. So,
    I'm feeling pretty good, and this is after pushing myself pretty hard too. The thing about daily
    riding for me is trying to lose weight. I try to get in at least 1-2 hours of riding daily and
    this is to knock off the 15 pounds I've gained over the past year. I would probably ride longer
    every other day if I wasn't as concerned with getting that exercise every day. Anyway, as a bonus,
    I'm getting a lot better technically, etc, so things are working out. However, I did notice that
    after a three day break when I was sick, I felt absolutely amazing, so rest is obviously important
    in terms of recovery and performance.

    I went on my ride today and felt like [censored]. It was hot, and I'm only a couple months in, trying to
    rebuild after years off (5 or 6? 10? depends on how much riding you need to do, to call it riding).
    I guess the pain now is that it will be a slower slog than that first month or so of riding, when
    every ride seemed faster.

    Ah well, "Rome wasn't built in a day(*)"

    * - if you pass a guy who's saying that out loud, it might be me :-/

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  2. sm266
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    I ride four or five days per week. Usually hour rides. Two days-intervals. One long ride, and the rest I just go out and play. When I started riding, I didn't worry so much about how much or how long. In the end, mtbiking is all about the fun, freedom, and testing your limits. I'm the only girl in my riding group, and I'm spending time lifting in the gym to put muscle on my frame (I'm 5'7 and weigh 120lbs) while I shave weight off my bike. My goal is to drop the guys by next summer. Ride as much as you want, for as long as you want until you see a goal you have to achieve. Then, you'll know exactly what you have to do.

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  3. David Kunz
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    sm266 said:

    I ride four or five days per week. Usually hour rides. Two days-intervals. One long ride, and the
    rest I just go out and play. When I started riding, I didn't worry so much about how much or how
    long. In the end, mtbiking is all about the fun, freedom, and testing your limits. I'm the only
    girl in my riding group, and I'm spending time lifting in the gym to put muscle on my frame (I'm
    5'7 and weigh 120lbs) while I shave weight off my bike. My goal is to drop the guys by next
    summer. Ride as much as you want, for as long as you want until you see a goal you have to
    achieve. Then, you'll know exactly what you have to do.

    I ride daily. 15-40 miles on a typical weekday -- a mix of back roads, dirt roads and trails. I
    usually do a couple of days of 30-40 miles, then take a light day of 15-20 miles to "recover". On
    weekends, I usually do a long ride on Saturday or Sunday. Right now, I'm working towards what I did
    last summer -- 100 - 135 miles every Saturday.

    I do it primarily because of my heart. Atrial Fiburaltion started about 3 years ago. I first used
    the biking to get into shape and lose almost 100 lbs. Now, I use it to stay in shape and keep the
    weight off. Without the biking, the meds don't work and I feel like [censored]. Kinda gives you
    incentive 🙂.

    David

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  4. Higb
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    sm266 <[email hidden]> wrote, in part:

    Quoted message said:

    When I started riding, I didn't worry so much about how much or how long. In the end, mtbiking is
    all about the fun, freedom, and testing your limits.

    I guess I get kind of A-type about some things :-). It _is_ nice being out on the bike again.

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