Sounds like it, and don't forget to maintain that precise 1/3 glycogen depletion as you train the following day, and the next, and the next...Piotr said:So, in summary, we need to eat less before all those LSD rides that we must do to increase our "pure endurance" and to get ready for all the stage racing.
I recall Jonathon Vaughters saying that he used to train really hard for 4 to 5 hours, eating minimal amounts and then after the ride eat just as much you normally would eat on a normal day. The following day you'd go out hard for 2 to 3 hours - starting at a pace that you could maintain if you did eat properly but eating again a minimal amount. After 1 hour you'd be spend and left to grovel for the remaining 2.jojoma said:
Gross! I swear you inner urban feltcher latte sipping gheybos have sick twisted minds.Jono L said:How suspect.
This is exactly what I thought when I read that article. Maybe it's effective for one workout. But its effectiveness for several hard days of training, well.... Put it this way, I think we all have probably experienced what it's like to do several hard days and make the mistake of not getting enough carbs in the tank. You end up blowing up rather spectacularly. Ever sat on the side of the road watching cars drive by? Workout quality will definitely suffer(since you are sitting on the side of the road watching cars go by and not doing intervals)daveryanwyoming said:
This is supposed to lead to better fitness?
I find it kind of interesting because after reading and looking at how I train I seem to naturally want to do this. For example after a longer layoff I will never load up before base. Just ride on almost empty for 4 hours. I have no reason for this outside of the fact that it just was what I would do and it felt right for some reason. But when I'm in a intense build type phase then I was all about loading carbs (even after full rest days). Again for no reason other than it just seemed to feel right.grahamspringett said:
