You may be right about lactic acid clearance however active recovery spinning definitely helps with recovery by delivering nutrients and blood flow to the damaged muscles. Also i never said that i set my expectations at 1%. i train hard and whether the improvements are 1% or 10 % i am happy either way because iam getting better. There is nothing wrong with my training program, in fact its a good one. But you should know that results do not come overnight. Furthermore i am always willing to try out new training programs, any suggestions??
WarrenG said:I suggest you do some reading about lactic acid. Also lactate. Both (well, not lactic acid since there effectively is none to begin with) are cleared out of muscle within 75 minutes of finishing your training if you sprint to your front door, and within 15-20 minutes if you finish your ride wih easy riding.
I think by setting your expectations at only 1% a year you do not investigate the value of your training plan/methods when you do see only 1% improvement each year. If you understood that it was possible to make better improvements you would probably decide to look closer at your own training to learn why you were not making more improvement.