No, sorry, not really. It's just that there seems to be a lot of conflicting ideas about various aspects of training - like the debate about whether weight training in the gym helps you ride better or not. Ric says it doesn't, but many others (including Friel) suggest it does. In that particular debate I accept Ric's viewpoint because I believe it's based on modern science rather than tradition and subjective feelings.
Based on Ric's comment the other day I wonder if the issue of (post-ride) stretching could be similar and if so perhaps Friel's recommendations for stretching are also invalid?
That's why I'd like to hear a different viewpoint - i.e. Ric's comments - rather than the other guys. No offence intended.
Thanks everyone for your opinions.
(By the way, I got the impression the other day that Ric is also not a proponent of "base riding" as in the periodization approach advocated by all the authors of training books. But I guess that should be the topic of a new thread!)