time off?
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wnowak06 said:
if i am really busy, I spend over a week off and I dont really notice losing, sometimes i even stronger...I think that the rest time might help your body, especially if your doing alot of hard rides. Im sure it depends on the persons age, ability, and genes
+1. Believe it's a lot more than 3 days to lose aerobic conditioning. After all, if it takes years and many thousands of miles to build up a cycling specific cardiovasular system, that's not going to disappear in a few days or weeks. Anyway, full recovery from a big event like a mountain century takes 3 days for me...or more. Might do some easy spinning on those days, but nothing else.wnowak06 said:
I've also taken weeks or more off when on trips, or from sickness, and feel better and stronger when getting back on the bike.
I just took 2 weeks off(sort of I went backpackin the Rocky Mountains of Colorado) prior to riding my first Century. I was really worried about the time off but I felt better on the day of the event than I have in a long time. But, I guess adrenaline does go a long way
I was looking for other riders experience on this very same thing.
If anyone has a link please let me know.
I ride about 5,000 kilometres per year and I track my average speed. After I got back from a two week vacation last year it took me one month to get my average speed back to where it was before my vacation. Recently I started riding again a couple of weeks after I had jaw surgery (for orthodontic reasons) and I am still a couple of kilometres per hour below my pre surgery pace. I know surgery is different than a vacation, but that is my experience.
If anyone has a link please let me know.
I ride about 5,000 kilometres per year and I track my average speed. After I got back from a two week vacation last year it took me one month to get my average speed back to where it was before my vacation. Recently I started riding again a couple of weeks after I had jaw surgery (for orthodontic reasons) and I am still a couple of kilometres per hour below my pre surgery pace. I know surgery is different than a vacation, but that is my experience.
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