If anyone has ever lifted weights, they know a lifter lifts hard one day and rests the next. Why doesn't this apply to cycling? For someone who just wants to be able to go pretty hard for no more than 2 hours, I don't see why riding on the off days helps. Usually you end up going a little harder and longer than planned, and tire yourself for the upcoming hard effort.
Wouldn't one be better off resting and really being fresh and going hard on the planned hard day? It seems like the off day ride just tires you out a little, with no real contribution to fitness.
Wouldn't one be better off resting and really being fresh and going hard on the planned hard day? It seems like the off day ride just tires you out a little, with no real contribution to fitness.