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And I think that most of the time they do active recovery or fairly low intensity rides.
And that I see why the pros use cycling in their training programs. Cycling definitely uses more muscles than running.
Btw, I wasn't comparing my workouts to what the pro's do.
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That said I'm not getting any faster on my 450. lol
Hell, the fastest mile guys run MUCH slower multiple miles to build that base fitness. The trick is, they have such good base fitness that a 6:00 mile is aerobic for them.
Every single one of us can benefit from doing aerobic training, whether that be running, swimming, or cycling. If you cannot hold a light conversation with a training partner and/or maintain that effort level for at least 30 minutes...you are not staying aerobic and burning fat for fuel, rather you are going anaerobic and burning the stored sugars in the blood and muscle. In reality we burn both fat and stored sugars, but you want to be able to burn a larger percentage of fats so that your stored fuel goes longer.
There is a reason a marathon is 26.2 miles. 20 miles is about the point your body runs out of it's stored fuel supply. The better your base fitness, the longer that stored fuel will last.
People don't realize how slow you have to walk/run to stay in zone 2.
I can have my pulse at 195 (95% of maxhr, 200 for me is max) for 20min in moto and my vo2max is around 58 but if I run that pace or even slower I'm ending up in high zone 3 or even low zone 4 which is not helping at all for basic aerobic training and slow twitch fibers.
Say what you want guys but I ran track in high school in the heat and humidity every day after school in Fort Meade MD
Raced MD district 7 and we had 12 A number points races were the A riders ran 2 motors of 30 min and I have always excelled passing riders that had been in front of me the last 10 minutes when they were fading fast. Oh and I often raced 2 classes too.
D7 riders typically did well at Lorettas in the heat humidity and 30 min motos
Nowadays I Wish I still was in shape like that.
I rode today and it was 94 and 50 percent humidity and that’s about as hot as I can go. Heat index of 103.
It's 92 degrees and 59% humidity here. Heat index 100. I'm heading out for a 4 mile run knowing it will be a bitch.
I always try to run on the hottest day of the year just to show myself I can still do it. I know, not real smart.
The next few days it's going to get to mid 90's here so I'll hit one of those days too. For some reason I still like to challenge myself.
Someday it will probably bite me, but wtf! Life's short.
As the saying goes "better to wear out than to rust out". lol
Pit Row
They do some arm stuff with 3 lb weights but it's just for a little toning.
I wouldn't do well on a rower either. lol
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