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Recently got my hands on a cheap smart turbo and have been enjoying the Sufferfest with a couple of runs and the odd box fit class, guess l probably do something about 4/5x a week already. So throwing in some yoga, which lve tried to take up unsuccessfully before, l should be do able to get to 7x... In please.
Got today's exercise in - a nice 30 minute snow stomp with the mutts. Always feel a snow walk counts as time and a half as well, seems to be so much more hard work...
Another road ride today, only out for an hour recovery ride but the temptation to work hard to warm up was difficult to ignore!! MTBing with the boy in the morning so tomorrow is sorted too. Does anyone know anything about cumulative fatigue from riding every day? I’m pretty good at knowing when to go hard and when to take it easy but would appreciate hearing any experiences.
l should be do able to get to 7x… In please.
If you're feeling knackered the Sufferfest also has some decent recovery videos, and I really rate the cadence drills for easy days. Apart from the yoga 🙂
Does anyone know anything about cumulative fatigue from riding every day? I’m pretty good at knowing when to go hard and when to take it easy but would appreciate hearing any experiences.
Massively depends on what you're riding, how old you are, etc. My general rule of thumb is to have at least two easy days a week, and if you're only doing the one sport you should probably make that three. I'm not a coach though, but at 49y.o. it works for me 😀
There's always 30 mins of Corpse Pose as a backstop option!
I'm a big believer in the benefits of consistency and the first tool I get out to achieve that is basically lying to myself, lying like a rug. "I will just jog 5 mins and walk the rest" "I will just do a sun salutation and then 27 mins of Corpse Pose" - it gets me started and then something 95% as good as a Proper Sesh magically gets done anyway!
I'm in. I hate the mud so may stick to the lanes though.
Massively depends on what you’re riding, how old you are, etc.
Having recently celebrated a significant birthday making me very slightly older than your good self 😀, I completed the pre Christmas 100 day challenge with 70 days of riding but didn’t ride at all for 2 weeks due to illness and have ridden almost every day over the holidays. It’s mostly been road rides of between 20-50 miles but also some MTB rides of 10-20 miles, very little elevation due to living in Norfolk.
I have a daily routine of stretching and using my foam roller and to be honest I’m feeling quite strong at the moment but after committing to this challenge I’m aware that overdoing it will be counterproductive.
It’s mostly been road rides of between 20-50 miles but also some MTB rides of 10-20 miles, very little elevation due to living in Norfolk.
TBH it doesn't sound that much, although as usual that does depend on the intensity. I'd be aiming for something like a couple of interval rides per week, a short but hard tempo ride, and a long easy spin on Sunday. The other days I'd be looking at yoga/recovery spins. Basically make the hard rides hard, and the easy rides easy.
Where I definitely think you run the risk of burn out is doing 7 rides a week while trying to keep the pace up - you really should be aiming for a couple of days of proper hard rides, and the rest a lot easier. A bit of variety FTW 🙂
Hour on the rollers yesterday. 90 minute gentle walk with mrs TiRed followed by an hour on Zwift today. Will be a faster two-hour walk tomorrow (8.5 miles).
I have a nice pair of Scarpa shoes for walking. Now thinking of some walking kit for fast 2-3 hr walks.
Everything in Zone 2 at the moment.
17 miles on the sussex roads and climbed up onto the downs today. Nice and gentle on the ebike. Maybe a walk tomorrow, definitely some stretching and core.
Yoga, a two hr walk and an hour on the turbo yesterday. I had planned a big road ride but lots of ice lurking under the fresh snow put me off that idea!
New gym opens across the road tomorrow and it’s an open day today so going to see what I’ve signed up to. Don’t think we can actually use the machines today though so will have to think of something else to do for my 30 mins
Snowing here.
Off for a swim...
Today's lesson;
When walking out through floating ice, push it aside with your hands, not your legs. We're both now suffering from cut shins, knees and thighs.
Scotroutes wins!
Did about ??5mile run today (middle bit was walk/run with a friend but probably about 3 miles running and then it was a mile there + a mile back).
Really feeling the aftermath of the weights 2 days ago!
Blimey did you swim in that?
I was freezing on the north downs this morning, only managed 1hr 10 mins.
Not much room for swimming, more dipping, though I always try to get in a few strokes.
Today..
Friday..
Shivering just watching that!
We did a cold 50km road ride this morning - normally we'd do more, but the forecast was sub-zero and making the most of a mate's birthday we did a shorter ride with a proper cafe stop in the middle. The fourth member of our group is from Southern Spain, and chickened out of the ride due to the temperature. He will be reminded of this repeatedly in the future 😀
Basically make the hard rides hard, and the easy rides easy.
Thanks mogrim, that’s more or less what I’ve been doing since September and I’m definitely getting stronger. I really hope I can keep it going but at any time I’m feeling jaded I will most certainly take a few days off pedalling.
The boy wasn’t too keen on the low temperatures first thing so we were back home after an hour so I went out again on the road bike. Back to work tomorrow so will probably head out on the bike tomorrow evening.
IN! Thanks for setting up
20km Zone 1/2 walk in three hours. And I’ve come to the conclusion that walking is great. It’s not cycling and is never going to get the intensity of a good 100km fixed ride. But a nice rest day from cycling. Will manage 30 min daily at least.
Can I have the rest of the week off now? 😉
And I’ve come to the conclusion that walking is great.
Agreed. Did a 8km walk round Rothiemurchus in the snow this afternoon with my wife. It was exercise, a welcome break from cycling, sociable and very enjoyable. Mixing it up is the way I best enjoyed the 100 day challenge and meant it didn't need to be exhausting to the point I couldn't carry on.
A stupidly slow 10 mile pootle round the local country park this afternoon. Never seen it so busy on the paths, even at the height of summer. Not big groups, nearly all families out walking, despite it being 0°, and sloppy mud with occasional sneaky ice patches.
Wasn't sure of the conditions so had ice tyres on, so it felt like a bit of a workout.
Thanks mogrim, that’s more or less what I’ve been doing since September and I’m definitely getting stronger. I really hope I can keep it going but at any time I’m feeling jaded I will most certainly take a few days off pedalling.
I wouldn't want to do more than 4 days of any given sport / week, although I must admit I've been running this week 6 days... Mixing it up is key, otherwise you're definitely going to burn out.
And one thing that's been amusing me all afternoon after watching @scotroutes' video: how we end up finding similar idiots who are prepared to do stupid things in crappy weather... He's there with his wife and 3-4 other friends swimming in an icy loch... I've got my mates that are all prepared to do running ultras at a week's notice. And it ends up seeming normal 😀
I've just realised that the auto-thumbnail for todays video looks like I'm attacking Janet with that ice axe 🙂
Given that for the last year I've done nothing I think by my standards its an alright start. On the 1st 1.5 hours path and track ride which reminded me how much skill I've lost. Then a real mud fest which generated as much effort in the cleaning of the bike afterwards followed by 5 mile walk in the afternoon with Mrs W. She's on a bit of a mission as well so thats getting both of us in the groove hopefully. Yesterday another hours walk together. Today is going to be the challenge. I'm working from home and she's in a school. I'm going out for a ride and looking for a yoga vid to do when she gets back. Will try one of the links posted earlier probably. Might even weigh myself.
Yesterday I did a short walk and a go on the spin bike - just scraped 30 mins in total. Today though I am going to check out the new gym - it opens today and in all likelihood will close today as new lockdown measures are announced 😀
I am trying to tackle this like stopping drinking though. Instead of committing to 90 days of exercise I am just going to do at least 30 mins *today*. Makes it less daunting I find...
Yesterday I managed bike ride, 15 mins brisk walk and then 2hrs long walk. Today I managed 15 mins of a daft exercise vid my wife did, killed me. I think I need a rest day.
Joined the Strava club a few days back, so count me in. Will be good to have this motivation. So far mtbing, cycling, runs, walks,home workouts, yoga.
A couple of hours out on the bike. I'd fitted Conti Spike Claws which were pretty much essential but rigid singlespeed wasn't the best option on the rutted ice tracks I was on much of the time.
Snaffled a beer when I was out too. I think I'm in debit now so my next ride will have to include stashing a couple of cans. #beerienteering
Intended to do an hour on the Ridgeway but it was more like half that as I ran out of path that wasn't terrifyingly muddy and rutted. Part of me wishes I had a 26" as the 29" I have feels a bit like being perched on a tractor crossed with a penny-farthing on terrain like this.
Lovely bright sunny lunchtime today with roads dry and ice free. So my boss overran a meeting by half an hour, and I had to resort to circuits and stretches at 5pm by which time we had freezing rain.
Fairly easy training session last night - 4x2' running intervals, then a swim with yet more intervals.
As an aside, the goverment advice is to ensure enclosed spaces are well-ventilated. The bloody idiots at the gym have interpreted this to meaning leave the poolside doors open, which is lovely when it's 0C outside...
Snaffled a beer when I was out too. I think I’m in debit now so my next ride will have to include stashing a couple of cans.
@scotroutes Beerobics counts as exercise. 🙂
Did a basic yoga session last night using a sufferfest vid. Really enjoyed it, only 15mins and it was more of a warm down stretch after doing a body weight HIIT session.
Give the guys above a try... Husband and wife team, I started going to their little, but well equipped gym, this time last year but then lockdown !! They've made the best of a bad situation and they post a new workout every day, sometimes with a bit of weight. I think they strike a good balance between getting the job done but not too serious, check them out... hope they arent too "Essex" for you
5 mile jog today, I'm allowed to say jog as I used to be at least 2 mins a mile faster! Now just pleased I can keep going that far!
DOMs from the weights sesh still there a bit. Yeah not young anymore...
Couple of hours up to Glenmore. Well, more like 3 as I kept meeting folk I knew, either on fatbikes or XC skis, and then had to help push a stuck BMW out of a very snowy car park
A wee bit more snow overnight made it remarkably tough for its short distance.
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Yesterday was a low. Couldn't bring myself to do much - bit of stretching, bit of physio stuff, nothing committed.
Went for a run today. Ran a road loop round the village. Christ road running is dull.
Much prefer running off road but it's so wet at the moment even the slopes have standing water.
So I've been road running. Nothing exciting, varied from 6 to 10km, a few loops near the house.
The thing with it is that's it's easy to get out, no prep needed, no equipment, no clear up, and not much thought needed to get started. I've been trying to go early and just get it out the way before I get time to procrastinate. I find the later it gets in the day, the harder it gets to start. Feel like I kind of need to have an exercise session planned the day before or I waste more time thinking what to do rather than doing it.
Still, the running's been alright and not missed a day yet. I'll figure a way to build a bit more variety in when the weather picks up a bit.
Legs were a bit weary after yesterday so it was just a wee walk up the Ord Bàn this afternoon to take in the views and the Vit D.
Well still on the wagon. Good length dog walk yesterday and a 35 min jog today. Not trying to do anything uber strenuous or set PB’s etc at the moment. Just keeping moving, trying to get my core fitness back and weight below 17st as a first target.
The real push will hopefully come late Feb and into March when got the base there so as not to get injured 🙂
A very quick spin on the road bike today - not the world's most strenuous workout but it's all about the cumulative effect.
@scotrouts. Why in the world don't you have a board or skis strapped to your back for the decent?