recovery rides for beginners

[Dirt]

I’d also add that what you eat in the first half hour after a hard ride is extremely important.

Recovery drink is good. A healthy meal with lean protein and some good carbs and fresh veggies is a very good thing. If you’re riding the next day, making sure that the meal happens in the first half hour after your ride is a good thing.

Love,

Dirt

[dasgeh]

@Dirt 57920 wrote:

I’d also add that what you eat in the first half hour after a hard ride is extremely important.

Ah, yes, a tall glass of cold chocolate milk is the best end to a hard ride. I don’t even like milk, but I love that cold glass.

[Dirt]

@dasgeh 57946 wrote:

Ah, yes, a tall glass of cold chocolate milk is the best end to a hard ride. I don’t even like milk, but I love that cold glass.

My friend Rebecca got me hooked on Gu Brew Recovery mix. Basically I put it in the blender with milk and a few fresh strawberries. YUMMMMMMM. The cool thing is that when I’m in weight loss mode, which I often am, it fills my tummy so that I don’t want to eat a HUGE meal after a ride. It helps me keep my calorie intake down for the day.

[Dickie]

I once read a response on a national cycling forum to a question regarding sore legs and how to recover them. It took some time for me to find it, but here is a screen cap of the response:

I found it really interesting and have tried to use this in my regular commutes/rides. On my recovery days I really try to keep it simply with very little effort. I don’t care who passes me or how slow I am going, I focus on a nice relaxed cadence, good breathing habits and low HR. I enjoy my surroundings; hearing and seeing things I usually miss. Instead of taking a day off the bike now, I do these types of rides and my legs feel much better, and it prevents me from going stir crazy sitting at home.

[Tim Kelley]

DaveK loves it when I quote, “Make the easy days easy, so that you can make the hard days hard.”

Granted, that depends on your goals. If you want to get good at riding long distances at a moderate pace, then moderate paced base training is fine. Sure some SST and V02Max intervals will help, but nothing beats getting in the saddle time. If you want to get better at going faster for shorter periods of time (like in a road race) then once you have a base established, working on your top end is what is going to help you improve most.

For most recreational riders, the simple “Ride lots” mantra is perfect.

[dasgeh]

You know what would make a great recovery ride? The Kidical Mass Arlington ride this SUNDAY, meeting at Virginia Highlands Park at 9am

[KLizotte]

That is the most depressing post ever!

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@Dickie 57969 wrote:

Train hard, recover soft? Got it.

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