Please forgive the borrowing of this word form marketing-speak but who out there knows of ways to make aerobic endurance rides (zone 1/2) more useful?
This would be OTHER than upping the intensity, and this is NOT talking about rides that are just for active recovery. This is looking for the best way to maximize your bang for buck on aerobic adaptations.
I will start with:
1. Up the duration - adaptations start to kick in more the longer you go (e.g., activating more of those fast twitch fibers for an aerobic purpose, etc.). But the problem is that for us non-pros with family and work obligations, there's a max time we can reasonably expect. You can shunt the long ride to the weekend and wake up early, but there's still a limit for many of us.
2. Train fasted - I understand there is evidence that fasted training can encourage the body to start oxidizing fat sooner
3. Get a coach an d make him/her figure it out :)
Any others?
How about tacking on some endurance minutes after you've done a hard workout of intervals? This *feels* like it's doing more for you because it feels harder, but is it really doing anything extra?
how about two-a-days? Easy training when you're already a little bit tired?
I hate the word "hacks" (e.g. life hacks) but literally brainstorming hacks right now. Hack your endurance rides!
This would be OTHER than upping the intensity, and this is NOT talking about rides that are just for active recovery. This is looking for the best way to maximize your bang for buck on aerobic adaptations.
I will start with:
1. Up the duration - adaptations start to kick in more the longer you go (e.g., activating more of those fast twitch fibers for an aerobic purpose, etc.). But the problem is that for us non-pros with family and work obligations, there's a max time we can reasonably expect. You can shunt the long ride to the weekend and wake up early, but there's still a limit for many of us.
2. Train fasted - I understand there is evidence that fasted training can encourage the body to start oxidizing fat sooner
3. Get a coach an d make him/her figure it out :)
Any others?
How about tacking on some endurance minutes after you've done a hard workout of intervals? This *feels* like it's doing more for you because it feels harder, but is it really doing anything extra?
how about two-a-days? Easy training when you're already a little bit tired?
I hate the word "hacks" (e.g. life hacks) but literally brainstorming hacks right now. Hack your endurance rides!
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devolikewhoa83: Jun 12, 19 11:29