I've frequently heard of, read about, and trained 2x/day with running. An easy 4mi shakeout on workout days in the morning before an evening workout is common with runners. I never hear much about cyclists training 2x/day. I did some research and couldn't find a whole lot.
I understand that cycling isn't limited by impact, and so it's possible to do longer single sessions, but for those of us stuck indoors right now (and for me, I'm always stuck indoors except for weekends when the weather is nice), what about biking 2x/day to boost volume? I usually have two blocks of 60-90min/day to train, it's rare I have a 2hr block. I also find 90min to be the point where the trainer starts to really suck. Is there a benefit to doing a daily easy 60-90min ride in the morning (like a shakeout run) before an evening quality session? How would you structure a training week this way?
(I don't swim, and I'm a strong runner and only running 4x/week for ~4.5h right now to maintain while I build up my cycling and sort out some running injuries)
"Don't you have to go be stupid somewhere else?"..."Not until 4!"
I understand that cycling isn't limited by impact, and so it's possible to do longer single sessions, but for those of us stuck indoors right now (and for me, I'm always stuck indoors except for weekends when the weather is nice), what about biking 2x/day to boost volume? I usually have two blocks of 60-90min/day to train, it's rare I have a 2hr block. I also find 90min to be the point where the trainer starts to really suck. Is there a benefit to doing a daily easy 60-90min ride in the morning (like a shakeout run) before an evening quality session? How would you structure a training week this way?
(I don't swim, and I'm a strong runner and only running 4x/week for ~4.5h right now to maintain while I build up my cycling and sort out some running injuries)
"Don't you have to go be stupid somewhere else?"..."Not until 4!"