54% of VO2max loss in masters athetes can be explained by loss in volume

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  1. I’d be surprised if any of these observations held up to proper study design and replication. But it doesn’t matter. The good advice of a hard day or two every 7-10, plus a lot of endurance work, will do well for any age cyclist.

  2. Retirement, or downshifting, makes all the difference for senior athletes. When you don’t have to worry about work, business travel, dinners out, etc etc etc, it becomes easy to find 12-15 hour a week to train well and rest well. I’m semi-retired and comfortably hitting CTL numbers I couldn’t reach when working full time. Some of the happiest and best trained riders I know are 55+ and exited the daily grind. The only down side is we aren’t 35 years old any more :grimacing:

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