File this under “all riding is training” [How Fit Did I Get Doing Zone 2?] Basics, sorry if I got something wrong: detrained state, restarted training 33-35 hours over 6 weeks all rides 1 hour or more mostly “zone2” Results: raised low aerobic (top zone2) from 140 to 160W raised f…

I’ve got a different point of view on that. Nobody is going to mistake me for a pro. Personally I’ve detrained over 4-6 weeks with little to no riding. Using round numbers, my FTP dropped from 250-270 down to 180-200 (leaving out specifics). Then using only HR zones, did two blocks of easy riding…

[image] SarahLaverty: SO cool. I want to be like you when I grow up :star_struck: Not recommended, the growing up part. Always be at least a little child like. Life is more fun that way. :smiley:

Don’t sweat it: thankfully, I am not at risk of acting beyond my years :crazy_face: (mooooost of the time :wink:).

[image] WindWarrior: Then using only HR zones, did two blocks of easy riding with a few tempo efforts, and some short 8-12 second sprints. That brings me back to within 90% and back into normal training, and after another block I’m back to where I left off. All leveraging the fact that heart rat…

730+ days and the stress of kids!

I don’t think I’m getting your point. It sounds like you detrained and then within a similar time period regained most of the lost fitness, which is exactly my criticism of the video.

Yes. Repeatedly lost fitness by taking breaks - usually 2 a year. Shorter breaks saw less decline in fitness. And over 3 years increased my aerobic ceiling (vo2max), ftp, and low aerobic (“lt1”). Highest ever 1-second power in October 2023 at sixty one. But anaerobic capacity was flat, didn’t train…

Key here is from a detrained state. The big questions is… Once you hit that baseline fitness then what?

Detrained state and zone2 are distractions from the key point IMHO. Think back to the old ways, ramping from 10 to 30 hours/week of long steady distance. What did those old pros get? Huge amounts of aerobic power (“aerobic base”) and ability use it for 5 hour rides. Huge amounts of metabolic (leg mu…

Oh I’m with you. Back in the day (and even these days as a coach) the summer miles you do for the fall XC season gets you 95% there. It’s amazing the fitness you get from just going out there and doing it. I was just commenting on the “detrained state.” It is a pet peeve of mine dating back to my c…

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