Hi All, Is it normal during build phase to have almost constant burn in quads? During SSB I had enough time to regenerate, but right now my legs hurt, I’m able to do trainings but just wanted to find out if this is typical for this phase of training. I’m supplementing my training with Whey protei…

[image] DaveWh: Must vary by person. My legs are rarely sore after a cycling training session - just tired Same

Maybe you didn’t push yourselg hard enough during FTP test?

Post ride the hard efforts are felt around the knees. Sore quads after a trainer or outdoor ride? I can probably count the number of times per year on one hand. Everybody is different.

It depends what your limiter is. For me it’s my heart/cardio system, not my legs. I hit 187 HR during my ramp test which is the highest I’ve seen my HR in 5 years, and it felt like my heart was going to explode (which would be bad!). My legs were tired, but not the reason I stopped. My legs do get …

[image] DaveWh: depends what your limiter is. For me it’s my heart/cardio system, not my legs Same.

Agree with @skraburski , if your legs are never sore I’d question if you’re pushing yourself enough to adapt and get stronger. Legs are sore because they have been broken down. When muscles are required to work harder than they’re used to or in a different way, it’s believed to cause microscopic d…

[image] MI-XC: Agree, if your legs are never sore I’d question if you’re pushing yourself enough to adapt and get stronger. It’s not the only way to grow ftp. It seems a lot of my ftp gains come from increasing upper lactate threshold (or % I can ride at).

See my post above about heart/cardio being my limiter. I think this limits the amount of stress I can put on my muscles when cycling. Note: I do not do any sprint training on the bike - l’d bet if I did, my legs would be sore.

My legs are also rarely sore after TR sessions. Sure they feel tired but not sore. I try to keep my cadence up around 90 to 95 which according to coach chad puts more emphasis on the cardiovascular system as opposed to lower cadence sessions which work muscles more.

[image] bbarrera: It’s not the only way to grow ftp. It seems a lot of my ftp gains come from increasing upper lactate threshold (or % I can ride at). I’m not even referring to increasing FTP. I did Traditional Base MV and my legs were sore from doing mostly Z2 and a little low tempo work. My…

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DaveWh December 26, 2018, 3:24pm 23

Yeah - possible what I am referring to as tired is mild soreness. When I think sore, it’s the kind of sore I experience after strength training - which is way more than anything I get after riding the bike.

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