Signs You Aren’t Recovering Enough | Cycling Coaching Deep Dive | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 508

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@RussC1

Long time listener. While most podcasts are pretty solid, I really took this one to heart. I spent a year not on trainer road, hammering away on another platform, running, lifting weights, setting steps records on my watch, etc. It was fun, but I was essentially the same cyclist as when I started the year, only a year older. As a masters cyclist, I can ill afford to waste a year putzing around.

Then I came back to TR and started getting lots of yellow days, so I started hiding stuff from the AI to not yellow. Still, if I was even a little honest on the surveys, my hard days were getting cut back. I had the right tools, but I thought the rules didn’t apply to me.

Since this episode aired, I have recommitted to improving my cycling with intention. I’m still digging out of the hole I am in, but the AI is working to ‘meet me where I’m at’ and we can move forward together. I’m also moving from protein, protein, protein, to protein, carbs, carbs and it seems to be helping as well.

I look forward to becoming the cyclist I want to be with the help of TR.

This is great! We’re cheering for you!!!

[Slowwithouttwitch]

@MrVivekB

Overtraining has saved more marriages than it’s broken

The wisest thing I ever read in a cycling forum.