Substitute long ride for short commutes

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Physiological effects of long slow rides:

Any benefit to Traditional Base vs Sweet Spot?

I’ll throw pathways back on the pile. (Chad wannabe deep dive) The “long, low, and slow” higher volume (say 12 hrs/week+) approach accumulates a lot of time in which the muscles release calcium, so the CA2+ enzyme (calcium-calmodulin protein kinase) can break that ionic bond and convert to ATP in the mitochondria. That pathway is the best indicator of aerobic performance – how fast are you at 2mmol/AeT? The problem is that it takes a lot of time – more than many career-and-family-committed adu…

Also:
https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/any-benefit-to-traditional-base-vs-sweet-spot/21385/92