The 50% Rule: When Big Rides Hurt Your Fitness | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 585

Was literally saddling up for a 100% of weekly tss Group Ride this morning until dead batteries ‘saved’ me.

Me 5d ago trying to ramp up into big rides

Me 2d ago, fighting for more TSS in big rides with TRAI

TR:

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Looks like my club rides will have to wait!

@Jonathan it would be good to have a follow up on how to ramp into big rides.

Based on stats last year my Saturday club ride is around 240 TSS, my Sunday is around 300 TSS. My six week avg TSS is… … …236!

I have been holding off this year until now, but now it’s May I can’t hold back much more. So last week I joined them only for 1h, 2h20 total ride with 142 TSS and completed the next hard Anaerobic workout on Tuesday no problem but skipped the Thursday endurance ride, albeit due to long working hours.

Perhaps a follow up analysis on what happens if these big rides become regular weekly rather than one off..?