Being a diesel, I question the need to do long slow endurance rides. I see it as junk miles, or a social cafe ride with mates. On TR it is boring unles you throw in some drills and sprints. Outside it is boring unless you are route planning, or bikepacking. In my long experience of endurance spo…

I see it as junk miles, or a social cafe ride with mates. I see it as quality aerobic miles On TR it is boring unles you throw in some drills and sprints. Time to watch a movie, read a book or work while getting easy aerobic gainz Outside it is boring unless you are route planning, or Look to t…

Ha ha, I think the trouble is, when you get to my age ,it feels so slow! I also compete in motorsport and work outside doing a physical job, so I get plenty of excersise. And i also do weights and strength and balance work. I just don’t feel the buzz after long rides, So I think I’ve probably got t…

The biggest benefit I have found to regularly doing long rides is that is the only way I have found to condition my back, neck, etc., to doing long rides. Gym work doesn’t cut it, I have to spend hours in the saddle.

:slightly_smiling_face: Being fun and being effective arent always the same thing! Each of us choose to balance our workouts slightly differently and have different contexts and goals. I think thats fine.

I think you’ve got two different questions going: Is there value in long-and-slow rides? Do you need long-and-slow rides? For #1, LSD is great for making all those mitochondria and capillaries and whatnot without piling on loads of fatigue at the same time, and it provides an opportunity to test …

[image] JoeX: I see it as junk miles, or a social cafe ride with mates. I see it as quality aerobic miles On TR it is boring unles you throw in some drills and sprints. Time to watch a movie, read a book or work while getting easy aerobic gainz Outside it is boring unless you are route plann…

Sounds awful. Perpetual headwinds in Minnesota too. I used to see little value in LSD, thinking I could make up for it with intensity or just riding harder more frequently. This year has given me more time and I committed to riding with a HR cap on a couple of my weekly rides. I always made sure th…

I come from a running background - where long, slow “rides” are the basis of all injury-free performance improvements. Slow tempo is where you tell your body it needs to develop itself to support sustained efforts. Even a VO2Max session is just a slow run interrupted by a bit of excitement in the mi…

[image] rocourteau: Even a VO2Max session is just a slow run interrupted by a bit of excitement in the middle. :laughing:Love this.

Why do long slow rides?

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grawp August 25, 2020, 11:34am 8

I’m the opposite. I really like spending time on a bike and just ride for the pleasure of movement. Find lots of miles makes me really fit. Volume is king for me.

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Why do long slow rides?

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