Thine legs shall be thy ally in thine pursuit of cycling greatness.
Find an approach that works really well - and then change it in the mistaken belief that the new approach will be better … it won’t.
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When faced with the dilemma of training versus sleep, I always choose sleep and then somehow manage to do that poorly.
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Submit to your robot overlords.
—> just do what adaptive training says to do
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I get to do this, it is a privilege.
Maybe that’s more of a mantra.
Training philosophy is probably more “take the necessary steps now to still be doing this in my 70s, 80s, and beyond.” I’m inspired by those 90 year olds still skiing 100 days a year.
Cycling is a journey of strength, endurance, and self-discovery
A majority on this thread, maybe 80% are mantras, the other 20% are random statements loosely related to training and not training philosophys, its an 80/20 thread.
I guess it does say
Okay, there are a few that you could call a training philosophy. Still enjoyed reading the thread though.
When in doubt - go longer, not harder
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To be fair, the one sentence restriction means most are not going to be a philosophy.
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General Philosophy: “Replicate what you are training for”
I do wonder sometimes that we make our training and environments too “optimised” with off bike breaks during intervals, cooling fans, towels, etc.
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These, now, are the good old days: be mindful and enjoy it.
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Speak for yourself!
yes some people do… could add chugging sugar to make it feel easier.
Why not just sit on the couch? That is easier still.
“The rest day should be considered no different than any other key workout.”
Just one sentence of my overall philosophy.
Okay a 2nd one for free…
“Enjoyment comes first, its fundamental, and leads to consistency, there is no long term consistency without enjoyment, make enjoyment your number one priority.”
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Training makes you weaker, recovery rebuilds you stronger.
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Be consistent and embrace the process!
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Sur la plaque!
I had this poster in my bedroom growing up…sums it up for me perfectly.
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Not me but seems more popular than I expected.
When I was a kid my aunt bought be a T-shirt that said “Go like hell” on it with the Nike symbol. Parents weren’t pleased.
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