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hello to everyone. i need good advice for my situation and that demands quite a bit of info, so sorry if it gets a bit long, ill try to be as objective as possible, but trust me im here to listen to you guys, im sure some of you may be able to help. also sorry if my english isn't the best, its not my native language.
i used to bike a lot as a kid, then i broke a ton of bones and my bike on a crash. after that and cause of a bunch of other reasons i didnt get back on a bike till 3 years ago. im 33 now. i rapidly fell in love with pedaling again. started with commuting, then riding a ton for recreation (on a 15 year old mtb, and no, its not rigid), 6 months ago i bought my first road bike.
for the past 2 years i have been "training". with this i mean riding hard a day, resting the next and the same again. a year ago i read friel's book and understood a bunch of concepts. as you know this isnt real training but its been a decent aproach to having some discipline and correcting mistakes like cadence and stuff. also understanding stuff like riding at your max all the time is not good, learning to regulate your efforts (by feel, no cyclocomputer yet). somedays i do short (1 - 1.5hr) intense rides, others i do endurance for 4hours (100km aprox with some climbing), etc. thats where im at. ive also had some crashes and stuff that also teach you a lot. i have reached this plateau where i dont really progress anymore, and i understand that its cause im not really training. (no good measurments of progress, no clear goals, etc.. but specially, no real planned training).
so heres the thing, and hope you guys can understand. i also fell in love with bmx (street) and i've been also doing that in between. i know most here dont really get it, but i like to develope handling skill, the "flowing", and just the fun of cruising around jumping like crazy. but im also new at that so i need to practice a lot more.
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