>>1126399>No one in this thread needs to train more than once a day."Needs" is a strong word. But it sure is beneficial for just about anyone. As would adding in more long zone 2 rides.
>minimum amount to get the required effect.You should say "minimum amount to get the bare minimum effect you wish to have," get more stimulus and recover from it. Do this consistently and you'll get a higher, better, more lasting level of fitness.
>You can't make blanket statements like that based on nothingYou're holding me to a standard in which you do not hold yourself.
>Excessive mileage and excessive fatigue do not help you, they set you up for overtraining and failure."Excessive" is a word you're using to paint a picture and scenario which I did not. If you are recovering from training, more load will always yield greater adaptations.
>You should train the minimum amount to get the required effect.Only if you want less improvement than you could otherwise achieve.
>do whatever you feel like every day>That's what you sound likeYou have a bastardized and exaggerated interpretation of what I said. I said you should alter and adapt your workouts on how you feel on any given day. For example, you have 3*15 at threshold planned today but you aren't feeling up to it mentally or physically? Then do them at sweet spot. Forcing yourself through workouts when you're not in it mentally or physically isn't conductive to greater consistency and therefore to long term fitness.
>People will get in a tizzy about thisWords of someone who was RIGHT...
