>>1139214>ride big gear and smashLOL no, that's a great way for someone who likely has shitty platform pedals on a bike that's probably not fitted and adjusted properly for them to end up with knees and hips that are sore all the time and maybe actually injured. New, inexperienced riders need to concentrate on smooth pedaling throughout the entire rotation, and towards a 90 to 100 rpm cadence, which has higher cardio-vascular impact, which is what promotes aerobic conditioning.
>start standing on the climbsNope. Again, new riders should stay seated on the climbs, maintaining a cadence of at least 70 rpm, to help build cycling-specific strength, while maintaining power output in the aerobic region. Standing is highly inefficient, doesn't use all the same muscles the same ways, and you're almost always working in the anaerobic region. That sort of work comes later, after you've attained a high level of aerobic fitness.
>2-3 months of 40 miles round trips 3x a weekNope. If you really want to improve, you should ride at least 5 days a week, in a pattern that alternates between longer rides and shorter rides, with one day a week longer than the rest. 3 days per week isn't enough and the non-ride days between don't do anything for your fitness, and riding the same distance all the time will cause you to plateau fairly quickly.
>You got to put in the work. You just can't get by and hope for it to get better.That's about the only thing you said that I can at least agree with. The rest is broscience and anecdotal.
