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Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 08:22:01 No.1638524 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1638540 >>1638558 >>1638664 >>1638696 >>1638753 >>1641613 >>1641714 >>1642684 >>1643329 >>1643967

I've been invited on a long bike ride with some big hills next Friday. Can I get fit in 10 days?

Any tips for maximising training time to get the most out of it? Intervals?

My bike is pic related. I'm off the wagon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 08:25:10 No.1638526 Report

Quoted By: >>1638527

no.
and you knew the answer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 08:29:30 No.1638527 Report

Quoted By: >>1638530

>>1638526
Yes, I'm clutching at straws. I'm going anyway, I just want to not bonk.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 08:29:37 No.1638528 Report

Quoted By: >>1638533

Be honest OP, this is your first bike, right? You bought a fully kitted ultegra carbon bike as your first bike thinking "how hard could it be"?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 08:38:05 No.1638530 Report

Quoted By: >>1638532 >>1638536

>>1638527
Yer gon bonk
You have two options after this
Getting rekt sets a fire under your ass and you try to get better, or abandoning the bike like a pussy

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 08:47:13 No.1638532 Report

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>>1638530
He bought the "best bike" in the store to flex his wallet and he will be destroyed by an alloy or steel frame Sora/Claris/Tiagra or 80s/90s set rider.
Of course he will pussy out and try to sell his bike near retail price.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 08:48:10 No.1638533 Report

Quoted By: >>1638562

>>1638528
No, I was very good, National level hill climber etc. Running a company through lockdown just took its toll on me do I couldn't ride.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 08:59:34 No.1638536 Report

Quoted By: >>1638951 >>1642132

>>1638530
This is probably right, I just want to mitigate it as much as possible. I'm going to do hill repeats and fill my pockets with bananas.

This board isn't that friendly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 09:12:36 No.1638540 Report

Quoted By: >>1638548 >>1638831

>>1638524
i was fairly unfit, not terribly so, but about two KG overweight and suffering from some muscle wastage etc from a few months of Lockdownsedentary living. I got a job in a warehouse that involves a 5 mile commute, ngl it was killing me to begin with, the ride there was OK, but by the time the sift ended my legs and feet especially were killing me and the ride home was hell, ended up pushing the bike most of the way.

It took about 3 months before the pain started to subside and another 2 months before I was able to cycle all the way home including up the steep hill. now i'm fine, in fact I never felt better, I sprint to work, put in a hard shift and sprint home, once I get the bike inside and had a shower and a cup of tea I feel great, well worth the few months of misery.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 09:17:43 No.1638541 Report

Quoted By: >>1638549

lmao you're better off just not eating for 10 days

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 09:32:11 No.1638548 Report

Quoted By: >>1638555

>>1638540
My legs are hurting after doing intervals for a couple days. I hope I will be able to shake the cobwebs off in time. I imagine my CNS will pick up some of the slack as I've ridden hard in the past.

My commute used to be almost 40 miles of hilly terrain, which I did religiously all seasons, it was a killer at first, but became a breeze after a few months.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 09:33:14 No.1638549 Report

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>>1638541
this might not be a bad shout, I need to stop eating the shit I've become accustomed to while I've not been training.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 09:56:00 No.1638555 Report

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>>1638548
You may have to forget all about this upcoming cycling excursion, but don't give up on getting your fitness back, the sooner you start the sooner you'll get there. You just have to accept the start is going to be tough, but after the first month every week it'll get easier until eventually your body will be in fine shape.

Absolutely Zishan Anon

Absolutely Zishan Anon Thu 15 Apr 2021 10:00:34 No.1638558 Report

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>>1638524
borrow a road ebike, tell them you are just test riding it for weekend and smoke them

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 10:28:17 No.1638562 Report

Quoted By: >>1638575

>>1638533
A national level athlete isn’t going to come to 4channel’s transportation board for training advice. You should already know what to do if you ever trained at all. Fake and gay thread.

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Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 11:04:05 No.1638575 Report

Quoted By: >>1638579 >>1638581 >>1643965

>>1638562
I do know what to do (I also know it's not really possible), I just wanted to chat, you never know someone might have had some anecdotal advice. My problem is I will train myself into the ground without rest, so it would be nice to be told not to do that.

<My legs in a race.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 11:06:26 No.1638579 Report

Quoted By: >>1638641

>>1638575
Haha yeah okay buddy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 11:09:32 No.1638581 Report

Quoted By: >>1638602 >>1638639

>>1638575
>it would be nice to be told something I already know
I don’t get it

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 12:07:28 No.1638602 Report

Quoted By: >>1638644

>>1638581
I think he needs reassurance that he is not out of the loop yet.
Kind of like a boomer trying to stay relevant

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 14:14:42 No.1638639 Report

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>>1638581
That's all hobbyists do, they talk about shit they already know, it's comforting. Not to worry if you don't want to engage, you all seem unhappy on here for some reason.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 14:15:44 No.1638641 Report

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>>1638579
Are you talking about my legs, I hope so because they are mine and I assume you are jealous.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 14:17:42 No.1638644 Report

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>>1638602
I'll just do interval training 6 days a week for months like I have in the past, I am out of the loop, but I will be good again in no time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 15:41:43 No.1638664 Report

Quoted By: >>1641601 >>1642150

>>1638524
Try meth right before the ride

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 16:35:37 No.1638696 Report

Quoted By: >>1638739 >>1641475

>>1638524
eat oatmeal for breakfast, bring granola and water. eat before hungry, drink before thirsty. avoid diuretics and don't chance espresso at all because it might give you the shits.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 18:42:14 No.1638739 Report

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>>1638696
>don't chance espresso at all because it might give you the shits
Only if you have weak sôiy laced intestines

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 19:32:08 No.1638753 Report

Quoted By: >>1641475

>>1638524
Just ride your fucking bike dude, if for nothing else than to get your ass/taint/groin area somewhat used to the seat. You’re not going to do much to improve your physical condition in 10 days but it’s not going to hurt anything so you might as well ride.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 20:10:26 No.1638764 Report

Quoted By: >>1638804 >>1641475

It's ok op I got thrown into a 60 mile ride with 1700 feet of climbing (idk if big in comparison to yours, damn near killed me) with just flat city rides less than 10 miles as prior experience
You'll get dropped and have to stop and catch your breath often, and your legs will cramp up, but if they're a chill group they'll group up and wait for you at the top (at least some of them) in case you need an ambulance
If it's a there and back ride you can stop before the end and rest while waiting for them to come back
Just spin in your lowest gear and don't give up, bring two big water bottles and some energy bars and chug pomegranate juice in the 5 days leading up to the day. Do train to your limits up until 3 days before the ride (just do whatever GCN HIIT interval videos every other day, really go life or death all out on the short efforts) then don't ride at all again until the ride

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 20:19:11 No.1638766 Report

Quoted By: >>1641475

>Can I get fit in 10 days?

30 days is more realistic and it requires max efforts.

INTERVAL training, 30 seconds max efforts with 5 minutes of soft pedaling and repeat that 6 times for the whole ride.

Do that twice a week max.

Fill in your week with one easy long distance ride and you are good to go.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 21:05:20 No.1638780 Report

Quoted By: >>1641475

Do mixed interval training 3x and one longer ride just to get the body "used" to the body position. Two last days do your regular race prep.
If you can get hold of some Cardarine/GW501516 take that asap. You wont get cancer if you use it for a few weeks once in a while.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 22:37:40 No.1638804 Report

Quoted By: >>1638862 >>1638878

>>1638764
is 500m elevation a lot for 100km in burgerland? the flattest rides i do are 10m per km but usually i ride something like 900m for 50km
not a flex i dont ride far just curious

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 23:02:12 No.1638811 Report

Quoted By: >>1641475

obviously not, but you have enough time to atleast get your fit dialed in. Godspeed and good luck, faggot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Apr 2021 23:22:32 No.1638816 Report

Quoted By: >>1641475

no, it's too late
just pace yourself and bring tons of food and water

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Apr 2021 00:11:05 No.1638831 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638540
>two kg overweight
Fuck u famalam im 266 lbs i ride 15-20 miles a day i do 60 mile trips on the weekend weight aint shit on a bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Apr 2021 02:27:56 No.1638862 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638804
That’s pretty average for the flat parts of the country. In a really flat part I rode 100 miles and it was around 1200 ft of climbing. But where I’m living now I rode 60 miles with 5000 feet of climbing.

Disclaimer: I don’t know metric distances

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Apr 2021 03:35:02 No.1638878 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638804
It's not average over the trip, the grade goes up to... 10%? 8%? Not that bad but it was my first ever climb. Can't remember I'll look it up later
It's a 30 mile destination and back downhill too

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Apr 2021 08:49:59 No.1638951 Report

Quoted By: >>1641635

>>1638536
Just don't overdo it because you need to hang in the tail of the group, you can regroup later, it's better to make them wait a little a few times than pushing yourself over the limit and fucking dieing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Apr 2021 22:08:11 No.1641475 Report

Quoted By: >>1641682

>>1638696
>>1638753
>>1638764
>>1638766
>>1638780
>>1638811
>>1638816

Okay, some sensible people chimed in, thanks for the input.

My ride is on Friday, here's what I've done.

Hill repeats - 2 min climb X 8, I've done this 5 times

Commute - 35 mile round trip 1000m climbing, I hammered it both ways. Just once.

1 longer loop with heavy climbing and maintaining effort on flat sections.

I will rest tomorrow.

Results - just done 8 climbs of my local hill and my taint feels fine, recovery is still poor between efforts, but strength is decent and I can get out of the saddle much easier. My legs are jelly after rides. I've decided to keep eating as I feel I need to get as much recovery as possible between rides. I think I'm okay, definitely feel better on the bike, I think the CNS has sparked up again.

We will climb Holme Moss and Jackson Bridge if any of you are familier with those climbs. Good climbs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Apr 2021 05:37:41 No.1641601 Report

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>>1638664
Can confirm just don’t forget water

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Anonymous Thu 22 Apr 2021 06:20:36 No.1641613 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638524
GTFO

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Apr 2021 08:00:13 No.1641635 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638951
good luck!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Apr 2021 12:03:46 No.1641682 Report

Quoted By:

>>1641475
godspeed anon
if you get dropped on a climb don't push yourself, just find your rhythm and stick to it

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Anonymous Thu 22 Apr 2021 14:11:01 No.1641714 Report

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>>1638524
>get fit quick
>big hills
>disc brakes
hahahah

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Anonymous Fri 23 Apr 2021 07:54:58 No.1642032 Report

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Today's the day. I believe in you anon!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 23 Apr 2021 10:08:18 No.1642132 Report

Quoted By: >>1642145 >>1642709

>>1638536
>this board isn’t that friendly
KYS on the way out the door

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Anonymous Fri 23 Apr 2021 10:23:42 No.1642145 Report

Quoted By: >>1642152

>>1642132
>2012+9
>not being nice to newfriends

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 23 Apr 2021 10:32:15 No.1642150 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638664
That’s good advice

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 23 Apr 2021 10:37:18 No.1642152 Report

Quoted By:

>>1642145
I’m sorry (not a leaf)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Apr 2021 16:23:26 No.1642684 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638524
How'd it go anon?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Apr 2021 17:26:09 No.1642709 Report

Quoted By:

>>1642132
fuck out of here

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Anonymous Sat 24 Apr 2021 19:00:53 No.1642735 Report

Quoted By: >>1642736 >>1642809 >>1642963

This whole topic, such retarded advice. If he was a cyclist and trained alot muscle memory will get back in a short time. Also, I used to do 100 km in a day on a shitty citybike with friends while drinking a few beers after 70 km in the Netherlands just for laughs. Are you srsly that unfit that you would have trouble riding 100 km?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Apr 2021 19:02:50 No.1642736 Report

Quoted By:

>>1642735
what an arrogant and useless post

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Apr 2021 22:15:13 No.1642809 Report

Quoted By: >>1642977

>>1642735
70km on flat ground is not the same amigo

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Apr 2021 07:18:30 No.1642963 Report

Quoted By: >>1642976

>>1642735
>Are you srsly that unfit that you would have trouble riding 100 km?
yes, i ride daily yet my max is 50km then my ass starts hurting like crazy

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Apr 2021 08:07:21 No.1642976 Report

Quoted By:

>>1642963
me too

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Apr 2021 08:09:30 No.1642977 Report

Quoted By: >>1643047

>>1642809
>what is wind

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Apr 2021 11:47:29 No.1643047 Report

Quoted By:

>>1642977
Yeah, many people don't think about wind, I live in two zones, one is hilly and the other pretty flat, the hilly one has near the double of elevation. Riding on a flat sounds nice but even a small breeze is noticeable, and strong winds can turn any ride into hell.

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Anonymous Mon 26 Apr 2021 00:24:12 No.1643329 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638524
I assume if you own that bike, you probably have a certain base level fitness . Hydrate and carb the fuck up. Put electrolyte powder in one of your bottles, and try to eat something every 30-45 minutes while you’re riding. Stuff those jersey pockets with gels and bars.

You’re not gonna be making massive fitness gains in 10 days, so I’d just do a few light noodles in the mean time. Keep it low intensity, keep it under 2 hours . As long as you can keep your body nutritionally satisfied, Your biggest issue might be an aching taint or back.

Someone whose been off the bike for a while will guarantee to be hurting after 20 miles

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Apr 2021 17:22:02 No.1643965 Report

Quoted By:

>>1638575
Train and eat healthily for 10 days straight. It will help. Also make sure you sleep well and hydrate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Apr 2021 17:29:32 No.1643967 Report

Quoted By: >>1644234

>>1638524
Don't eat anything or drink any water for 5 days then eat a massive fucking steak right before the ride and don't bring water

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Apr 2021 08:28:19 No.1644234 Report

Quoted By:

>>1643967
my man, right here

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Apr 2021 13:01:39 No.1644285 Report

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OP hasn't posted since his ride, I can't believe OP is dead.

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