Training hard 2 days in a row

[FanieFiets]

Is this beneficial or detremental? I am a big supporter of train hard one day, relax one day.  Our DC organises long (hardish) rides over weekends and the next or previous day theres usualy a race.  Can I do both hard or must I choose?

 

Thnx!

 

[Guest colonel]

Do both it will be good for you.

[Decado]

You'll be tired for the sunday race, but you'll be amazed at how much stronger you get.

[FanieFiets]

Then I'll do both! Thnx for the feedback. 

[Decado]

Also it helps prep you for dc.

 

At about 200km, as you go past that cheese shop on the way into Swellendam, frantically trying to get onto the back of your group before they become unreachable, every km you've done whilst almost broken really helps.

 

[Bos]

Thats a good Question, I know one must rest sufficiantly and your muscles grow while you rest not while you train blah blah blah.. but I think I might give myself off to easily, in the name of recovering..

[Slipstream Sean]

By varying ur sessions, u stress the muscles in deffent ways. Like for example midweek I do LT intervals on tue, sprints on wed, and strength/hills on thu. So wed gives my legs a chance to recover apart from the few short bursts.

 

Oh and FF I'm doing the exact same thing on the weekend...it's gonna make us men!

 

[Bos]

By varying ur sessions' date=' u stress the muscles in deffent ways. Like for example midweek I do LT intervals on tue, sprints on wed, and strength/hills on thu. So wed gives my legs a chance to recover apart from the few short bursts.

Oh and FF I'm doing the exact same thing on the weekend...it's gonna make us men!
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Mabe a question I would like to have answered if you dont mind giving your opinion.. 1 )Does it do damage if you train on tired legs?

 

  2 )Does it do damage if you train on sore muscle legs?

 

What you are doing sounds hard the thursday hills must hurt after 2 intensity days.. 

I normally do hills say tuesday then wednesday a tempo ride and thursday / friday intervalls long ride saturday. sunday funn mtb monday swim only.

 

now that Im training for triathlons Im swimming 3km mondays wedsday morning and friday mornings, do a 8km easy run monday and thursday afternoons (I wil put some trackwork in once my legs are use to running again) I still do a long bike on saturday and  a bike tuesday and thursday morning.. BUT.. the other disiplines really take it out of you.. running for one..I find that legs are still tired from tuesdays run..

 

 

Bos2009-10-22 03:20:10

[Slipstream Sean]

Well like I said. my sprint session on wednesday is low intensity apart from the 30 second bursts. In the speed session I do a lot of high cadence stuff which rids the muscles of any lactic acid from the lactate thresholds the day before(tues), which by the way takes way more of a toll on my body than hills. So Tuesday is my hardest midweek session. It depends what your used to.

 

But to answer your question, there's nothing wrong with doing two relatively hard sessions on adjacent days as long as you have a rest day following. You wont break down unless ur not used to it and just throw urself in the deepend...integrate gradually.

 

You wouldnt do hills 2 days in a row cuz u'd be using the same muscles in the same way...that would be a recipe for disaster...if you catch my drift.

 

Triathlons/iron mans are the hardest to train for cuz there are not enuf days in the week to train all disciplines sufficiently...you just have to do the best you can...not for me...I'm gonna stick to the bike

 

[FanieFiets]

EINA DONNER! 

Had a lekker looooooong ride over 2 passes yesterday, btween 120 and 130,  not sure.  Started off today with a 46 avr for the first 30 km. Legs was DEAD.  Fell couple of groups back and had a lekker ride with them. This is going to take some getting used to!

 

[shimano 105]

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