Hammer? No. Aerobic, absolutely. The concept is simple. Hammering tears down the body, requires recovery. Aerobic builds up the body and it becomes more efficient and thus going faster, farther, longer for the same effort. Get and read any of the books by Maffetone. This one is a good place to start: https://www.amazon.com/Maffetone-Method-Holistic-Low-Stress-Exceptional/dp/0071343318/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1507121243&sr=8-4&keywords=maffetone.
The heart rate monitor is a good starting point, but I just ride or run by feel (and always have). I'm also not strict about always staying aerobic. But I've been building a base for years now. A few other factors: diet. The more processed foods in your diet, the long your recovery and lower your fitness. also, consider highfat/low carb. I only breath through my nose except for steep climbs or altitudes over 12,000 feet. This gives me a precise feel for my breathing volume (as basic as heart rate), conditions the air through my sinuses (I drink a LOT less, both from nose breathing and being high fat in diet. Carbs require a lot of water.) With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 12:41:32 AM UTC-6, lum gim fong wrote: > > This has been the funnest thread that I can remember for a long time. > Thanks for the update. > > Now please tell me how you are able to recover fast enough to just keep > hammering away day after day at these big miles? > > Two of my 30 mile/~1900-2000ft round trip climbing commutes per week and > my legs are toast. Can't seem to recover fast enough to feel good on the in > between days. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
