I'm thinking the 'walking pace' level can be sustained for hours (safely).....the one that gets you in the fat burning zone. Higher intensity efforts are for intervals. Shorter, higher intensity rides, two hours or less are better for you (for health) in my opinion. The two hour limit at higher intensity is just about right since our muscles are depleted by then anyway. I'll bet quite a few of us have or are 'overtraining' on a regular basis and I believe this can set us average people up for heart problems or overuse injuries also. The genetically superior folks just go faster but I think we can do the same damage exercising at our 85% zone too. I've never enjoyed rides that lasted more than about 4 hours no matter how much or how little effort I put out. My @$$, hands or feet always seem to give me adequate clues that I am overdoing it. Exercise junkie was a common term I heard over the years to describe someone addicted to doing too much.....too often we forget the law of diminishing returns.
On Jan 26, 4:53 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, I know: I meant to say that even at a far lower level of talent > and exertion, you can hurt yourself by overdoing it. > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 26, 4:57 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'll add to this that even far-from-elite athletes can be hurt by > >> "overtraining". > > > "overtraining" as you describe it is very different than the training > > described in the study. Proper training includes rest and recovery. > > The average athlete who does structured training might only do 2 hard > > workouts a week because to dig deep and get the desired physiological > > adaptations from those workouts, one has to be well rested. Going too > > hard too often leads to "overtraining" and exactly what you > > experienced - it's a major setback and can actually be kind of tricky > > to bounce back from. > > > Interestingly enough, your own pulse can provide feedback injury, > > illness, incomplete recovery, etc. it's also a great way to measure > > and monitor improvements in fitness, which is why so many folks use > > heart-rate monitors to train - both during exercise and recovery. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
