Originally Posted by
rickbuddy_72
So, for me, lower gears early in the season, and higher-rep/lower-weight squats in the weight room. And since you have hit 50, get that back scanned.
Much appreciated, Rickbuddy. I have been progressing well with a lot less pain on the stuff I discovered above, but I'll definitely keep this in mind.
However, I think my training in general is different that most riders in that I basically don't do any road training. I mean, I don't even ride 20 miles except for an extremely rare low-key coffee ride. My training is gym, plyo, rollers, erg, or sprint track workouts, none of which have me do efforts for longer than 45 seconds. Not sure exactly how this bears on your comment, but I basically do not do endurance-length training, and I certainly do not spend long periods of time slogging huge gears.