gontxo_nos

Hello, my training season ended on May 15 when I finish the MTB Marathon of 3 days. After that date, I have a break the bike training during 3 weeks for a injury.

After these three weeks, I returned much better although with higher pulse, somewhat normal. Only it made routes to enjoy in my bike because my training session has ended on May 15.

Just 3 weeks ago, I suffered a sharp fall and I had to sew the knee . Now I have no points, but has yet to regenerate tissue. Luckily, I have nothing broken, it's just flesh and skin.

I think I'll don't ride with the bike 4 to 6 weeks at least. Until it heals completely.

This year I trained a lot and I'm afraid to lose all training. Also I'm a little sad because in October, by work, I can not take the bike.

I will lose much?, I'm really worried and do not stop mulling....


Thanks in advance.

Carbonfiberboy 

Yes, you'll lose much, but mostly from peak power. Much of your endurance and muscle memory will still be there. It will come back in a few months of training.

Injuries are bad! Sorry to hear of yours.

Many years ago, I took a whole winter off. It took all of the next summer to get most of my fitness back. I never took another winter off.

Do not worry. It does not help.

gontxo_nos

Well, I hope not lose much ...

I worked hard this year and I don't will like to lose all .

sprince

Think of it as an opportunity to rest, recover and work on other important things that will help you when you are back on the bike, like core strength and flexibility.

Jim from Boston

Fear to lose the training….

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Originally Posted by gontxo_nos

This year I trained a lot and I'm afraid to lose all training. Also I'm a little sad because in October, by work, I can not take the bike.
I will lose much?, I'm really worried and do not stop mulling....

Thanks in advance.

I read this advice on Bike Forums, and that’s my only reference, about the loss of training effect. I think it’s reasonable, and compels me to keep it up, notonly for cycling, but for my practice of yoga: “The half-life of the training effect is 10 days.” That is, after a 10 day layoff you’ve lost half your training effect, then after another 10 day layoff you’ve lost half of the remainder,then after another 10 days you lost half of that remaining, and so forth; similar to decay of radioactive elements.

My longest layoff in decades, was about five months after bike accident in 2012, and I essentially started from zero, but this year is one of my best in decades. I have the advantage of cycle commuting a minimum of 14 miles one way. FWIW, my resting heart rate is 48 bpm.

cyclezen

tough thing, knee injuries, can cut out many aerobic activities.

one you can do, will keep/add muscle strength and for sure aerobic capacity.
rowing (sculling, or crew if you find a shell that'll take on a noob), great for lungs 'guads' (local pun...), gluts, back, core, arms - am I missing anythin, oh yeah, arms, shoulders.

bad side - you might put on some muscle weight in a few months of rowing...
not much risk for further road rash...
Oh and, you'll likely not lose the ability to 'hurt' and keep goin...