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Howdy folks,

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m beat.

I did my first cross race of the season on Sunday, and I trained through it; about 4 hours of biking and BJJ on Saturday.

Phew.

I need a rest, and that’s exactly what I’m getting today.  You should, too.

In fact, that’s the workout of the day –

REST. Recover. SPIN!

Today, you’re doing a One Hour Recovery Spin –

– Get on your bike. Roll out into the street, and just spin around for an hour.

– Really small gear, no hard efforts – heck, no medium effort.

– Spin. You’re looking to move your legs around in circles, almost like there is no chain on the bike.

– The idea is to get your body moving, flush the systems out, and speed your recovery.

– When you do your recovery ride -if you have the time- just get out and spin aimlessly. At a certain point, your legs suddenly feel better.

– As soon as that happens, turn around, go home, eat, stretch, and put your legs up.

Relax.

Don’t forget; this is a good day to get some core work in if you aren’t totally spent. Lots of info up on the topic in previous posts.

If you’ve been playing along with us for the last couple of weeks, remember to pull out that list you made after your last race –

https://crosssports.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/the-workout-of-the-day-for-wednesday-9-8-listless/

It’s a good idea to update it now, while the race is still fresh in your mind.

If you didn’t make the list the first time around, or if this was your first race?
Well, sweet.

More good work to do today!

G’night,

M

~ by crosssports on September 12, 2010.

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