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Howdy Folks!

I hope ya’all had a good weekend, and you’re ready to get after it, and put in a hard week of training.

You are?

Great… we’re going to start things off with 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 just suddenly feel better.

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

…or, you know, go to work.

Or School.

Or whatever real-world hassle you have to deal with. 

Gotcha, eh?

Here’s the lesson…

Good training always begins with good recovery. You can’t train hard if you’re too gassed to make gains. Set your self up for success this season by taking your rest days seriously.

Seriously!

Have fun,

M

~ by crosssports on August 14, 2011.

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