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Howdy folks,

So, wow…

It’s Tuesday?

How did that happen?

Shouldn’t it be Monday?

These darn long weekends do this to me every time!

Don’t get it twisted, though.

If you took advantage of the long weekend and raced or rode hard yesterday?

You still need to get the proper rest and recovery in, and today you should probably go for a…

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.

Or at least try to.

“But hey!” You might be saying right about now.

“What if I didn’t go hard yesterday? What if – for example –  I’m not one of you lucky folks in the USA who had the day off?”

Good question!

You know what day today is, right?

It’s Two By Twenty Tuesday! 

Would you like to know more?

Click Here 

Enjoy!

M

~ by crosssports on September 2, 2014.

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