HOW TO DO BASE TRAINING CORRECTILY.
WE'VE ALL HEARD OF BASE TRAINING. You know, the period of time where we do a bunch of long slow distance. That is what you're thinking right?...
... pre-season, early season, kinda stuff?
Well, stop.
Just hang on a sec, because...
... that ain't gonna git 'er done.
We need to reframe what base training means, rather than simply logging miles we could/should also focus on...
- tweaking and adjust bike fit
- making sure all parts are in great shape
- dialing in our on and off bike nutrition
- setting sleep schedule to match raceday
- strength training
- yoga/stretching
- hydration based on weather/temps
- practicing our braking, cornering, sprinting
... miles are good, striving for perfection is better.
We shouldn't be stressed the week of a race any more than any other week.
If anything, we should be more relaxed.
Because our base, our foundation...
... is built on stone, not sand.
Wouldn't that be cool, to start out the year...
... working on perfecting our racecraft.
The perfection phase.
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8 hrs sleep
PullUps and PushUps
30 minutes recovery
90 minutes reading + Journaling
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