This is in response to Lance Armstrong, right? :-) On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:53 AM, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Did anyone else catch the short pice on muscles, endurance and age in > this weeks Roadbike rider? (It's a good, free, e-subscription > weekly). I thought it was a very interesting piece, and sent them > this response... > > > "Thanks for the explanation, hypothetical though it may be, why we > loose power and speed but not endurance as we age. As a 64 year old, > with 35 years of experience and a 150-200 mile a week habit; it > confirms my experience. Last summer I remember doing an 80 mile ride > to my sisters house in the Adirondacks, which had lots of climbing, > including the 5 miles of 12+percent grade over White Face Mountain. > When I arrived I felt better than when I first did that trip about 20 > years ago. I too often get dropped right away on climbs, but if its > long enough I often catch up and pass some much younger riders. > > However, I also notice another phenomenon not mentioned in your > piece. As I get older my recovery time has lengthened. While my > endurance for these long rides remains good, what used to take a day > of recovery now routinely takes two, and I find throughout the season > that I often need to take three or four days off the bike to let my > body fully recover. Can you help us understand the mechanism that > drives this and suggests anything, other than the obvious stuff like > sleeping enough." > > peace, > michael > Westford, VT > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
