Among the athlete types this is the practice of "periodization." One works at a baseline level with varying, although shorter, bouts of higher exertion. The body is able to recover during the baseline training and rest periods, and gradually come back stronger. For competitors, the challenge is to schedule your cyclical peaks for race day.
On Jun 25, 11:09 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I read primal *Scotch *and got all excited. > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 7:12 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > And here I hoped it was about primal hopscotch. (So easy, even > > Rivendell can do it.) > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Jun 23, 10:15 pm, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Today's Peeking Through the Knothole has an update on Mr. P's broken > > > thumb (healed enough to ride), and a mysterious "revelation" about > > > exercise he's going to report tomorrow. My guess - based on his > > > expressed obsessiveness with fitness, and forced sabbatical from much > > > of same - is that he discovered "not exercising" is good for you > > > sometimes. I found, after years of constantly pushing to get on the > > > bike whenever I could, that sometimes cycling is a lot more fun after > > > a week or two off. I feel refreshed and strong and "in touch" with it > > > in a way I lose if I ride "too much". Any other guesses? > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
