Hi, Thanks for all your replies!!! My racing season will start in April and go until mid-sept. I peaked in June last year and then was pretty flat the rest of the season. I won all my races in a month and could barely turn out a decent race after that. It was sad really. My gym workouts have lasted about 1-1.5 hours two days a week. I do leg extensions, squats, lunges and upper body (legs 2x a week and arms 1x). I try and cross train a little bit with running.
My coach feels great and when I tell him that I am fatigued, he doesnt really change any plan I just slow down a little bit that is it.
I just got a new bike that actually fits. (my previous bike was BAD, and ill fitting) but it is not jazzing up the cycling ability just yet.
do i need to slow down? is it too early to be doing heavy weights? It is a month early than when i did this last year. I am 126 lbs and squating 115 lbs and leg extending 135lbs.
for eating protein, I try and eat protein with lunch and dinner. ckicken, fish, spinach, veggies, cheese, Fat free milk, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc. I think i am getting enough protein, but maybe not.
does anyone have ideas on how to get potassium without taking another suppliment or eating bannanas?
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12-26-2007, 03:37 AM #1
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12-26-2007, 01:33 PM #2
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I don't think it's necessarily too early for weight training. This is a good time to do that when your bike mileage is low. But you may want to cut down on the endurance workouts on the bike or add another rest day earlier in the week. You could just be overtraining. Do you have any trouble sleeping?
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12-26-2007, 02:25 PM #3
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I dont usually have trouble sleeping unless my work gets to me. but although lately my eating crap has been out of control--- so I am not sure that my fatigue may have something to do with that? But more recently I have been eating better, although I am still feeling tired on the bike.
so if I start earlier with the lifting training it wont cause me to peak too early in the season? that is also my main concern in addition to the fatigue getting out of control.
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