tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803144976327688451.post7583279723244759348..comments2024-03-15T01:19:36.314-04:00Comments on Research Trailer Park: Phun Physiology: Use It or Lose It?Mike Daytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558296158677358300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803144976327688451.post-21919938551995497092010-07-14T20:16:14.603-04:002010-07-14T20:16:14.603-04:00Thanks, folks, for your comments and sharing your ...Thanks, folks, for your comments and sharing your experiences. <br /><br />Tom, in spite of your recent detour, I still detect some "glass half full" optimism on your part in terms of your reference to hitting a "valley" rather than a plateau, which tells me you can't be kept down. Wave as you pass me on the way up!<br /><br />YungFalbz, based on your personal experience, it would seem that time away from one sport might result in some detraining for that sport even though you were actually cross training for another one. That's just a guess based on the assumption that sufficiently different muscle groups are used for the two different sports and that the time away from the "detrained" sport fit the timetable. But it's just a guess. You're working more muscles harder than most of us!<br /><br />Perhaps the question has been addressed in reference to Lance's "retirement" from cycling, his subsequent marathoning, and then his return to cycling. <br /><br />-b, in your case, there was absolutely no possibility of maintenance (interval) training. <br /><br />I trust you are on the way back. It seems that you have an "L" of a permanent with plenty of climbing that you've been riding regularly lately. Glad to hear!dean furbishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555785432014282728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803144976327688451.post-72570830028993970052010-07-14T06:33:06.673-04:002010-07-14T06:33:06.673-04:00Very interesting, Dean, thanks for posting this! A...Very interesting, Dean, thanks for posting this! After being off the bike for nearly 6 weeks this spring with pneumonia/respiratory infection, I can certainly attest to the effects. I could still go out and ride 40~50 miles but there was no power in the engine -- heart rate would quickly spike on even the smallest hills and I'd have to gear down to a crawl.-bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386010277515426563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803144976327688451.post-62286486790231811162010-07-13T21:09:31.468-04:002010-07-13T21:09:31.468-04:00Great article. Very useful info.
Are these effect...Great article. Very useful info.<br /><br />Are these effects sports specific? For instance, if an athlete cross trains by swimming/running, at similar intensities and frequencies to previous biking, will he/she still experience detraining? <br /><br />In the past when I've stopped biking to focus on other sports, perceived exertion on the bike skyrockets and vice versa. My HRMonitor also confirms that I'm working harder.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594208632197827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803144976327688451.post-66210708797820210042010-07-12T19:44:39.333-04:002010-07-12T19:44:39.333-04:00I am the poster boy for ‘detraining.’ Due to a se...I am the poster boy for ‘detraining.’ Due to a series of unfortunate events at work, I’ve been working crazy long hours for the last 3+ months. I’ve ridden exactly one time per month, just to keep my R-xx streak alive. A single 200 or 300k per month is not enough to keep up even my normal poor level of fitness. Each month’s ride has become progressively harder and slower. After 30 days of no riding, a 200k was tough. After 60 days, another 200k was tougher. After 90 days, a 300k almost killed me.<br /><br />I can’t quantify my decreases in VO2, LDL, ATP or any other acronym. But I can validate that I’m fatter than ever, I get short of breath just typing Internet rants, and my resting pulse rate is no longer restful. I guess the good news, according to this study, is that my decline hit a plateau (or should that be a valley) after 56 days. I guess the next ride will be no worse than the last one. I can live with that.<br /><br />Tom BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com