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My season is off to a good start. I have about 1400 miles in. My strength and endurance is there and my weight is approaching mid season levels. The problem is I feel like my lungs just aren't there.
I'm wondering if I should be more methodical in my breathing on long tough sections and short climbs. Currently I give the breathing no though and just let it look after itself. Perhaps that's not the best approach. Should I be focusing on deep exhales early in the section or some other technique. Any comments
Also I am starting to ride more hills where I am pushing my heart rate up close to the max. These hills are usually about 1/2 mile long so it's more like intervals with a long recovery period. I will do about 14 of these in a 2 hour evening ride. Will this develop aerobic capacity better than longer but more paced work at 85% of my max heart rate. Maybe I need to shorten the recovery period. I need advice about the best training.
My weekend rides are with buddies but they can be very competitive with 5 mile sections of rolling hills where we are racing. I'm strong at the end of the ride but want to do better than that.
I'm wondering if I should be more methodical in my breathing on long tough sections and short climbs. Currently I give the breathing no though and just let it look after itself. Perhaps that's not the best approach. Should I be focusing on deep exhales early in the section or some other technique. Any comments
Also I am starting to ride more hills where I am pushing my heart rate up close to the max. These hills are usually about 1/2 mile long so it's more like intervals with a long recovery period. I will do about 14 of these in a 2 hour evening ride. Will this develop aerobic capacity better than longer but more paced work at 85% of my max heart rate. Maybe I need to shorten the recovery period. I need advice about the best training.
My weekend rides are with buddies but they can be very competitive with 5 mile sections of rolling hills where we are racing. I'm strong at the end of the ride but want to do better than that.