Less time due to having 2 screaming children every second of every day.
Adulting is awful.
Well you did go full crazy and have a second one! How's things going with #2 and how is Rory? Proud big brother or really doesn't care/want to get involved?
We're really going through the troublesome two's at the moment but thankfully they seem to be related to hunger/tiredness so at least we can put some reasoning behind them (and work around them a little). Still pretty grim (feel so helpless) when they happen!
While we're talking training and health I've just brain dumped this here... As I've had quite a reduction in both since the weather changed. We're going through some interrupted sleep, most nights having a wake up between 1-3am and then again something at around 5am. He settles down again but with the later one we really don't and by 6.15am (at the latest) he (& us) are fully awake. His bedtime at 7.30/8pm he's sleeping enough, dropped his afternoon nap months ago and doesnt seem tired until even meal times (6pm) so about right. But our bedtime at 10.30/11 with the wakes and interruptions is slowly having more of an affect on us.
I normally dont struggle too much with lack of sleep (cycling really helps me to sleep well when I do) but some minor illnesses and the couple of hot nights seem to have had culminated into fatigue feelings I just can't seem to shake. I've decreased cycling and caffeine intake the last 2 weeks without much impact. This week we're sleeping a little earlier (9.30/10) but not much change in fatigue/drained feelings yet... I'm going to cycle more the next few days with the additional sleep and see if that helps. Just trying to find the balance point the last couple of weeks but so far drawn a blank. Much if the fitness gains I had made the previous months are now pretty much on hold/abandoned.
Id definitely agree with that, there are plenty of people doing very impressive things off not much training, it just has to be the right training.
Exactly this, but I think also having a base level of training/fitness/natural ability from something previous also has a huge impact. Those riders with it and the recent increase in 'free' time to ride just means they're doing even more
impressive things than usual.
Anyone else losing a bit too much weight from all their extra cycling? While in some ways it feels great how agile I am on the bike (and I dropped everyone on the steep hill climb last weekend) I can feel that my energy reserves are starting to be limited and am starting to look a little too thin in places.
I did it a couple of years back, dropped weight to 72kg and it just didn't look right for me. Not light I know but with my big quads and shoulders it was for my figure/torso/neck. Many comments from friends and work colleagues as I got a bit too thin in the face and my eyes looked a bit sunken/black whenever I'd pushed myself a bit much on the bike. A kg or two more made a massive difference and I didn't feel any slower/heavier (74kg being seemingly the best summer/autumn weight for me/my frame).
@Murf - Nobody on this section of the forum is going to rip you to shreds man for any numbers. You're training and bettering yourself. The numbers are just numbers and take nothing away from that fact so keep doing what you're doing
Great advice and spot on with the other bit too.
With all of the data surrounding cycling it's very easy to get drawn into chasing numbers or comparing things to try and eke out every last bit of 'performance'. But there in lies much of the problem - we're generally not athletes and I'll go out on a limb and say numbers are especially 'dangerous' for riders like us here. We've generally ended up on these forums as we're mostly quite tech guys with experience of systems, processes and measurements. Which all are constantly evolving and generally increasing generation after generation. We're not that experienced in biology or sports science. We have easy access to kit and equipment that give us lots of data associated with both of those.
Absolutely this, amazing how many people think doing hours and hours will make you definitely better, but even with only 60-90 minutes a few times a week you could get better than someone doing 15 hours a week if the time in the saddle isn't spent effectively.
This. Consistency in training and riding structured sessions really do help a huge amount. I'm a poor example of this as I'm absolutely rubbish at both, but when I do I really find some quick/easy gains. Normally in repeated efforts/rides and better recovery. With my more sporadic riding I am generally still building the same TSS, but with less rides. So it's more focussed and I struggle to recover properly (due to the large spikes).
