http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/ Cycling Training Tips Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-63807 Jesper Bondo Medhus Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:33:45 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/#comment-63807 @Lisa - That's a good tip for other riders. Hope you enjoyed it! @Lisa – That’s a good tip for other riders. Hope you enjoyed it!

]]> http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-62584 Lisa Haas Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:10:35 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/#comment-62584 This is me right now. Going to a cycling weekend workshop to get new information and insights, as well as a renewed sense of motivation. Hope that works to break past the plateau. This is me right now. Going to a cycling weekend workshop to get new information and insights, as well as a renewed sense of motivation. Hope that works to break past the plateau.

]]> http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-34484 Improvements through a cycling career Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:02:27 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/#comment-34484 [...] training is needed before you get significant improvements. At this time you get the feeling of a training vacuum. You train more than you have ever done before, but your form does not change at [...] [...] training is needed before you get significant improvements. At this time you get the feeling of a training vacuum. You train more than you have ever done before, but your form does not change at [...]

]]> http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-11305 How to deal with training vacuum - Part two Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:02:56 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/#comment-11305 [...] When training does not result in the desired and expected results, riders start to make up reasons why they have stopped improving. As I explained in the first part of ‘How to deal with training vacuum - Part one’ the rider is looking for someone or something to blame. But often it is not someone’s or something’s fault. Instead the rider has reached a plateau for his talent with the current amount of training. And that is a very natural progression. When you are good at something it takes longer to improve to a higher level. [...] [...] When training does not result in the desired and expected results, riders start to make up reasons why they have stopped improving. As I explained in the first part of ‘How to deal with training vacuum – Part one’ the rider is looking for someone or something to blame. But often it is not someone’s or something’s fault. Instead the rider has reached a plateau for his talent with the current amount of training. And that is a very natural progression. When you are good at something it takes longer to improve to a higher level. [...]

]]> http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-5776 Overreaching is not equal to overtraining Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:43:42 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-deal-with-training-vacuum-part-one/#comment-5776 [...] The cure is recovery The cure for overtraining syndrome is often a significantly reduced training volume and intensity. Your body needs time to fully recover from the total accumulated stress in the past months. When you are overtrained, you have probably forgotten about basic principles of recovery. A differential diagnosis could also be that you have reached a training plateau, which is also a very natural thing, still frustrating though. I covered that topic in two posts – Dealing with training vacuum – Part one and two. [...] [...] The cure is recovery The cure for overtraining syndrome is often a significantly reduced training volume and intensity. Your body needs time to fully recover from the total accumulated stress in the past months. When you are overtrained, you have probably forgotten about basic principles of recovery. A differential diagnosis could also be that you have reached a training plateau, which is also a very natural thing, still frustrating though. I covered that topic in two posts – Dealing with training vacuum – Part one and two. [...]

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