tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656935825532591573.post2438442021205674810..comments2023-10-14T03:29:09.411-07:00Comments on MULTISPORT MADNESS: HERMOSA BEACH ENDURANCE WAR TOURsean.clancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853504927244507073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656935825532591573.post-45129390244105750842011-02-26T04:50:03.040-08:002011-02-26T04:50:03.040-08:00thanks man!thanks man!Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537733866682240294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656935825532591573.post-19256290422344855972011-02-24T17:57:27.976-08:002011-02-24T17:57:27.976-08:00Hey Evan,
I would be happy to answer any of your ...Hey Evan,<br /><br />I would be happy to answer any of your specific questions based on my own experience. I have played around with many different protocols out of choice and sometimes necessity over the last two decades with varying levels of success.<br /><br />LSD training is a waste of your TIME if your specific goal is improving FITNESS & PERFORMANCE. If you just want to enjoy riding all day that is totally cool. The goal is to enjoy the day and relax. Nothing wrong with that!<br /><br />I am as passionate about the simple soulful experience of riding as anyone you will ever meet. <br /><br />My (lengthy)thoughts/opinion on LSD vs targeting 'steady' volume "SV" vs "SV" + CrossFit vs. CFE (as a rough 'spectrum' of protocols)...<br /><br />With LSD, you may be laying down some capillaries and getting some other adaptation, but you can do that more efficiently in better ways in much less time. Most people I know value their time and have to make sacrifices and trade-offs to spend all day training. <br /><br />High Volume at Steady has worked for me but of course created imbalances and holes in my fitness as I irrationally obsessed over Aerobic Volume numbers while making HUGE sacrifices in Overall Fitness and Recovery. This approach is very time-intensive and not sustainable for many athletes.<br /><br />Guess what the divorce rate is in endurance athletes? <br /><br />It is no secret that many (not all of course) endurance athletes find the sport and compulsively overtrain as a way to self-medicate. That's a whole other topic..neurotransmitters/catecholamines/personalities. Those folks would be better served (with dopamine!) after a HARD workout rather than repetitive long slogs...<br /><br />This is coming from someone who has done the rolling 20+hr/400 mile bike weeks, a few times as high as 500, with and without strict HR caps. <br /><br />I have also done that volume while incorporating frequent racing, strength training and other factors, recording my daily workouts, fitness and other results.I have done these at ~22yrs old and 30-35yrs old. Working 50hrs per week and going to school full-time, and not working at all for a few months...varying external commitments/stressors.<br /><br />Lastly, I have experimented with very low volume but higher intensity intervals in preparation for Ironman, adventure races, time trials, etc. I have compared my experience and results to the evidence that is out there (and has been for some time but we all ignore it).<br /><br />The protocol questions should address Efficacy/Fitness Improvement (defined as increased work capacity across broad time and modal domains), Return On Investment (v/v training volume) Opportunity Cost (life sacrifices/recovery time) and turning weaknesses into strengths.<br /><br /><br />Completely OUTSIDE of the CrossFit or CrossFit Endurance world, Michael McCormack has won Ironman Canada (--8:16--) coached Ms. Tyler Stewart and Gina Kehr to Ironman bike course records (4:47 for Tyler) and KONA Top 10s on his low-volume/high intensity program. <br /><br />Worth checking out. Worth experimenting. What do you have to lose by throwing out all the fluff? It certainly not your "Base" or aerobic capacity!<br /><br />Mark's Website <br />http://www.triathloncoach.com/articles.html<br /><br />The paradigm has shifted. It's a choice.<br /><br />Yadda, Blah, Etc.<br /><br />SCsean.clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853504927244507073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656935825532591573.post-5643234931013782352011-02-23T06:20:27.885-08:002011-02-23T06:20:27.885-08:00i'd be real interested in learning more about ...i'd be real interested in learning more about (your) training for adventure races vs tri's and other endurance events - especially with respect to "lsd" vs cfe.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537733866682240294noreply@blogger.com