Longtime cyclist who never had to take off more than a week at best. Just started training again after taking a month off due to hernia surgery, and I can tell you I'm experiencing everything you mentioned! Hopefully, I will be able to regain my fitness by being patient and consistent as per your advice.
What helps as well to recover fitness is a healthy lifestyle. Proper organic food, good sleep, no smoking or alcohol, and gradual build-up training sessions in patience mood bring back fitness quickly.
Timely video as I now have a bit of man-flu! For me it's weight gain. If I don't reduce calory intake then reduced mileage will quickly lead to an increase and make everything that bid harder when I get back into it.
I'm a 67 year old cyclist rode 7k this year with COPD, Angina ,prediabetes borderline type2 . Work 2 days a week. I do need to ride ebikes now Road, Gravel, MTB. Any illness knocks you back, Take the recovery cycling steady and fitness does return can be a slow process 😂😊
If you train using a Fitness, Fatigue & Form chart you'll soon see the impact of time off the bike. Nothing ever stays still. You're either gaining or loosing.
took 1 month off for an injury this past spring and lost nearly 100watts, took about 3mo to get not even back to the same level then just took another 3mo off + another 2mo coming for a broken foot. im full expecting now to not get back to 4.5w/kg for probably 6mo and 5w/kg maybe if im lucky by this time next yr.
Longtime cyclist who never had to take off more than a week at best. Just started training again after taking a month off due to hernia surgery, and I can tell you I'm experiencing everything you mentioned! Hopefully, I will be able to regain my fitness by being patient and consistent as per your advice.
Patience is the key! Good luck with your recovery! 👍
Another great video. I pray you’ll get over your infection soon. Grace & Peace
Thanks 🙏
What helps as well to recover fitness is a healthy lifestyle. Proper organic food, good sleep, no smoking or alcohol, and gradual build-up training sessions in patience mood bring back fitness quickly.
Good tips! 👍
I would not be so optimistic.A fortnight of no training is a massive loss of fitness,muscle mass and endurance capacity.🥴😭
It certainly seems to make more of a difference the older you get! 😞
@ couldn’t agree more 🥵
Thanks for the advice . Just be patient and get back where you left off in conditioning.
So interesting, and I experimented all of these over a 4 weeks stop I had recently. Thanks!
Glad you liked it! 👍
Timely video as I now have a bit of man-flu! For me it's weight gain. If I don't reduce calory intake then reduced mileage will quickly lead to an increase and make everything that bid harder when I get back into it.
Great point! Another thing to add to the list! 😅
I'm a 67 year old cyclist rode 7k this year with COPD, Angina ,prediabetes borderline type2 . Work 2 days a week.
I do need to ride ebikes now Road, Gravel, MTB. Any illness knocks you back, Take the recovery cycling steady and fitness does return can be a slow process 😂😊
Thanks for commenting! Yes, I find the older I get the slower the recovery is!
If you train using a Fitness, Fatigue & Form chart you'll soon see the impact of time off the bike. Nothing ever stays still. You're either gaining or loosing.
Well put! 👍
took 1 month off for an injury this past spring and lost nearly 100watts, took about 3mo to get not even back to the same level then just took another 3mo off + another 2mo coming for a broken foot. im full expecting now to not get back to 4.5w/kg for probably 6mo and 5w/kg maybe if im lucky by this time next yr.
Wow…a big drop. Good luck with the recovery. Big watts! 👍