Maybe it was a mistake.
Riding with three strong dudes for 70 miles. Biting the stem of my bike trying to hold on. Completely destroying my legs for the rest of the week may have been a bad idea but A. It was beautiful outside and I didn’t want to be on the trainer. B. I liked who I was riding with.
So it begs the question: Do we stay antisocial to stick to our training plans or do we throw our plans out the window in exchange for quality time with friends?
Well, that’s up to you (and your coach).
I chose to hang out with people and I don’t regret it. My legs are still fatigued after four days though and I know that’s hindering my other training workouts. I also don’t want to overreach and end up overtrained which can lead to a plethora of issues.
Overtraining Syndrome
Training requires us to overload our body in order for it to get stronger but too much overload without enough rest can lead to Overtraining Syndrome. Here’s a chart that breaks out functional overreaching, nonfunctional overreaching, and overtraining syndrome.
So what does this mean? Functional overreaching is great! When we push ourselves just a little over the edge and follow it with rest, our body has to overcompensate and rebuilds stronger. Functional…
