{"id":1484567,"date":"2018-02-01T09:40:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T07:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/?p=1484567"},"modified":"2018-02-01T09:40:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T07:40:52","slug":"tips-for-the-start-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/en\/2018\/02\/01\/tips-for-the-start-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for the start of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"
We normally start off the cycling \u201cyear\u201d or season full of hopes, but remember that haste isn\u2019t a good companion when talking about bikes<\/a>\u2026.<\/p>\n The basis of a good construction is a good foundation. It\u2019s the same thing here. You have to have a great BASE as a proper foundation for your workout cycle. My recommendation for people starting out or who have been riding 1-2 years is to have 3-4 months of base training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n That means that during that time, you don\u2019t go over 55-60% on the flats. Don\u2019t bust a lung going uphill, no matter how short, or you\u2019ll be working out in zones whose time hasn\u2019t come yet.<\/p>\n A lot of times people say, \u201cToday I went past 60%, and on the climb, I even went at 80-85 for 15 minutes, you know, I was racing a friend in the group. Did I blow it???\u201d<\/p>\n