Have you ever heard that your body doesn't get stronger through training? It's an odd thing to think about, but it's inherently true. Training is the overloading stimulus that (hopefully) pushes your body beyond it's comfort zone. Once you've pushed beyond the constraints of your fitness you need to allow the body to repair the damage that has been done to it and build it stronger for the next challenge. But the recovery phase is something that many cyclists completely ignore, opting instead to sit on the sofa or worse, go for a recovery ride that turns into a workout.
In today's 50th episode of the Tailwind Coaching Podcast, I'll detail some of the do's and don'ts of recovery, including:
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@0:31 – Reflecting on 50 editions of the Tailwind Coaching Podcast, call for ideas for the next 50 editions, adding a co-host (!?), sponsors, training plans and discount codes.
@14:43 – What is recovery? What happens during recovery? The big mistakes with recovery rides, why walking is great recovery, ice baths, compression garments, massage and why sleep is so important to successful recovery.
Biohacking Your Energy Systems
@34:26 – Recovering with a balanced, whole food, nutrient dense food approach. Using D-Ribose as a recovery supplement (follow along the biochemistry I talk about with the steps below) and how it can be used to (theoretically) quickly regenerate energy/ATP in the cell.
– Glucose 6 phosphate is converted to 6 phosphogluconolactone via g6pdehydrogenase (rate limiting step)
– 6 phosphogluconolactone is converted to 6 phosphogluconate via gluconolactonase
– 6 phosphogluconate is converted to ribose 5 phosphate via 6 phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (rate limiting)
– Ribose 5 phosphate is converted to phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) via ribose-phosphate diphosphokinase
– PRPP is converted to Inosine MonoPhosphate, combined with adenine and hypoxanthine to create AMP
– Increased concentration of AMP activates AMP Kinase (AMPK) pathway to stimulate adaptation (and rebuild ATP via AMP + AMP = ADP, ADP + ADP = ATP + AMP reactions.)
Using creatine phosphate as a supplement to help boost ATP production post workout (inorganic phosphate as part of ATP, ADP and AMP)
Using magnesium as a recovery supplement (to help boost sleep quality, how it helps muscle recovery and activates ATP)
Using zinc as a recovery supplement (aromatase inhibitor activity, neurotransmitter substrates, immune system booster)
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A good ride really does make the world go 'round…
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