Recovery After Brick
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Jstyle posted 1 year ago.
You hit the nail on the head with that one a nice easy swim or an easy bike is prolly the best. The emphasis on easy is key I think.
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alowrun posted 1 year ago.
Nice. I figured the water would help alot. Now today I rested this AM, so in the PM I'm either going to ride or go for a light run. No idea yet.
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TriFatBoy posted 1 year ago.
alowrun;70136 wrote:
So yesterday I did my first brick in about 10 months. It consisted of a 22 mile ride followed by a 4 mile run.It went largely well, and everything I hoped would hold up, felt strong and efficient.
I’ve read a lot about how taxing these “brick” workouts are, and was wondering what a good recovery workout would be. After the brick yesterday morning, I went for a light, open water swim in the evening. Just wondering what a good recovery workout for today would be. Thanks!
Thanks for the heads up. Going to try my first "Brick" this week. "Easy Recovery" indeed.
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UFTriGator posted 1 year ago.
alowrun;70147 wrote:
Nice. I figured the water would help alot. Now today I rested this AM, so in the PM I'm either going to ride or go for a light run. No idea yet.
Generally, it's better to do a swim or bike. Even easy running puts stress on your joints. I do two bricks a week (both very hard...tempo bike/run one day, interval bike/run on the other) and the next day for both is almost always 1.5 hr easy bike and 3-4k swim...never running for me.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Al...what race are you training for?
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So yesterday I did my first brick in about 10 months. It consisted of a 22 mile ride followed by a 4 mile run.
It went largely well, and everything I hoped would hold up, felt strong and efficient.
I’ve read a lot about how taxing these “brick” workouts are, and was wondering what a good recovery workout would be. After the brick yesterday morning, I went for a light, open water swim in the evening. Just wondering what a good recovery workout for today would be. Thanks!
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