REAL ride’s
It may sound too simple but there are only Four REAL Ride’s a cyclist can do: Recovery, Endurance, Accumulation, and Limitless Rides. Acknowledging the REAL Rides helps a cyclist focus on the purpose of each ride they perform, and plan training more effectively. To reach one’s full potential, a cyclist needs to include all of the Four REAL Rides into their training.
The Four REAL Ride’s a cyclist can do concept, is simply a useful tool for ensuring a cyclist’s rides are always purposeful. Clearly knowing you are performing a Recovery, Endurance, Accumulation, or Limitless Ride, and the reason for doing the ride, will without a doubt lead to better adherence and execution of the Ride. Ultimately this will lead to improved performance.
Including all of the Four Rides into a training plan is necessary to reach one’s full potential. The number of each type of ride per week and their juxtaposition is dependent on the cyclist’s periodization. Watt-Zone will address periodization in the future.
Knowledge of the Four Rides gives a rider the ability to make smart training decisions.
