Your cycling performance improvements don’t happen on the bike - they happen off the bike and during the time when your body is recovering. With this in mind, giving your body a helping hand might be the difference between being able to complete the next training session 100%, versus just 90%. You might not think that 90% will be noticeable and it might not, not right away at least. Yet keep adding those 10% 's together and you soon have a lot of lost opportunities.

Covered in this episode:

  • Recovering immediately post training
  • Cooling down
  • Stretching, foam rolling, and other recovery tools
  • Avoiding sickness
  • Replacing fluids, electrolytes, and carbohydrates
  • Further recovery opportunities
  • Sleep
  • Massage
  • The recovery mindset
  • Recovery rides
  • Time off the bike
  • Top tips for optimising recovery from endurance training