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How To Prevent Heat Exhaustion/Hitting the Wall?
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[QUOTE="TexKDX, post: 84123, member: 16276"] This is not what I was taught by my coaches. You need to train above 80% in order to increase your level of fitness. 50 to 80 may keep you "fit", but won't increase your fitness level/output/endurance. Greg LeMond in his book goes as far as saying that if you are not training above 80% then you might as well not be training. Also keep in mind that as your fitness level increases that your level of output must increase. Lower lap or mile times, more intervals, increase the frequency and duration of intervals, etc. to continue to increase your performance level. The easy way to know you are at 80% or more is if the level of activity requires breathing thru the mouth. If not, then you are below 80%. To tell when you are above 90, lactic acid will start being produced and create a burning sensation in your big muscles (legs). The closer you get to your max then the shorter the time you can go before the pain becomes unbearable, you get dizzy, and have to stop. Breathing thru your mouth at an activity level you can maintain without severe burn in the muscles is where you want to train for endurance. The more time you can spend above 90 then the more you will be able to tolerate hard efforts on a motorcycle, plain and simple. 80+ will get you thru the day, 90+ is what lets you go balls out multiple times over the course of a 3-5 hour event and still have something left for the last test. [/QUOTE]
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