u/stratusnimbo

Does anyone else include an “extra” day in their training? Like a day to just sort of hit whatever you want to? I run an U/L/R but have recently implemented an extra day where I do mainly arms but also some dips, pull-ups and rows with the hope to bring up my lagging back. I also hit arms on my upper days. Anyways these days are so fun and allow me to take some pressure off the logbook and try some new exercises and maybe will eve start Incorporating bench press just for fun. What are your thoughts on having a day like this? Is it better in the long term to have all training days more tracked and structured?

I started my cycling journey on Zwift and have gotten in great shape Zwifting daily. However with summer here in Colorado still in full swing it feels silly to be indoors all the time and know I will have plenty of zwift time this winter. I enjoy it so much and now want to get into real road cycling. I’m curious how much the fitness translates to real life? Like climbing hills and just general riding. What’s your experience?

I started cycling on Zwift at the beginning of the year and absolutely fell in love with it and ride daily. I live in Denver and it feels silly riding indoors every day knowing how many amazing roads and trails I live near. It’s about time I look into doing the real thing. So as a complete noob to the road-cycling world, how would you recommend purchasing my first road bike? With a budget of $1500 I think it makes sense to explore Facebook marketplace and second hand options. But I truly have no clue what brands or models I should be looking into. What is a good starting point? Are there any features I should specifically be hunting out? Anything you wish you knew or invested in before you got your first bike? Cheers!

I recently got into indoor cycling to supplement my weightlifting and increase my work capacity. I’ve found myself enjoying it much more than I expected. If anyone knows what Zwift is - it’s an insanely fun online biking platform and pretty addicting. Anyways - at what point is it smart to dial back cardio? I enjoy it so much I often do 1 hour plus rides at a pretty high intensity. At a minimum I’ve been riding 30 min a day. Burning anywhere from 350-900 calories per session on top of lifting 5 days a week. Haven’t noticed any drawbacks in the gym, but wondering if in general, if my true goal is to put on muscle should I dial cardio back? I see people like GVS really promoting, and often does very intense rowing sessions and treadmill. But I’m curious what the consensus is here. When would you consider it much cardio?

I see so many people online promote the idea of maintaining body weight and building muscle without a calorie surplus. The idea that hypertrophy can be maximized while at maintenance and staying the same weight and bulking is never necessary for hyper trophy. However, this makes zero sense to me. If I want to put on 10lbs of muscle, how do I do that while staying the same weight? Make it make sense. Alot of these bodybuilding influencers have legit physiques which makes me think there is truth to it. What’s your experience and thoughts on this?

What route do you keep going back to and why?

Anybody have new saddle recs? Every time I approach an hour on the Zwift ride I start getting achey. Been riding for like 10 months now. I think it’s time to look into it…thanks!

Hey friends - totally just curious if any of my fellow zwifters track your macros/calories to make sure you’re getting in enough food and fuel, or to try to lose weight? If so how much are you eating to fuel your riding routine? I am mainly a weightlifter and have been tracking for a while - mainly to ensure I’m getting in enough food to fuel my training and my riding as I’m staring to Zwift almost every day now. Cheers 😁

Has anyone who tracked calories for a long time had success in chilling out a bit? I’ve been tracking pretty religiously for almost 2 years. I lost 60 lbs in one go and ever since then I have not been the same when it comes to food/tracking. I don’t try to track when I go out to eat/family dinners or vacations, however I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get some anxiety when I don’t know if my macros are being hit, and I want to nip this in the bud. I want to chill the fuck out and enjoy life a bit more without stressing over the extra carbs from fucking iceberg lettuce. It’s gone a bit too far, but I feel like it’s so ingrained me me to track that I don’t really know how to ease up on it. Any advice welcome.

I eat the same meals every day, but not in the same order. Let’s say I want to move something from lunch to dinner, both of which have foods logged to them. I have to delete what occupies the meal I want to move it to, then copy the meal I’m moving, paste it to where I want it to go, then delete it from where I moved it from. Bro. Why is there not a simply way to MOVE foods around without all this copy/paste/deleting/swiping. Macro factor truly is so so much quicker.

I know I may be majoring in the minors here but what’s an ideal rest day for you? On my rest days I do 30-45 min cardio on the stationary bike (Zwift) and get in my daily 10k steps. I’m curious what’s your approach to rest days? If you have no other responsibilities for the day is it better to do absolutely nothing or is getting a good sweat on via cardio and staying active through walking a better way to “rest”?