u/todudeornote

It's nearly impossible for a fan to see evaluate assistant coaches. But I thought that Stackhouse's defensive schemes worked as well as could be hoped given the talent level of the team. Offensively, health and age issues overwhelmed any thing coaching could do.

Was this about the locker room, poor execution, Lacob's wanting more control over coaching philosophy or simply getting guys on staff who Lacob viewed as able to take over from Kerr in 2 years? Thoughts?

How is the climb up Purisima Creek? I'm thinking about climbing Kings Mt, down Tunitas up the Creek trail and back down to woodside.

I have gravel bike and I'm a pretty good climber

I do a lot of long, hard climbs. On steeper faces, I find my I'm doing short, fast breaths. Often, I try to control my breaths - and force myself to breath slower and deeper. Usually it seems to help - but not always.

I finally did some research - and I'll share what I found so you don't have to.

Summary: Controlled breathing is beneficial in zones 2-4. But when you approach your maximum "ventilatory threshold (VT2)" your body takes over. Don't fight it. Let your body regulate your breathing at maximum intensity.

One more point - Some cyclists use a 2-stroke inhale / 2-stroke exhale rhythm. This seems to help them regulate their breathing and reduce the chaos - but solid evidence that this is the best approach is hard to find.

(Maximum ventilatory threshold is your peak capacity - the point during high-intensity exercise where breathing increases disproportionately to oxygen consumption, signaling the transition to unsustainable anaerobic metabolism. It marks the peak intensity one can maintain before lactic acid rapidly accumulates, inducing heavy breathing and fatigue.