Dear Dr. Mirkin: Won’t I be a better bicycle rider if I ride hard every day?<\/p>\n
If you exercise intensely when your muscles are sore, you put yourself at high risk for injury. The soreness you feel is from
\ndirect muscle damage. Putting great pressure on damaged muscles causes them to tear. \u00c2\u00a0Furthermore, sore muscles significantly
\nincrease your needs for oxygen during exercise and slow you down (European Journal of Applied Physiology, March 2009). \u00c2\u00a0That’s why athletes in every sport use the “hard-easy principle.” \u00c2\u00a0To become a better rider, do a hard session (very fast and\/or lots of hills)
\nso your muscles feel sore on the next day. \u00c2\u00a0Go slowly for as many days as it takes for the soreness to disappear, and then take
\nanother hard day.<\/p>\n
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