Why Riding Slower Makes You Faster: The Secrets Of Zone 2 Training
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Published 2022-10-07
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:41 How does riding slower make you faster?
04:43 What is a zone 2 effort?
06:45 How much zone 2 training should you do?
09:37 When should you do high intensity efforts?
10:52 How can you make the most of your time?
12:17 Is there a benefit to riding in zone 3?
13:56 How much zone 2 training does Pogačar do?
15:38 How does this apply to everyday life?
20:11 Summary
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All Comments (21)
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What did you make of this interview with Iñigo?
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I have stage four cancer and was told that I had 4-6 months.. 10 years ago now. I am a very old roadie and extremely interested in this type of interviews/ research. I honestly believe that my bike has kept me alive. Great interview
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I worked under Dr. San Millan for 5 years in his Colorado lab and also hung on to every word he said. He is brilliant, making a huge impact with his research and great at breaking down and explaining complex physiological concepts!
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Having this level of information for free is just incredible. Thanks GCN!
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This really explains why when I was commuting by bike I was always so much stronger/faster than when only training via turbo with occasional outdoors. Zone 2 always seemed to be the right intensity for the commute. Of course, I was also 10 years younger at the time...
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As a reminder. Your Zone 2 will change as you gain endurance, so don't think your giving up fitness. Be positive about your outcome from a 3 day focus in Z2. You will see results! Keep it up GCN, we need these interviews.
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This is the way I train. I ride a 'Slow, Steady distance' from home to my son's home 90 miles away. A small amount of soreness but no D.O.M.S. I share out grinding ( uphill ) and spinning. BTW, longest gear on my touring bike is 75 inches, and when it's loaded, its 32 lb. I manage my intake and rest at cafes along the route. Essential to stretch out before getting going. PS. I'm 62.
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I have to be honest and say that I haven’t been a fan on GCN content for a while but this interview of absolute gold. Well done Simon on great questions, style and a really good summary at the end. One of the best videos I’ve seen on YouTube. 👏🏻
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Thank you, Simon. I really enjoyed watching and learning from Inigo, and I really appreciate listening to full, articulate and intelligent responses, of which most mainstream news media outlets would only be interested in producing and releasing soundbites. It heartens me to know that GCN respect their audience and their intelligence. Great work, and really great interviewing!
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I've been training slow since I started riding a bike...? It doesn't work, i'm still flipping slow! 😂😂
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Time crunched, pushing 50 weekend warrior here. This was the single best GCN video I've ever seen. Zone 2 is a critical oversight in everything I've ever done and just from hearing this I believe this will have the single biggest impact on my training. Thank you!
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I think this was my favorite video you've done to date. Not only did it have a wealth of easy-to-understand information for all levels of riders, I found Dr. San Millan a joy to listen to. He explained things so well! I'd love to see more content like this on the channel. Well done.
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That was one of the best videos you guys have done love it when you talk to experts and get more into the science behind health and fitness on the bike
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As a novice rider that enjoys cycling SOOO much as it is the catalyst for my weight loss and maintenance for the last three years, I appreciate your sharing this VALUABLE information and presented in a way that my novice brain can put it to use. A+++
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Iñigo's words absolutely match with my personal experience. I was freaking out about getting faster and doing all that high intensity trainnings, but got into a plateau. Then I saw some other guys in the internet saying you could improve your performance by taking it easier. I tryed it. Guess what? It worked. So now I always do some Z2 trainings.
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Love hearing from professionals in specific fields as they relate to cycling. Thank you GCN for being the conduit, channeling us this information. Great interview. Si, Christchurch, NZ.
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I absolutely loved this ❤! Please make more of theses sports performance and science based videos.
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The importance of LISS training is quite common knowledge in the distance running community but the general public doesn’t seem to know much about it, I appreciate you sharing this knowledge to more people with the huge platform you got.
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Amazing interview and such valuable information! Thanks GCN for arranging this and giving us basically the whole conversation, super interesting stuff! Also, Si knows how to talk to a scientist! As one myself, that kind of interest in the whole field (not only the bike specific things) strikes a sting in my heart too!
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Really please you posted this up , definitely feeling wipe out with intense rides and now I know a super way with all the advice to get back in the game ❤🚴♂️
