Supercompensation is the process where, after training and adequate recovery, the body adapts to a higher level of fitness. This cycle involves four phases: fatigue, recovery, supercompensation, and detraining. Understanding supercompensation enables athletes to optimize training schedules, avoid overtraining, and achieve peak performance for competitions by respecting recovery needs.
There's a trap that many riders fall into. When you're training, it's easy to feel like you're improvement is dependent on being on the bike. That's true, but time on the bike (especially hard riding) makes you slower. What makes you faster is recovering properly after hard riding. After a long or intense ride, your … Continue reading Post-Ride Recovery Nutrition: Refueling the Right Way
