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  • I'm not "training" as such, but I ride quite a lot, my weeks vary from 250 - 450km. On average I'd say I'm around 300km a week and I aim to be consistent in general. I don't commute so all of this is cycling with intent so to speak. I eat healthy, am 62ish kg, 6'2 and in my late 30s. Recently I've been feeling pretty dead in my legs, as if there is a baseline of lactic. I haven't ridden on zwift for months but know that they have lactic-based workouts... I'd appreciate any other thoughts or suggestions, cheers!

  • 62ish kg, 6'2

    No judgement, I’m just a guy on the internet with no expertise in this area, but are you sure that’s a healthy weight for you?

    I’m 6’ and currently ~70-72kg. I’m my 20s I used to row in a lightweight rowing program (70kg max weight limit) and at my fittest I was down at 67kg but I can’t imagine how I could have lost any more while also being strong. I guess it might have been possible since I was actually trying to gain muscle mass to maximise strength at exactly 70kg, but I knew a lot of tall skinny guys back then and none of them were anywhere close to 62kgs.

  • Appreciate the thoughts - I am pretty lean but I don't seem able to put weight on no matter what I do. My mother has joked ever since I was a kid that I must have a worm... It's been a while since I've weighed myself but I've never been over 65kg, I typically hover around 62-63kg.

    I've been vegetarian for years and years but ensure I eat a lot of protein as well as having a balanced diet in general. The feeling of lactic is a more recent thing - I was away in France recently solo riding up the likes of Ventoux, Tourmalet etc and felt super strong and was probably the fastest I've ever been.

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