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2/14/2016 11:53am
Recently started riding again after 4-5 years away from the sport! My first couple of rides back were f***ing awesome. I'm in the best shape of my life and the only thing that kept me from riding 20+ minutes at a time were my hands! Last weekend I made it out to the track and it was in the upper 40s with 0% humidity and I was struggling to breathe pretty badly. I wasn't necessarily out of breath; I just couldn't take the deep breaths that I needed and my riding time was cut in half. My lungs/chest felt very "tight" if that makes any sense. Is this kind of an endurance issue? It's been so long since I rode that I can't remember if I struggled with this in the past. I don't have asthma or anything as far as I know. Is there anything I can take OTC to help me get through the day? Or is it something that will get better with time?
I think it's an endurance thing, should improve with more exercise. Assuming there really is no asthma type thing going on or other underlying issues.
(I am no way in heck anything close to a Doctor...)
(I AM in EVERY way VERY close to a being a Doctor...) I missed a few classes here and there, didn't get the degree, hate blood, wait tables as a side gig and am a regular on the internet...you should trust me...totally.
As for the cold air, I don't think that is your problem. In my mountaineering days we would routinely be breathing hard with a high heart rate for hours and hours each day in temps well below 0f without ill affect. I think your deal is just getting your body/and cardio warmed up.
Even on practice days here at my house i did it the same way. This way i always felt the same when i fired up and went to the gate.
The Shop
For those who say 40 isn't cold....well when it is usually 100 plus degrees with 277% humidity, a 40 degree no humidity day will wreck you around here. I feel your pain Neilsen! How old are you?
Just a thought. And you'll look like a moto bandito!
My weather is about the same as the OP described. When I mountain bike in this weather I wear a neck gaiter that can be worn different ways (just around the neck, over the mouth, or wrapped to cover head, mouth, and neck). I have found that breathing in the warm air helps the lungs. I would recommend going to your local cycling shop and buying one there as the material seems to be better and thinner then the ones at big box athletic stores. With the thinner material it can also be worn under the helmet and not compromise fit.
BTW 40 degrees is not cold, tomorrow 9 degrees in NYC area
When I lived in CO and would go for a run I would do this and it helped a ton
Pit Row
Actually, that's my specialty. I don't have all the paperwork, ya know, from the school, but my price structure enables me to see more patients at an affordable rate. Cash only...it's faster.
Don't even ask that question on a fucking moto board. It'll turn this thread into a pile of shit....then get flushed.
If i just hopped on and went to moto I'd go into the redzone in 5 minutes.
And,if your stretched out and warmed up a hard crash is way more survivable.
I get the same way in the cold, but I do have asthma.
do you smoke?
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