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| As far as I recollect and understand of this now very long and splitting thread, someone just said he wants to lose weight and therefore prefers to do flats. Someone else specifically asked for the rationale behind it, and only then did we end up exchanging thoughts on the matter. "quit giving dodgy advice"?  all very confusing to me now. Apparently he enjoys doing flats, and that is what he does in this season, so I guess it is settled now? | |
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The reason I asked for the rational is because there was none. I am a sports scientist and the rational given by Salsa Lover simply does not cut the mustard. That is why I challenged it. He is welcome to just ride the flats if he want to, just his reasoning behind it was flawed.
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| "Of course, it is easier to do longer rides that are flat, thus overall you will probably burn more calories if you do a 4 hour flat ride than if you climb up Mount Ventoux in 2+ hours."
Well, that is the point I made some 20 posts ago by giving the example of sprinting briefly vs jogging steadily...just shows the thread is now getting way too long now.
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You comparison of jogging/sprinting 20 posts ago is not the same thing. your comparison is more like doing intervals on the flat which is different to steady state exercise on a hill or on the flat. To climb effectively it is nothing comparable to a sprint as it requires steady long term power.