Gene Goldenfeld wrote:
wrote:

The terrain I ski in has short steep hills which are 1-3 minutes of
max hr way over anaerobic threshold, with about 2-3 minutes of
recovery before the next hill. In particular when skating I try to
have complete leg extension. The amount of force generated by my legs
is way more per extension than what I do while cycling, so I guess it
makes sense that that type of exercise would encourage bulk I didn't
see from biking.

Joseph, you might consider not going max on the hills so that you can
use the area in between to maintain speed rather than recovery.
There's a lot to be gained overall that way.

Gene

I should probably try some other areas that are not quite so up and
down. Where I go regularly has essentially no flat sections, and no
gradual inclines. So the recovery portions I'm talking about are a
little double-poling over the crest, then a descent. The other option
is a golf course nearby, but that is flat as a pancake and is full of
dog-do!

My inexperience on more moderate terrain is going to cause problems for
me with pacing myself on long tours at other places. I suppose I should
try some more variation in terrain to get that experience.

Joseph