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HOW NOT TO TRAIN: 5 TIPS TO ENSURE YOU WON’T REACH YOUR GOALS!

So through this column I frequently offer tidbits and advice about how best to train to increase your fitness. Whether it be about managing your training load, incorporating training into your life, specific efforts to make you faster uphill or produce more watts for a powerful gravity event, I always focus on the things to make you better, because that’s what you want, right?

There is a flipside to this coin, the things that many people do that could mute or reduce the efficacy of your training and racing. While none of these tips are groundbreaking, it’s good to have a refresher and take a look at setting yourself up for success by limiting things you’re doing that can damage or reduce your progress.

1. GO PRETTY HARD EVERY DAY

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