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Re: [RC] What is LSD to you and other conditioning trivia - Sharon LevasseurLSD, in my very limited and uneducated world, means a walk/trot ride at a *total* average speed of around 3-4mph and a *moving* average speed of more like 6-8mph. We usually ride for 2-5 hours at distances of 5-15 miles. And since all our trails are hilly, every ride involves a lot of slow hillwork. Basically, in my mind, as long as he's not trotting full-out (or cantering), we're doing LSD. Although, how hard he's breathing factors in almost as much as his groundspeed... which for him, an average-speed trot up a really steep hill isn't LSD... it's a cardio workout, kind of like at-speed training on the flat. Is that textbook-correct? Don't know. :-p But it works for me. -Sharon L. & Zephyr www.ZEGifts.com Quoting Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: Please Reply to: Lynn Salisbury lasah@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== This subject has come up here recently and I'd like to hear from all inexperienced/experienced ld/endurance riders listening. I know that if you don't stress the system it doesn't adapt. If all you ever do is condition at a 5 to 6 mph pace, that is what your horses' soft tissue and cardio system has adapted to. No room for surprises. My first ride was a surprise due to the fact that I hadn't thought of pacing in mph avg. just a flat 5.5 mph pace. Totally unprepared. After 5 years of dabbling in conditioning for ld/endurance my long slow days are ~15 to 20 miles with an avg speed of ~6.5 to 7 mph. Speed days are a mix of 5 to 18 mph over 5 to 10 miles or Hill work with a max HR of 180 - 210 with recovery periods. I recently (yesterday) started ponying my horse from my bicycle (please don't tell me how incredibly stupid you might think this is. That's an entirely different subj :). We had a blast! Did 12 miles in 1 HR 15 mins. From his exertion level I'd consider this any easy day. So, what do you consider slow/fast. Do you condition at the same pace or harder than you intend to ride your ride. On another subject. A light bulb moment for me was when Karen Chaton (excuse me Karen for murdering your thought) mentioned that at shorter distances horses don't have to/learn to drink. I could never get my mind around why endurance was a better mental training ground. When I fist started (at 5.5 mph avg) my horse ate and drank like a champ. It was a max effort for him (and me, truth be told) all systems calling for fuel. Now in better shape he'll wait to drink until he gets home. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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