in the red

Cleat Eastwood

you know when on the TdF they talk about riders going into the red - well is that limit set genetically or can they train to extend the zone from which recovery is difficult?

Boring question I know but i'm just curious.

dw300

I always understood that to be the point where you can no longer supply your muscles with sufficient oxygen. That would presumably be their anaerobic threshold wouldn't it?

keef66

I have always taken 'in the red' to mean pushing at a pace that isn't sustainable, ie one which will require a period of recovery.

I'm sure appropriate training can increase both the power output and the duration of these efforts

napoleond

Here is Kylie Minogue in the red-

TheEnglishman

I think she looks better in Buff myself.

And thinking of a Lady in Red made me think of Chris de Burgh, which has put me off my dinner.

Anyway, back to the OP I thought the only reliable way of testing for the aerobic limit was by blood test as they're exercising.

Anonymous

NapoleonD wrote:

Here is Kylie Minogue in the red-

Grrrrr. Nice bit of Kylie-ness there. I'd crawl naked over a mile of broken glass to hear her parp over the phone.

Garz

TheEnglishman wrote:

I think she looks better in Buff myself.

And thinking of a Lady in Red made me think of Chris de Burgh, which has put me off my dinner.

Oddly my thoughts were the same reading the OP!