Faster recovery?

vegas76

Any tips on how to recover faster? I find I'm knackered for 2 days after a cycle... is this normal for a 42 year old?

cougie

Depends what you've been doing. Are you used to cycling ?
Are you doing too much too soon ?

Knackering yourself on every ride isn't a good way to train.

OnTheRopes

Much more info required to give any meaningful advice.
How often are you riding?
What is your experience?
How hard/fast are you riding?
What distance are you riding?
How hilly is it?
What is your fitness level?

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Have a banana ~30mins before heading out, along with a glass of water.

Have easily digestible snacks like jelly babies to hand, on rides where you expect to be out more than ~90mins.

Incorporate a really gentle warm down period to the end of your ride, for say 5-10mins.

As soon as you get in, work on rehydration and recharging your glycogen reserves, I try to have a hot chocolate or hot malt drink in front of me within 10mins of getting back, while either eating a "proper meal" or having something like a bowl of cereal.

Sleep/rest!

Maybe pop out the following day for a really gentle recovery ride for ~30mins or so, to try and reduce DOMS.

Use a heart rate monitor and/or power meter along with a fitness guide like Stravistix to help judge when to train hard and when to take it easy.

Typical Analytical

If you are riding hard, yes. Recovery will quicken with fitness improvement. Also, if you hold back a bit then you will be able to ride more often and get more overall load/improvement.