I have two different questions about conditioning that I have been thinking about for the last month or so. I hope its OK to post them together, but separating them.
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What is your view of hard bike riding for conditioning and muscle. I found that unlike treadmill, rower, running, or sled pulling, I can ride hard for 30-60 minutes because of the change in scenery and the smooth ability to transition up or down in intensity (natural intervals and no change in mechanics at higher speeds). The other methods have me bored as hell at the 10 minute mark. I can put in 7 miles in 30 minutes and get a great leg pump too across all of the muscles in the leg. I already have pretty strong legs (405 paused ATG squat) but people say that biking can 1) tear down muscle, 2) decrease strength in the squat and power in the vertical jump by reducing type I fibers and maybe also neurological changes. Is any of that true? Is it possible for some “types” to build big legs from hard biking with hills? There’s not really a loaded eccentric, so maybe it is limited as a muscle builder but I have mostly neglected my legs in the higher rep ranges over the years while doing lots of 2-5 rep sets on squats, front squats and speed bos squats.
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You mentioned getting people in shape in your article on neural charge training and you wrote that you had people taking “massive doses” of Mag-10 and Plazma. You’ve also written that people can take too much Mag-10 at one time to get the best effects. How much is not “too much”? Is it OK to take 2 full servings (4 scoops) of Mag-10 for an extra workout? or would 3 scoops be considered a large dose?