{"id":198436,"date":"2025-04-23T12:11:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T12:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=198436"},"modified":"2025-04-23T12:11:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T12:11:37","slug":"avoiding-common-overtraining-mistakes-for-mtb-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2025\/04\/23\/avoiding-common-overtraining-mistakes-for-mtb-riders\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Common Overtraining Mistakes for MTB Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There comes a time when your obsession with MTB finally drives you to build a training plan. After all, pushing yourself without structure can only bring you so far. After a certain point, you need to focus on specifics. You know, the pro stuff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Of course, you are not a professional coach. But you do have internet and probably access to a few AI bots, pretending they know everything. So, one carefully constructed prompt later, you\u2019re the proud owner of a training plan. Now, all you have to do is ride, ride, ride\u2026 right? Not quite. AI can be of great help when creating a training plan, but it can&#8217;t account for one messy little variable\u2014you are a human. Naturally, Chat GPT doesn&#8217;t find this sexy, so it pushes you as if you&#8217;re preparing for the inevitable rise of the machines.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, that&#8217;s counterproductive, much like several other overtraining mistakes MTB riders often fall prey to. So, to help you build a better, more efficient training plan, let&#8217;s talk about the common overtraining mistakes that will ruin your progress.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hammering every ride like it&#8217;s a race<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Not every ride has to be a time trial, and not every ride will bring you an Olympic gold medal in XCO. You might be training for that, although let&#8217;s be honest, if you created a training plan, you&#8217;re more likely training for your local XC race. Still, you get out with a mission in mind. Every segment must be a PR. Or at least a second best if something unexpected happens.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not how it&#8217;s done. Sure, high-intensity training has its place. But when every single ride turns into a race against your previous ride, you&#8217;re bound to fail. You do remember that you created a specific training plan precisely because you reached a plateau with your performance? So, follow the plan. When it says to stay in zone 2, why on Earth are you barely breathing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/vo2-max\">VO2 max?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What you\u2019re doing isn\u2019t structured training. It\u2019s just sprinting until you die\u2026 hopefully not literally. You&#8217;re supposed to have recovery rides. You know, those things where you pedal gently, enjoy the scenery, maybe even breathe through your nose? So, follow the plan and remember that the race is on a specific date. Keep your testosterone outbursts for the right time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_194032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194032\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2023\/10\/MTB-profimedia-0810387075-CVR.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-194032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2023\/10\/MTB-profimedia-0810387075-CVR.webp\" alt=\"MTB\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2023\/10\/MTB-profimedia-0810387075-CVR.webp 990w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2023\/10\/MTB-profimedia-0810387075-CVR-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2023\/10\/MTB-profimedia-0810387075-CVR-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2023\/10\/MTB-profimedia-0810387075-CVR-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2023\/10\/MTB-profimedia-0810387075-CVR-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not every ride has to be a time trial, and not every ride will bring you an Olympic gold medal in XCO. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Focusing only on speed and endurance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speed and endurance are not a training plan, no matter how you try to frame it. It&#8217;s simply doing the same old thing again and again, under different names and in different conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThreshold work\u201d, \u201caerobic development\u201d, \u201cjust trying to beat Jan&#8217;s KOM\u201d\u2014same hill, same suffering, slightly different excuses.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, both are great. They are the showstoppers and the main course. But they will shave seconds or minutes at best. If you want to cut time with an axe, you need to focus on the things that actually burn minutes: technical climbs, speedy descents on loose ground, efficient gear use, and cadence.<\/p>\n<p>Skills save time. Strength saves energy. Control saves your collarbones. You don&#8217;t need to train more\u2014you need to train better. Because all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2022\/10\/07\/can-your-garmin-accurately-measure-your-vo2-max\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VO2 max<\/a> in the world won&#8217;t help when you&#8217;re upside down in a bush wondering what the hell just happened on that rock roll.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Snuffing the fun out of riding<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You do remember why you started riding a bike. It was fun. It was carefree. It was relaxing. Now, can you make the same claims? If not, you&#8217;re not training properly. The fastest way to nuke your progress is to lose interest. And you will lose interest if you snuff all the fun out of cycling and substitute it with some numbers your bike computer so generously spills. It&#8217;s a slippery slope. First, you skip the fun trail because \u201cit&#8217;s not part of the workout\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Then you stop riding with friends because \u201cthey mess up your intervals\u201d. Then, one day, you&#8217;re out in perfect weather on your favourite trail, and you&#8217;re\u2026 just not enjoying it. You&#8217;re checking your stats. Obsessing over zones. Getting mad that your average speed is 0.2 km\/h lower than last week. Now you&#8217;re like a German Shepherd, all discipline and boredom. And you used to be a carefree, goofy Golden Retriever, happy to splash in muddy puddles and skid just because it&#8217;s fun.<\/p>\n<p>So yeah\u2014be the Golden Retriever again. Skid a little. Take the fun trail. Blow off your intervals and chase a butterfly if it makes you laugh. The rides you&#8217;ll remember won&#8217;t be the ones where you nailed your power zones. They&#8217;ll be the ones where you high-fived a friend, ate questionable trail snacks, and cackled like an idiot in a mud puddle.<\/p>\n<p>So go on, you glorious goofball\u2014ride like it&#8217;s your first time again<strong>.<\/strong> Not your best. Just your favourite.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Not include rest days<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>God rested on the seventh day. You see where I\u2019m going with this, right? Even the Almighty\u2014the literal architect of the universe\u2014took a day off. So why, in sweet baby Jesus\u2019 name, are <em>you<\/em> refusing to rest? Are you trying to upstage God now? Is that your goal? Because let me tell you: that\u2019s how you get eternal headwinds. That\u2019s why the climb always feels longer, and your derailleur keeps acting possessed. <em>It\u2019s divine punishment for skipping your rest days.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the thing: rest isn\u2019t weakness. Rest is where the actual gains happen. You don\u2019t get stronger on the climbs\u2014you get stronger when you stop climbing long enough for your body to rebuild all the stuff you just wrecked. Skipping rest days doesn\u2019t make you hardcore. It makes you slower, crankier, and one step closer to writing a Facebook post about \u201cwhy I\u2019m taking a break from cycling for a while\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pushing yourself regardless of your objective condition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Remember how we said earlier that AI doesn\u2019t understand you\u2019re a human being? Yeah. This is where that really starts to show.<\/p>\n<p>Your training plan was meticulously generated by a bot that assumes you sleep 8.3 hours a night, have zero stress, eat spinach voluntarily, and recover like Wolverine. In reality? You\u2019re a fragile, overcaffeinated, under-rested meat sack juggling deadlines, headaches, and the occasional existential crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Your plan says \u201cIntervals\u201d. Your body says \u201cMigraine\u201d. Take a wild guess who\u2019s going to win that argument. Training plans don\u2019t care that you pulled an all-nighter, that your kid threw up at 2 a.m. or that you drank one beer too many while solving the world\u2019s problems with your riding buddies. But <em>you<\/em> should care. Because your body remembers\u2014and it holds grudges. Pushing through bad days doesn\u2019t make you a hero, no matter what some overzealous YouTubers may think. It&#8217;s reckless behaviour that pushes you a step closer to a serious injury.<\/p>\n<p>So, listen to your body and take its side if it doesn&#8217;t completely agree with your training schedule.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trying to lose weight while bettering your performance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s a tip: Never, ever, ask your gym\u2019s fitness instructor about bike training. They may know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/series\/calorie-counting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to count calories<\/a> and shout encouragement over EDM remixes, but when it comes to actual performance on the bike? Let\u2019s just say they\u2019d probably try to fuel an alpine climb with a protein bar and a motivational quote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-ys-post-pinup\"><article class=\"loop-simple post-172429 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-and-training tag-calorie-counting tag-claories tag-eat-to-ride\" data-postid=\"172429\" role=\"article\" data-post-id=\"172429\" data-word-count=\"445\" data-headline-length=\"39\" data-category=\"Health &amp; Training\" data-author=\"Jiri Kaloc\" data-published=\"2019-02-19T11:49:26+00:00\" data-published-day=\"Tuesday\">\n    <div class=\"entry-thumbnail article-thumbnail\" content=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/02\/Strawberries-CVR-150x150.webp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/02\/19\/calorie-counting-how-to-do-it-right\/\" class=\"image-holder\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/02\/Strawberries-CVR.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/02\/Strawberries-CVR.webp 900w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/02\/Strawberries-CVR-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/02\/Strawberries-CVR-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/02\/Strawberries-CVR-272x182.webp 272w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw\" alt=\"calorie-counting-how-to-do-it-right\"\/><\/a><\/div>    <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n        <a class=\"label label-secondary post-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/category\/health-and-training\/\" title=\"Health &amp; Training\">Health &amp; Training<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"entry-details\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/02\/19\/calorie-counting-how-to-do-it-right\/\" class='entry-title-wrapper'>\n            <h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span>Calorie Counting \u2013 How to Do It Right<\/span><\/h3>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Because here\u2019s the thing: you can\u2019t ride on fumes. If you want to get faster, stronger, and survive that climb ahead\u2014the one that makes goats hesitate\u2014you\u2019ll need more than a handful of almonds and self-loathing. You need fuel. Sugary, delicious, performance-charging fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to drop weight while building performance is like trying to ride a technical descent while trying to learn to play the ukulele. It\u2019s not impossible\u2014it\u2019s just deeply stupid. Performance requires carbs. Recovery requires calories. And if your goal is \u201close weight + get better\u201d, then your number one priority is making sure you don\u2019t bonk so hard you hallucinate your stem turning into a baguette. So, yeah, maybe hold off on the aesthetic goals. Eat. Train. Recover. And save the calorie cutting for when your FTP isn\u2019t circling the drain like your will to live at the halfway mark of a 12% grade.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Riding yourself into the ground isn\u2019t a training plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019re not a robot. You\u2019re not a machine. You\u2019re a tired, hungry, occasionally grumpy human being who just likes mud, rocks, and speeding between trees. You are not trying to be Remco or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2024\/07\/31\/opinion-is-tadej-pogacar-the-goat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tadej.<\/a> You just want to do better on your local amateur XCO in the hobby category. So, don&#8217;t try to follow the pros&#8217; training schedules.<\/p>\n<p>Good results come with consistency and plenty of rest, not from destroying your body every time. Be smart about your training, and don&#8217;t forget to have fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There comes a time when your obsession with MTB finally drives you to build a training plan. 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