Hi everyone. This may be a little long but if you could please read through it and give me your input it would really help.
Ive been mountain bike riding for about 2-3 months now.
Im more of a heavyset guy: 6' 250-260 lbs.
I am 20 years old.
We do a 14 mile ride. (7 miles of climbing and 7 back down)
Ive been losing fat and gaining muscle.
I drink 5 hour energy drinks before rides.
I do not smoke.
Lately my allergies have been acting up.(Stuffy/runny nose, congestion etc.)
I ride a well equipped mountain bike and use a camelbak.
Now that you have the facts...heres the story:
The first month of riding was difficult as you could imagine because I was in terrible shape. Then after the worst was out of the way I made great strides and could climb 7 miles like nothing it was great. But recently things have gotten hard. Just after a few miles of climbing it gets really hard to breathe and makes me short of breath and the need to cough. This has taken a toll on my endurance and stamina and made my riding very frustrating in the end.
Ive tried taking mucinex, allergy medication, eating differently, and different riding techniques but nothing has worked so far. I was wondering if anyone had this problem or if anyone has any input on how to get back to the way I was.
Thank you for your time
Ive been mountain bike riding for about 2-3 months now.
Im more of a heavyset guy: 6' 250-260 lbs.
I am 20 years old.
We do a 14 mile ride. (7 miles of climbing and 7 back down)
Ive been losing fat and gaining muscle.
I drink 5 hour energy drinks before rides.
I do not smoke.
Lately my allergies have been acting up.(Stuffy/runny nose, congestion etc.)
I ride a well equipped mountain bike and use a camelbak.
Now that you have the facts...heres the story:
The first month of riding was difficult as you could imagine because I was in terrible shape. Then after the worst was out of the way I made great strides and could climb 7 miles like nothing it was great. But recently things have gotten hard. Just after a few miles of climbing it gets really hard to breathe and makes me short of breath and the need to cough. This has taken a toll on my endurance and stamina and made my riding very frustrating in the end.
Ive tried taking mucinex, allergy medication, eating differently, and different riding techniques but nothing has worked so far. I was wondering if anyone had this problem or if anyone has any input on how to get back to the way I was.
Thank you for your time