Quiz: How often should you take a break during a 60-minute MTB practice session?
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Quiz: How often should you take a break during a 60-minute MTB practice session?
It doesn't matter if you're wrong.
This quiz aims to get you interested in an upcoming post on taking breaks during a practice session.
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Quiz: How often should you take a break during a 60-minute MTB practice session?
A brake ever 10 minutes is needed so you don’t over work the muscle group you are using
I think whenever you feel tired, which I'd describe as your body not being able to perform the proper technique. In other words, I'd think you want to maintain the ability to build muscle memory, and not get sloppy, resting as often as it takes. The rests might be as short as a few (say 30) seconds, depending what you're working on.