Turbo Incline

[grellboy]

Just got a smart trainer - a Tacx Flow - and just wanted a bit of advice from fellow users. Haven't got any fancy software just use the Tacx app. Got only one goal really which is to increase my power for the local TT. As such I currently have the gradient set at the max the turbo will allow - 6% - and do a supposed 5 mile sesh. The idea being that the max gradient is the best way to increase my power. Does this make sense? My latest power output is pictured below, just to give you a rough idea of what I do at the moment.

 

[si_c]

Just got a smart trainer - a Tacx Flow - and just wanted a bit of advice from fellow users. Haven't got any fancy software just use the Tacx app. Got only one goal really which is to increase my power for the local TT. As such I currently have the gradient set at the max the turbo will allow - 6% - and do a supposed 5 mile sesh. The idea being that the max gradient is the best way to increase my power. Does this make sense? My latest power output is pictured below, just to give you a rough idea of what I do at the moment. View attachment 427546

You'd probably be better off doing some over/under sessions and mix in some high power intervals. Max gradient will help you with sustained power, but a properly structured training session is fantastic.

It might be worth looking at a Zwift 7 day trial and use the workout features on there as a tester.

 

[CXRAndy]

Try some cadence work, so you can increase cadence to help maintain 300W for longer.