Mushroomgodmat
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Hi, I have a TT, iv used it on/off over the last few weeks. I actually bought it for my wife (so she could train for a 30mile ride) and I have seen the potential in it..
In the next couple of days Ill have a new Garmin edge 500 with Heart/cadence sensor turning up and Im looking to use those in conjunction with my TT
Now, my master plan is to cycle 200 miles one day, my current maximum is just under 100miles, so really need to get my fitness up. Iv been reading about interval training, and I think iv more or less got my head around the concept...But too sure as yet and just wanted to confirm a couple of things here if I could....
Iv seen this....http://www.turbotraining.co.uk/indoorCyclingWorkout.php?id=98 - Im using this only as an example at the moment.
Now its my understanding I need to work out my max heart rate - which is...male: 214 - (0.8 x age)....So for me that would be...214 - 29 (im 37) = Max HR 185 (I realize that's an estimate)
So looking at the turbo training - I basically keep the legs turning along for 10 mins warming up (should I try to maintain a cadence at this point?), then blast it at 80% of my MaxHR for 45 secs, then rest for 30secs and repeat until the 30 mins is up?
Regarding cadence at this point - Iv heard that 80 is a good amount, should I be trying to maintain a set amount each time?
Can someone confirm thats more or less the right idea?
Next question:
Lets say I do this everyday for the next 2 months (?)...are there any apps/web sites that I can use to show/understand any improvement in my fitness? Its my understanding that I can, but I'm really unsure how. Iv need things like "
Sorry for the crap question - there seems to be so much info out there its hard to know where to start!
In the next couple of days Ill have a new Garmin edge 500 with Heart/cadence sensor turning up and Im looking to use those in conjunction with my TT
Now, my master plan is to cycle 200 miles one day, my current maximum is just under 100miles, so really need to get my fitness up. Iv been reading about interval training, and I think iv more or less got my head around the concept...But too sure as yet and just wanted to confirm a couple of things here if I could....
Iv seen this....http://www.turbotraining.co.uk/indoorCyclingWorkout.php?id=98 - Im using this only as an example at the moment.
Now its my understanding I need to work out my max heart rate - which is...male: 214 - (0.8 x age)....So for me that would be...214 - 29 (im 37) = Max HR 185 (I realize that's an estimate)
So looking at the turbo training - I basically keep the legs turning along for 10 mins warming up (should I try to maintain a cadence at this point?), then blast it at 80% of my MaxHR for 45 secs, then rest for 30secs and repeat until the 30 mins is up?
Regarding cadence at this point - Iv heard that 80 is a good amount, should I be trying to maintain a set amount each time?
Can someone confirm thats more or less the right idea?
Next question:
Lets say I do this everyday for the next 2 months (?)...are there any apps/web sites that I can use to show/understand any improvement in my fitness? Its my understanding that I can, but I'm really unsure how. Iv need things like "
Suffer Score
" in Strava and I'm wondering if that's something like this?Sorry for the crap question - there seems to be so much info out there its hard to know where to start!