Zwift Chat

[Whorty]

I was in a local masseur today so i let my "muscles" rest today and do that stage-3 later this week.

I'll do stage 3 at some time this week ... tomorrow I may have another go at a double Alpe I was below 78kg this morning so a few more Alpe climbs this week should see me closer to 77kg and able to reduce the weight in Zwift I'm hoping to be there by the end of the week

 

[JuhaL]

I'll do stage 3 at some time this week ... tomorrow I may have another go at a double Alpe I was below 78kg this morning so a few more Alpe climbs this week should see me closer to 77kg and able to reduce the weight in Zwift I'm hoping to be there by the end of the week

Are you gonna try twice again with 100% difficulty?. That's a good challenge, for me 75% difficulty is enough challenge. What kind of gear ratio you have?.

 

[Whorty]

Are you gonna try twice again with 100% difficulty?. That's a good challenge, for me 75% difficulty is enough challenge. What kind of gear ratio you have?.

Yes, I'll try twice at 100%. First climb definitely 100% and will start second at 100% too and then reduce to 80% if I feel the need as I'm climbing. I think if I start slower this time I should be able to do it. Gearing is 50/34 front and 11/32 (or is it 30 ... not sure) back. It's a Shimano 9 speed. 14% gradients are OK on this gearing.

 

[JuhaL]

Yes, I'll try twice at 100%. First climb definitely 100% and will start second at 100% too and then reduce to 80% if I feel the need as I'm climbing. I think if I start slower this time I should be able to do it. Gearing is 50/34 front and 11/32 (or is it 30 ... not sure) back. It's a Shimano 9 speed. 14% gradients are OK on this gearing.

My gear ratio is 52/36 front and 11-28 cassette. I think i ride pretty close with same difficulty when i have 75% and yours is 100% or close with your ratio. Last time when i was ride to alpe i had 1 backup gear to midpoint and after that i need to use smallest gear more often.

 

[mjd1988]

Hmm mixed feelings, got a 2nd place on zwiftpower on a small 3R flat race (C) but feel like more people might be upgraded. Should have beaten the current 1st in the final sprint as i basically sat in all ride.

Power definitely down despite the placing - only 9 riders on zwiftpower. 3W/Kg (which is a bit disappointing over a 26 min race) 2.9W/Kg best 20min power which...makes no sense to me.

Think i need to get outside and ride soon to keep the motivation.

 

[theboxers]

My legs feel broken. Yesterday and today's workouts have put a serious strain on my muscles. My right leg just above the knee on the left front feels really sore at the moment. I may take a day off and try the slow cadence workout on Wednesday. I'll see how I feel tomorrow.

 

[Norry1]

Did Stage 3 of ToW tonight. There were about 1,200 riders but weirdly I was withing 5 - 10 places of @bobinski most of the ride

It was quite a hard workout but manageable and I quite enjoyed the change.

 

[Specialeyes]

Just finished the 7.00pm ToW Stage 3 - sheesh, were there some people moaning! I guess workouts aren't for everyone and there is a bit of learning curve (spin up before sprints etc) but flippin' eck there was some mitherin'. I really enjoyed it, but then I like workouts and I totally get the 'showcase everything Zwift has to offer' aspect, including an actual race coming up

 

[bobinski]

Yeah, it was strange but nice riding with Martin
Jon’s mix has a tough first 20 min but settles down nicely. They Could have thrown some over and unders in for the second sweet spot -now that would have got people moaning!

Dropped into a 2-2.5 ride and struggled to ride at less than 2.5! Jon’s mix had clearly fired the legs up. Kept going off the front without trying as my legs looked for 3w/k

Edit. Mitherin’ is a great word

 

[bobinski]

My legs feel broken. Yesterday and today's workouts have put a serious strain on my muscles. My right leg just above the knee on the left front feels really sore at the moment. I may take a day off and try the slow cadence workout on Wednesday. I'll see how I feel tomorrow.

Use a roller? If not get one and use it and in the meantime perhaps light stretching and a bit of ice.

 

[Del C]

Use a roller? If not get one and use it and in the meantime perhaps light stretching and a bit of ice.

Agreed!

Physio rollers are an essential bit of kit!

 

[theboxers]

Use a roller? If not get one and use it and in the meantime perhaps light stretching and a bit of ice.

I do stretches already, mainly calves and hamstrings as that where I normally get tight. I've now got to add the fronts now

I'll look at rollers, in fact I had one in my amazon list awhile back but never pulled the trigger .

 

[Whorty]

Off to attempt another double Alpe du Zwift today if anyone fancies a pootle. Be on about 13:30 and expect to be riding for about 3 hours, so if anyone can't get into the Alpe section but fancies a climb come and join me Hoping to leave the realism at 100% for (most of) the second climb too today

 

[Norry1]

Off to attempt another double Alpe du Zwift today if anyone fancies a pootle. Be on about 13:30 and expect to be riding for about 3 hours, so if anyone can't get into the Alpe section but fancies a climb come and join me Hoping to leave the realism at 100% for (most of) the second climb too today

You are a crazy man

Enjoy ​

 

[theboxers]

Off to attempt another double Alpe du Zwift today if anyone fancies a pootle. Be on about 13:30 and expect to be riding for about 3 hours, so if anyone can't get into the Alpe section but fancies a climb come and join me Hoping to leave the realism at 100% for (most of) the second climb too today

Good luck with that