berty bassett
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- Location
- I'boro
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berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
Mine doesn’t bother going up or down ? Sure it is still 230 - wonder what I’ve done wrong ?
I think there is a setting somewhere that says whether Zwift manages FTP or if you do it manually. Can't recall where I saw this ...probably in the website.
JuhaL
Guru
I keep now 3 rest days and hope that will do something good for my legs and prepares me better stage-5 ride. Like somebody said in here, good warm-up before that stage is vital.I did expect this stage to be good for 20 minute efforts and hence FTP. Mine only went up by 2W. Looks like @TurboTommy did a lot better than that
JuhaL
Guru
Okay, it was exactly a remach
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Sounds sensible. A gentle spin for the next few days for me to stop the legs seizing up and that’s it.
Been watching a few GCN videos on YouTube recently and the 100 mile planner one by Emma Pooley recommended just that. Even doing a 1-1.5 hour gentle spin the day before!
Milzy
Guru
TDY sapped my legs. Not bad for a skinny whippet 3.7 w/kg hopefully 4.0 by the end of fall.
If I was on an Elite Direto I’d have more flattering power.
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Additional ..... she also said 2 tricks that I hadn't really thought about before. The first one is to stay away from fresh fibrous foods the couple of days before the ride. So no high amounts of fruit, veg, salad etc as these can sit in the gut and create extra weight. Instead eat refined carbs like bread and pasta (I know we carb up, but didn't really think about why before, apart from to fill up the muscles stores). She did say this is only for the days up to the ride and to eat healthily at all other times!
The other 'trick' is to drink a couple of very strong coffees, then go and do some star jumps. A good way to get the body to lose a kilo or 2 apparently
Just make sure you're near a loo 
Any other tips?
Very impressive w/kg numbers ..... any time you lose in the flatter courses you'll make up and more on the final stage up the Alpe
I'll take my victory now, before you well and truly put me in my place 
JuhaL
Guru
Anything about Scotch miracle medicine?Additional ..... she also said 2 tricks that I hadn't really thought about before. The first one is to stay away from fresh fibrous foods the couple of days before the ride. So no high amounts of fruit, veg, salad etc as these can sit in the gut and create extra weight. Instead eat refined carbs like bread and pasta (I know we carb up, but didn't really think about why before, apart from to fill up the muscles stores). She did say this is only for the days up to the ride and to eat healthily at all other times!
The other 'trick' is to drink a couple of very strong coffees, then go and do some star jumps. A good way to get the body to lose a kilo or 2 apparently
Any other tips?
Milzy
Guru
I think the coffee star jump thing is dangerous. I disagree with a few things she says about weight, you need to be hydrated. You’ll lose weight naturally as you go around anyway.Additional ..... she also said 2 tricks that I hadn't really thought about before. The first one is to stay away from fresh fibrous foods the couple of days before the ride. So no high amounts of fruit, veg, salad etc as these can sit in the gut and create extra weight. Instead eat refined carbs like bread and pasta (I know we carb up, but didn't really think about why before, apart from to fill up the muscles stores). She did say this is only for the days up to the ride and to eat healthily at all other times!
The other 'trick' is to drink a couple of very strong coffees, then go and do some star jumps. A good way to get the body to lose a kilo or 2 apparently
Any other tips?
My tip is lay off stims a week before then when you hit the caffeine gels you’ll really feel them.
