bobinski
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- Tulse Hill
Andy and Dean, you are going to bed sometimes at 7pm to recover?!?
I might try it
I might try it
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I'm in a similar position. I'm on week 3 of Sweet Spot Base on TrainerRoad - but I often ride with Zwift on the PC and TR on the android phone - doing TR workouts. It is hard to resist racing, but I felt I needed to get back to some basic training.
I did a few races, and found them great, but I was a C/B borderline, so if I went as hard as I wanted I got DQd and if I didn't I felt I wasn't getting much from it, yet was too weak to go up a category. That plus my focus being on weight loss rather than racing means I'm back to doing the training plans as with free rides I feel like I have to chase down whoever is in front, so I'm basically racing for no reason.
Once I've finished this 4 week programme, I'll do a few races through the early part of December, then take a break of christmas. If I can lose another 5kg by the end of the year, that should put me squarely in the B races, although still at the embarrassing end on the hilly ones.
This was really hard, the only reason I could do the 45s efforts was I had a 4:15 rest period between each one, even then it was tough. I've done the Wringer on Zwift which was easier (albeit at my previous FTP).
Even so I've had a couple of sets of cramps this evening which I don't usually get, so it's likely I'll be using hi5 zero tabs in future during these sessions.
Breedon
Legendary Member
- Location
- Long Eaton, Nottingham
I do the same with TR and Zwift and found i can sometimes push my self harder on TR so trying to get a pb on say boxhill I'll put up the intensity, did some over and unders beginning of the week and was able to go quite hard.
Andy and Dean, you are going to bed sometimes at 7pm to recover?!?
I might try it
Sorry Bob did you say something? I'd gone to bed
Just seen this on Strava Andy - looking at the power & HR charts on the analysis, you can actually see you gradually starting to crack towards the end!Thor-TrainerRoad
8 rounds of 3x200% sprints followed by 105% 4min block
By round 6, lactate was overwhelming and I was seriously struggling to hold form just couldn't muster anything for the last set
Breedon
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- Long Eaton, Nottingham
Just looked at itThor-TrainerRoad
8 rounds of 3x200% sprints followed by 105% 4min block
By round 6, lactate was overwhelming and I was seriously struggling to hold form just couldn't muster anything for the last set
What tipped me over the edge was the graphics suggested I do a minute of standing in the sprints or FTP block in session 6. That just blew my legs up
Ouch, that's a hell of an effort, 640W followed by an above FTP "rest period", is a bit tough.
Thor-TrainerRoad
8 rounds of 3x200% sprints followed by 105% 4min block
By round 6, lactate was overwhelming and I was seriously struggling to hold form just couldn't muster anything for the last set
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Super top effort there Andy. Go and have a sleep
OuchThor-TrainerRoad
8 rounds of 3x200% sprints followed by 105% 4min block
By round 6, lactate was overwhelming and I was seriously struggling to hold form just couldn't muster anything for the last set
.Only just saw that now. For some strange reason your rides are not showing on my strava dashboard.
bobinski
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- Location
- Tulse Hill
Made mistake of doing Pack Rumble in Jungle. So so slow. Much slower than advertised. Even though I was 5min slower than my best up KOM. I had to wait 6m for lead to begin to catch up. I became really cold and so rather than carry on waiting rushed off to start the jungle bit of the ride only to cramp a bit so bailed. It’s getting to be a habit.
