Road Cycling - Where do i find a training routine for the winter on a trainer?

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djbowen1
10-22-03, 06:55 PM
Where do i find a training routine for the winter on a trainer? I have the feeling that just getting on it and pedaling for a while isnt exactly time well spent. I want to be much much stronger next year and race a little bit. Are there any books or websites that go into trainer training as opposed to outdoor cycling.

velo
10-22-03, 07:41 PM
A good website for general trainer training is: www.bicycling.com

If you search, I posted a number of articles on different trainer workouts/approaches last winter. I know they're still here.
DnvrFox
10-22-03, 07:54 PM
http://www.spinervals.com/catalog.asp#fitness

djbowen1
10-27-03, 02:28 PM
velo, i couldnt find any.
lotek
10-27-03, 02:54 PM
Check The Heart Monitor Book for indoor and outdoor
cycling by Sally Edwards.
has some really good workouts to be done on a trainer.

Marty
kewlrunningz
10-27-03, 03:12 PM
I didn't find any either.
Ba-Dg-Er
10-27-03, 03:29 PM
Velo's workout threads ....

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=16647

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=17277

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=18419

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=19516
velo
10-27-03, 03:41 PM
These are the two that are directly related to just trainer riding:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=18419
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=19516
velo
10-27-03, 04:20 PM
Here's another old link I found floating around on the forum. The site has a new update for this month. I personally don't like the workouts, but you might be able to get some ideas from here.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=16520
nhorscro
10-27-03, 11:56 PM
You can also try the Reoch Zonneveld Indoor Cycling Training Program: A Complete Indoor Cycling Training Program For Winter Cycling Fitness. Edited by Steve Mailman.
I can't remember where I got my copy from, somewhere on the internet I think. It is a spiral bound book with 50 1-hour trainer work-outs. It's designed to be done by starting on the first Tuesday in December and ending at the end of March, doing work-outs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But they can be done in any order.
I haven't really used it much since I live In Southern California and can ride outside most of the year......except when the smoke from the fires is as thick as it has been the last few days.