Originally Posted by
ColorChange
So, last year I didn't improve didly!
My biggest problem wasn't motivation or time, it was recovery. So, I am thinking my old motor needs to be "bored out" so to speak. We gotta put a hemi in this **** la. lol
Base miles supposedly form a rock solid base so that intense training can be piled on. With that in mind,
I have switched to primarily zone 4 two a days, minimum an hour each. Core and weights in addition.
My problem is my damn arse hates the trainer. I can ride outside on my toupe for 6+ hours but on the trainer, especially at low intensity, I get real uncomfortable after about an hour.
Psimet suggested getting an Specialized Alias and it is better (similar to the toupe but a little softer). I'm thinking I need to htfu.
ps
I think I have learned not to hate the trainer?
Did I just say that?
I'm no coach, but base should be focused on zone 2. My understanding of "base" is that you want to build your aerobic endurance as much as possible before you start doing zone 4 workouts.
Our definitions of zones may be different though. Here's mine:
zone 1-active recovery
zone 2-endurance/aerobic
zone 3-tempo
zone 4-threshold
zone 5-Vo2 max
zone 6- anaerobic
zone 7-neuromuscular
These can be for either HR or power.