Originally Posted by
ldesfor1@ithaca
So, my question is this:
Do YOU think that delivering "all out, i puked, couldnt have done another, bonked" performances too often in training is a detriment to season-long success in road racing?
If so, why?
If not, why?
Defining YOUR preferd frequency of "all out" efforts may be helpful too.
-L
Yes; rest makes you stronger. If you're racing, you need to be resting during the week.
During build periods (pre-season) I'm quite happy with burying myself. 8x10's, 4x15's, 3x20's, etc. Now that I'm racing every weekend my schedule basically looks like: T - 2.5 hours w/short vo2max efforts & sprints (4x2's, 8x15"s). W-3 hours endurance. Th-90 minutes easy. F-60-90 minutes easy with a few intervals at below what I would normally do them at to open the legs up (1x5, 1x3, 1x2, 1x1). Sa/Su - race.