Originally Posted by
lkngro
I'm saying that you can examine both parts of the gearing/cadence equation and work on each separately to improve overall power. Both have their place in my training and I've gotten faster over time and stayed healthy, so I can't argue with that.
No,what you said was this.
Originally Posted by
lkngro
For training purposes, intentionally higher gears where you're putting in more effort at a slower cadence will make you stronger. Easier gears at a faster cadence will increase your endurance.
This is simply FALSE.
I'll give you an example. Lets say you are doing hill repeats on a 10% hill. To hold 15mph you need to put out roughly 650 watts for the average rider. For a 53x11 you are going to be doing about 40rpm, your "strength" training. You can get up the hill at the same pace using a 39x19@90rpm. Guess what, in both cases you are putting out the same POWER. Now if you were using say a 39x15@90rpm, you are actually going FASTER up the hill, almost 18mph, and putting out more POWER, over 800W! You are going to get STRONGER and FASTER using the "Easier gears at a faster cadence" tha you claim is for endurance. The thing that matters when it comes to training is POWER, thats it. If you want to address the strength aspect, you should be doing resistance training in a gym. Any respected coach would tell you the same. There's also plenty of books out there for you to school yourself